Watching recordings on iPhone

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• grahamlthompson Posts: 18,486

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  03/10/09 - 14:46 #2

  ovbg wrote: »

  Hi there,
  
  Just got myself an iPhone and was wondering if it were possible to transfer the files recorded from the Foxsat-HDR onto the iphone and watch there.
  
  I noticed there is a VLC app for the iPhone, and I use VLC to watch Foxsat-HDR recordings on my laptop.
  
  Anyone know if this is possible and how to transfer the file across?

  
  You will need to convert the file to a suitable format for the iphone. If you can find the correct parameters vlc player will probable be able to do the conversion for you.

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• zetor Posts: 340

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  03/10/09 - 16:48 #3

  Not tried it on my iTouch but I guess you would need a .ts to m4a convertor, there is a guide here:
  http://www.programmersheaven.com/mb/MP3/396971/398300/re-how-to-convert-ts-video-to-ipodiphonepspzunexbox/?S=B20000

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• jzee Posts: 25,498

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  03/10/09 - 19:31 #4

  grahamlthompson wrote: »

  You will need to convert the file to a suitable format for the iphone. If you can find the correct parameters vlc player will probable be able to do the conversion for you.

  This should work too.

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• ovbg Posts: 1,451

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  04/10/09 - 15:35 #5

  Thanks for your help guys. I tried the program suggested by Zetor, but the trail version didn't work for me. At the convert stage it just sat there doing nothing. I also tried Ojosoft which converted on the trail version, but the audio didn't sync properly, and it was incredibly slow. Finally, I found one called 4easysoft and the trail done a quick conversion that worked great. It was much faster then Ojosoft.
  
  I may purchase this one, unless anyone has experience with a free converter.
  
  Once again, thanks for all your help :O)

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 299

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  05/10/09 - 07:31 #6

  Have you tried Handbrake?

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• ovbg Posts: 1,451

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  06/10/09 - 04:43 #7

  ^^ Thanks for that link. It done the trick. Free, and the result was of high quality and no skipping or voice sync problems.

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 1,606

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  07/10/09 - 08:35 #8

  Out of interest, what format did you convert to to get it to work on the iPhone - .mov?

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• ovbg Posts: 1,451

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  07/10/09 - 19:13 #9

  katrinap wrote: »

  Out of interest, what format did you convert to to get it to work on the iPhone - .mov?

  
  On Handbreak I just set it to iPhone default output which set the Video to H.264 (x264) and Audio to AAC

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• [Deleted User] Posts: 71

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  07/10/09 - 19:49 #10

  Isn't the standard for the iPod touch .mp4?

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• grahamlthompson Posts: 18,486

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  07/10/09 - 20:07 #11

  LesU wrote: »

  Isn't the standard for the iPod touch .mp4?

  
  mp4 covers a million different combinations of bit rate and video size all the way from 1920 x 1080 down

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