diff options
| -rw-r--r-- | www/docs/rvf.t | 49 |
1 files changed, 48 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/www/docs/rvf.t b/www/docs/rvf.t index fdc790b..25258e4 100644 --- a/www/docs/rvf.t +++ b/www/docs/rvf.t @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ This is a simple tutorial (or, at least, as simply put as possible) on how to convert your video files to RVF (Rockbox Video File), to be played on the Archos Recorder / FM Recorder / V2 line. +<p> Other option is to get the GUI Video Conversion Tool from John Wunder, which + can be downloaded from <a href="http://home.ripway.com/2004-2/66978/RockVideoRelease.zip"> + http://home.ripway.com/2004-2/66978/RockVideoRelease.zip</a> + <p> See also Fabian Merki's <a href="http://merkisoft.ch/rockbox/">msi-rvf-gallery</a>, a Java program for building RVF movies out of individual JPEGs. @@ -22,7 +26,7 @@ the Archos Recorder / FM Recorder / V2 line. <li> Download the tools required here: <a -href="http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/doom/source.zip">http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/doom/source.zip</a> +href="http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/video/">http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/video/</a> Unzip to a PATH, such as C:\RVF, that is easily remembered. <li> Press START on your taskbar, choose RUN and type in the box (minus @@ -59,6 +63,49 @@ href="http://joerg.hohensohn.bei.t-online.de/archos/doom/source.zip">http://joer done, a long list will appear on your DOS screen and you will be back at the command prompt again. +<li> Next step is adding sound to your video file. Run the tool avi2wav using the format: +<pre> + avi2wav [input.avi] [output.wav] +</pre> + For example, if your original file is called "filename" then you'd put in the following: +<pre> + avi2wav filename.avi filename.wav +</pre> + + OPTIONAL: You can name the output differently. + +<li> The extracted audio file must be in mp3 format, so you have to convert the WAV file into MP3. + One option is using the LAME codec. You can download the win32 binary from <a + href="http://mitiok.cjb.net">http://mitiok.cjb.net</a> + One format used with LAME (good quality/size) is: +<pre> + lame --preset standard [input.wav] [output.mp3] +</pre> + For example, if your audio file is called "filename" then you'd put in the following: +<pre> + lame --preset standard filename.wav filename.mp3 +</pre> + + OPTIONL: You can name the output differently. Also, you can use other wav to mp3 tool, or even use + other options in the lame command. The --preset standard will give you a VBR file, so if you want a + CBR file, just change the preset to --preset cbr [kbps], where [kbps] is the Constant Bit Rate desired. + +<li> Now we have to merge the sound with the video, so run the rvf_mux tool found + in the packet you've downloaded, using the format: +<pre> + rvf_mux [option] [videoinput.rvf] [audioinput.mp3] [output.rvf] +</pre> + For example, if your video file from step 6 is called "filename.rvf" and the audio file from step 7 + is called "filename.wav" then you'd put in the following: +<pre> + rvf_mux filename.rvf filename.mp3 filename_av.rvf +</pre> + + NOTE: You can use any name for the output file, but it's recomended that the name is not the same name + used in the input video file. + You can change the frames per second of Rockbox playback using the -play_fps [fps] option. The default + value is 67.0 fps. + <li> Copy the .rvf output to your jukebox, load up a recent daily build and plugins, and kick back and watch the movie! </ol> |