Transferring Movies to my EVO

[solo1]

I looked and can't believe I havent found this topic ... What is the easiest way to transfer movies to my EVO and what file formats is the best with what compressions ... Is this going to be EVO specific or is the answers apply to all Android devices. Thanks for your help

Maybe I should through ALL media in this thread ...

 

[jeremyblaney]

When you mount your EVO, just create a folder called "Movie". Then download Doubletwist. It'll play the movies that you dropped in there.

 

[JoshK]

I have been wanting to ask the same question. Last night I put a digital copy on my PC and copied it to my SD card. I see the memory space taken up on my phone now, but I can't find the movie anywhere. Any ideas?

I hope this isn't hijacking, I just thought this would be easier than starting my own thread and it seems on topic.

 

[LikeAChampion3]

Will doubletwist allow the Evo to somehow play .avi files? Or will it convert them?

 

[anon(21601)]

I literally just dragged my MP4 files on to the SD card and it worked. When I open the Videos app it finds the movies.

 

[Lockeskidney]

how do the movies look?

 

[solo1]

what file formats does the EVO read

 

[anon(21601)]

I know it works with MP4, and I assume it will play 3gp, and 3gpp.

 

[Phongables]

getting my evo on monday... All my videos are in mp4 format. Do i need to resize them since most of them are really huge?

 

[anon(21601)]

how do the movies look?

The movies I downloaded were encoded for a BlackBerry, but still looked great on the Evo. It rendered the movies very well. Audio will be average at best unless you plug in some ear buds.

 

[LikeAChampion3]

I searched the app forum and found the following process: (took 2 minutes)
Use Handbrake to convert files into the proper format (mp4)
Use Doubletwist to sync, or just drag and drop the files

Should work nice, but the .avi encoding process looks like it is going to take a long time to complete...kind of surprising that it would be that long.

 

[Lockeskidney]

i wonder how resizing to native res will look. Are there any apps that optimize playback?

 

[Phil Nickinson]

Give this a shot: Android and videos: How to get started

 

[cpolism]

I went the double twist route and I am not having any luck transferring over any of the videos I paid for on itunes. It is giving me a "we cannot play this file format" or something along those lines. Not sure what the problem is. I sent double twist tech support an email about it yesterday and haven't heard back yet...hopefully this is an easy fix since I have plenty of videos on itunes.

 

[chrgnthru]

I went the double twist route and I am not having any luck transferring over any of the videos I paid for on itunes. It is giving me a "we cannot play this file format" or something along those lines. Not sure what the problem is. I sent double twist tech support an email about it yesterday and haven't heard back yet...hopefully this is an easy fix since I have plenty of videos on itunes.

I believe that's the DRM. I'm having the same issue. Anyone know of a Free DRM remover? Tunebite has worked in the past but pricey.

 

[shaolinfinest]

I do not think there is a FREE route, I too use tunebite and it is worth the money. I also use it to download subscription based music and strip the DRM off so I can keep the songs

 

[solo1]

Give this a shot: Android and videos: How to get started

I just downloaded Handbrake to do a sideload of the movie I want in My phone ... The question is ... Does Handbrake rip the movie and convert it or do I need to find another program to rip the movie to my computer then use handbrake to convert it to my phone?


UPDATE: Handbrake is only a converter softeware it DOES NOT copy or rip movies.