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Watching recordings on iPhone
ovbg
03-10-2009
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?
grahamlthompson
03-10-2009
Originally Posted by ovbg:
“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.
zetor
03-10-2009
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/...xbox/?S=B20000
jzee
03-10-2009
Originally Posted by grahamlthompson:
“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.
ovbg
04-10-2009
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)
bryhhh
05-10-2009
Have you tried Handbrake?
ovbg
06-10-2009
^^ Thanks for that link. It done the trick. Free, and the result was of high quality and no skipping or voice sync problems.
katrinap
07-10-2009
Out of interest, what format did you convert to to get it to work on the iPhone - .mov?
ovbg
07-10-2009
Originally Posted by katrinap:
“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
LesU
07-10-2009
Isn't the standard for the iPod touch .mp4?
grahamlthompson
07-10-2009
Originally Posted by LesU:
“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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