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Movies On Your Treo




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Needed:
FairUseWizard 2
TCPMP
A DVD drive on your PC, running Microsoft Windows XP

Recommended:
SDCardreader or
Softick Card Export


These two programs will allow you to convert the DVD's that you have to a format that will allow you to view the movies on your treo. They are both freeware. The sites accept donations and it would be nice if you supported them. You will not need any other software (decrypters) to do the job. There is a good chance that this encryption will work just as well for WM devices as it does for PALM devices. This tutorial is done with the 650/700P in mind but anyone owning a WM5 device feel free to comment.

The only other piece of equipment you should have is an SDcard reader. It makes transfer of the larger files much easier and I have heard it said that hotsyncing to your phone with the PALM install tool will probably not work.


First thing I like to do when starting a video encryption is to set everything up. I put a folder in the "My Documents" folder on my computer's desktop. I usually label it "Treo Movies".
My Documents


By doing this first, I know where I am going to place all projects and where to find all finished work. I then put a folder on my SDCard where I am going to transfer the movies once they have been converted. I call it "Movies".
SD Card



Starting Encryption

Place the DVD you want to convert into your computer's DVD drive. If any programs open, close them out. Next open FairUse Wizard. FairUse Wizard 2's opening screen will come up:
Fair Use Wizard Start

Notice "Create a new project" is already selected. Enter a name. Next select where the finished movie will go. Select the destination you set up above. Here I've selected "My Documents\Treo Movies."
Item Location

Select "Next". There may be a point in the process where you are notified that the disc is encrypted. The program will still do the work. Please make sure you own the disc. Pirating carries nasty penalties. So does sharing your completed projects.


You will be given a screen to select the DVD drive you are using for the project, select the drive that has the DVD you wish to convert. Select OK.
Choose DVD Location

You will be given choices of the files that the DVD has on board but FairUse Wizard will automatically select the correct file. It is noticeable because (in a single movie) it is the largest file, recognizable by the size in megabytes already highlighted.
Chains

Notice the "Hide Chains" and "Cache the selected program chains (multisession)" have already been selected for you. If you wish to do a TV series with multiple episodes on disc, you will have to realize that the first episode will be highlighted. Once encryption is done of the first episode, you will have to restart FairUse Wizard 2 and then select the second episode manually (noticeable by its matching large file size but lower file position). Repeat this until all episodes have finished.

Now It starts:
Building index

There will be one more pause where you will have to do something before it goes "Auto Pilot". For a Harry Potter video the stoppage will look like this:
Harry Potter

All you have to do is select next. It will bring up some choices: On this next screen you should select IVTC. If you don't, the computer will for you.
IVTC

Once this is done, You will be introduced to a screen that asks you to choose the output file size. Kill me but I like big Audio, Video. Give me 400meg for movies for reduced pixelation with blacks and great audio. Down to 250 meg has been pointed out to me as being workable. Here is a screenshot of me goin' BIG!!
Big

As far as Resolution goes, I think the program selects the proper amount without interference. Experiment and see what you like but the setting chosen has always worked for me.
Resolution


The process is all "Auto Pilot" from here on out. The program will finish without you having to do anything. Note that this can take a long time, depending on the speed of your computer.
First Video Encryption:
First Video Encryption

Then the Audio encryption:
Audio Encryption

Second Video Encryption:
Second Video

Finally the finished product:
Final Product

Once the video encryption process is finished there will be large leftover files in your "Treo Movies" folder along with the finished movie. At this point I usually go back in to my "Treo Movies" folder in My Documents and clean up the mess. You want to delete all the files with the exception of the completed movie. Your completed movie can be recognized by its file size (a little over 400meg for this tutorial) and the way it looks (a circle in the Windows colors scheme with a "play" icon). Cleaning up makes movies easy to find and keeps your hard drive from becoming cluttered.
No ExtraFiles

You must now choose the way you want to load the movie file. The way I do it is drag and drop it to my SDcard using the reader.

After cleanup is done and the movie has been converted to a file compatible with TCPMP it is time to play it! Open TCPMP on your device. Once that's done, use your menu button to open TCPMP's menu screen:
Open Files
Select "Open Files"

Go to the file that has your movies (in this case "Movies"):
Folder

Select the movie you wish to view (in this case "Shogun Assassin" and a check will appear in the box and the selection will be highlighted in yellow). Select OK.
Select Movie

The movie will come up. Select "Play" to watch
Play

To fine tune viewing you have options. If you need more volume, select "Prefs". Then select "Audio" and then use the "Volume" slider bar to make small adjustments in volume.
Volume

To make large adjustments in volume select the "Preamp" slider. This will help if the volume needs major increases. A combination of the two will help fine tune the movie volume to your specific needs.
Pre-Amp

On this demo I specifically chose a Letterbox (Widescreen) movie to demonstrate. When converting movies there is usually a border at the top and bottom. If you convert a Full Screen movie, it usually plays fine once volume is adjusted. With a Widescreen conversion, the movie can appear very small. For some this is fine. Others may wish to make the movie appear larger. There is a way to fix this. Go back to "Prefs" and select "Video"
Fit Best

Notice the screen defaults to "Fit Best". It gives you this picture using my example:
Fit Best Example

If I change the setting to "Fill Screen".
Fill Screen

I get this, which is better.
Fill Screen Example

There is a small amount of left and right picture lost but no real loss of image quality. It also renders the movie more easily viewable.

Hope this helps.

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