"Virtual Smartphone" for Windows Media Player

[jfreiman]

I have an SMT5600 and use WMP10 to sync my music and video files to my Smartphone.

However, I don't always want my phone connected when I am doing this. Especially if I am syncing several videos/tv shows or refreshing all my albums.

Is there a utility which will act as a "virtual Smartphone" to WMP on the desktop so that I can do all the conversion/transcoding without my phone connected and just connect it for the file transfers?

I know why this may not be possible since WMP10 has DRM etc, but these files are mine and not signed with a DRM signature.

Any feedback or suggestions would be great.

[jfreiman]

I have an SMT5600 and use WMP10 to sync my music and video files to my Smartphone.

However, I don't always want my phone connected when I am doing this. Especially if I am syncing several videos/tv shows or refreshing all my albums.

Is there a utility which will act as a "virtual Smartphone" to WMP on the desktop so that I can do all the conversion/transcoding without my phone connected and just connect it for the file transfers?

I know why this may not be possible since WMP10 has DRM etc, but these files are mine and not signed with a DRM signature.

Any feedback or suggestions would be great.

[Sven]

Sort of. Might not be as convenient on a 5600 as on an MPX220 though, since your mini-SD is inside.

You can have MP10 on the desktop sync to the Mini-SD in a card reader...if you don't need the DRM, and you don't need any conversion done. Then just stick the mini-SD in the phone.

The conversion I'm talking about is mostly for video. If MP10 recognizes a Pocket MP10 capable destination it will convert dvr-ms, avi, etc, to compressed wmv as it copies. It won't do that for an pocket MP9 device or a memory card by itself.

[jfreiman]

Very true, I really don't want to remove the card from behind the battery.

I'm not opposed to the design decision, since it's one less opening for dirt, etc to enter the phone.

Also, that would still not allow me to copy over my video.

Thanks for the reply and suggestion.

[4clubchamps]

When I click the WMP 10 icon it only looks at internal memory and not my storage card, how can I change this

Stan

[ditch_azeroth]

dunno if this will help but try using wm5storage - practically turns your phone into card reader and can let you transfer files via copy paste method... perfect if you have had encoded your videos using pocketdivx encoder and play it on TCPMP... ^_^

[Sven]

Originally Posted by 4clubchamps

When I click the WMP 10 icon it only looks at internal memory and not my storage card, how can I change this

Stan

My best guess is get a phone with WMP10 on it. I'm guessing yo have MP9 on your device. The fancy connection to flash cards didn't work for MP9 because the DRM stuff wasn't ready for removable media. You could drag stuff to the flash card with explorer and play non-protected stuff but MP wouldn't support it. If I'm wrong about the MP 9 thing, let us know. Could be some other issue if your PPC/phone actually has MP10.