Re: [H]Video Converter

2007-07-04 Thread Steve Tomporowski
Okay, just to close the loop, I downloaded and installed Super, on the first try I got a file that the Creative Zen was happy to load & play. It seemed that it had problems with the sound encoder. Under the heading of 'Stupid Management Tricks', we have Creative Tech Support, who, with a straight

Re: [H]Video Converter

2007-06-21 Thread j maccraw
Maybe Media Monkey handles video conversion? Not sure but it beats Creative's software for syncing! Steve Tomporowski wrote: > Here's the story: I've got a 30gig Creative Zen and the video > converter they provide can't handle a lot of formats. So I installed > the update, which then broke th

Re: [H]Video Converter

2007-06-20 Thread Steve Tomporowski
Acknowledged, my nomenclature is off. I meant that he does not deal with transcoding between different codecs. One clickers seem to have a terrible problem with this also, never even coming close to the same size as the original. Surprisingly most 1 clickers say they can handle the transcoding

Re: [H]Video Converter

2007-06-18 Thread Steve Tomporowski
'One click' converters are usually rubbish. Amen! Have a look on http://www.doom9.org/ He mainly does guides for DVD quality rips etc, but the forums are full of useful info. Unfortunately he doesn't deal with converting one kind of AVI to another, or decreasing resolution. I'll have to read

RE: [H]Video Converter

2007-06-18 Thread Neil Davidson
i Sent: 18 June 2007 15:42 To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H]Video Converter I *think* that one was #1 Video Converter, although I have tried quite a few 'one-click' converters. Thanks for the info, I'll try that out Steve On 6/17/07, Neil Davidson <[EMA

Re: [H]Video Converter

2007-06-18 Thread Steve Tomporowski
nything to just about anything else. What did you try that gave you that rubbish result? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Steve Tomporowski Sent: 17 June 2007 21:26 To: The Hardware List Subject: [H]Video Converter Here's the story: I'

RE: [H]Video Converter

2007-06-17 Thread Neil Davidson
Hardware List Subject: [H]Video Converter Here's the story: I've got a 30gig Creative Zen and the video converter they provide can't handle a lot of formats. So I installed the update, which then broke the converter entirely. Creative, as you would expect, is giving me a hassle a

[H]Video Converter

2007-06-17 Thread Steve Tomporowski
Here's the story: I've got a 30gig Creative Zen and the video converter they provide can't handle a lot of formats. So I installed the update, which then broke the converter entirely. Creative, as you would expect, is giving me a hassle about helping me fix it, claiming they can't help me (wit