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Target & Priority
You should select the target as
Gmini 400. You will see a Priority
box appear. This control is to
allow you to select which feature
of the video to be guarded. If for
example you are re-encoding a video file that is 800x600 in resolution
and 30 frames per second, this is beyond the maximum resolution that
the Gmini 400 can play. Thus, the MPG4 Translator program will have to
decrease the resolution. Choosing LCD optimizes the final video format
for viewing on the built in LCD screen. Choosing the TV option will
optimize the movie to keep the highest possible frame rate. You can see
what the size and frame rate will be by looking at the Video Image Size:
Destination parameters. When choosing TV, it is understood that the
output will be optimized for a television, and not the built-in screen.
Start
Click on
Start and the program will call Virtual
Dub to start processing the video. Depending
on the power and speed of your computer,
this could take real time (a 60 minute long
video re-encoded in about 60 minutes) or
much longer. As shown to the left, you will see
the progress as it processes the video file. If
the
Start button is grayed out, it would be for
one of two reasons. 1) The source file is not a
true AVI file. Even if the file name ends with
.avi, the internal file data determines if it is
truly an AVI file. 2) The Virtual Dub program
was not located when MPG4 Translator was
started up. Close the program, restart it, and make sure you locate the
Virtual Dub program.