Menneisyys
09-23-2008, 11:58 AM
You may remember my previous article (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/cms/blogs/3/rmvb_plug_in_released_for_windows_media) on playing back RMVB (RealMedia Variable Bitrate) videos on Windows Mobile. Back then, the only hack available was pretty much useless: it only ran on Marvell (ex-Intel) Xscale CPU's and delivered a really inferior performance (very low video speed, useless for watching anything).
A brand new version has just been released, which works much faster and, according to other reports, other (not only Xscale) platforms too. You can download it HERE (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=393680), from the first post (do NOT download the CAB file in the fourth post, it won't work!). Copy the contents of the ZIP file on a storage card or a directory on your handset. Fire up File Explorer on your mobile and make sure "Show all files" is enabled. It's disabled by default; enable it by tap-and-holding an empty area anywhere – for example, at the bottom of any listing – and selecting "Show all files" from the context menu. Then, select all the files and Copy them (either the context menu or Menu / Edit / Copy). Go to \Windows on your mobile and select Menu / Edit / Paste your files to this directory. Alternatively, you can just copy the files via an ActiveSync connection; for example, via Total Commander's WinCE FS plug-in (http://pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15577).
Now, you'll still need to import the registry file, rmvb.reg, into the Registry. If you have a REGEDIT 4-compliant, import-capable registry editor on your handset, you can do this directly. If you, on the other hand, only have a REGEDIT 5-compliant one (like Resco File Explorer or SOTI's Pocket Controller on your desktop computer), you'll need THIS (http://www.winmobiletech.com/kuvat/rmvb5.reg) file I've created for you instead of the one coming with the original distribution. (Please see my Registry Editor bible (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/menneisyys/UltimateRoundupOfRegistryEditors.asp) for more info.)
NOTE: unlike with the previous and, in other respects, much inferior plug-in, this one has some compatibility problems: it just displays "The parameter is incorrect" with some of the videos; for example, the hotel_california _ra5.1_640x480_30s.rmvb test video I used in my previous article (and this one too):
http://www.winmobiletech.com/kuvat/rmvbnewpluginproblem.jpg
Other users have also reported this problem. Also note that many users have also reported audio/video synchronization problems.
A brand new version has just been released, which works much faster and, according to other reports, other (not only Xscale) platforms too. You can download it HERE (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=393680), from the first post (do NOT download the CAB file in the fourth post, it won't work!). Copy the contents of the ZIP file on a storage card or a directory on your handset. Fire up File Explorer on your mobile and make sure "Show all files" is enabled. It's disabled by default; enable it by tap-and-holding an empty area anywhere – for example, at the bottom of any listing – and selecting "Show all files" from the context menu. Then, select all the files and Copy them (either the context menu or Menu / Edit / Copy). Go to \Windows on your mobile and select Menu / Edit / Paste your files to this directory. Alternatively, you can just copy the files via an ActiveSync connection; for example, via Total Commander's WinCE FS plug-in (http://pocketpcmag.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=15577).
Now, you'll still need to import the registry file, rmvb.reg, into the Registry. If you have a REGEDIT 4-compliant, import-capable registry editor on your handset, you can do this directly. If you, on the other hand, only have a REGEDIT 5-compliant one (like Resco File Explorer or SOTI's Pocket Controller on your desktop computer), you'll need THIS (http://www.winmobiletech.com/kuvat/rmvb5.reg) file I've created for you instead of the one coming with the original distribution. (Please see my Registry Editor bible (http://www.pocketpcmag.com/blogs/menneisyys/UltimateRoundupOfRegistryEditors.asp) for more info.)
NOTE: unlike with the previous and, in other respects, much inferior plug-in, this one has some compatibility problems: it just displays "The parameter is incorrect" with some of the videos; for example, the hotel_california _ra5.1_640x480_30s.rmvb test video I used in my previous article (and this one too):
http://www.winmobiletech.com/kuvat/rmvbnewpluginproblem.jpg
Other users have also reported this problem. Also note that many users have also reported audio/video synchronization problems.