Updated: 25 Sept 2009
The DivX Player
The Nokia N95 supports video formats: MPEG-4 (MP4), AVC(H.264), 3GPP(H.263), RealVideo 8/9/10 but not .avi format.The Divx Player however can play .AVI Video files.You cannot play .avi files used on a PC directly into a N95 , they first have to be converted with the correct codex, Further details below
The latest version is Divx 0.91
There are various settings from Screen mode, brightness, contrast which make it a really worth while player to have. The Version 0.91, 0.90 & 0.89 have a new start screen which allows you to easily see your .avi files (not MP4). To get the Fullscreen with only the time showing i have used the Options settings shown below.
Converting Videos into .AVI
If you want to convert Video files into the correct .AVI format you can use Super (complicated download page!) freeware program. You need to select .avi as the Output container and follow the settings i have used Below. You can alter the Video bitrate and Frame per second (30 is the Maximum frame rate for the N95 phone). You can alter the Audio settings depending whether you have a music video or film.
1. Install Divx Player to your N95, via the Nokia Pc suite, Go to the Phone Menu/ Applications and move the DivX player into the Root folder for convenience by selecting Options/ 'Move to folder'.
2. Transfer any .AVI files to your Phone via Pc suite, or data transfer ( You could remove your SD external card and transfer directly to that if you prefer).
3. Start the DivX player on the phone and select Menu/ Browse Files any compatible files will appear in the File browser, Select the .avi you want and press the center key (or menu/ Play). The volume is usually set high and can be turned down with the navigation keys.
4. Adjust the Settings from Menu/ Options to your personal preference. That's it!
I have converted a couple of small Mpeg files to .avi for you. They are just intended to be used as test examples as they are taken from old footage from 1957 and 1942!! rather for their high quality. Click on the image to download
Elvis Presley & Frank Sinatra b/w 1957
The Blue Dahlia b/w 1946 ,Taken from YouTubeChanging the Look of your Internet webpages on your PC or Mac.
Are you bored of your Google plain Homepage? or the Youtube white background washing out the videos. Well you need not worry, its actually quite easy to do
You can change the colour and appearance using a freeware extension called StylishIt ONLY works with the Mozilla Firefox browser, which around 34% of people viewing this page already have. It also works on PC's and Mac's.
How to get customized webpages
1) Download Firefox , there is a download link in the sidebar on this page "Get Firefox . . ."
or visit there homepage at www.mozilla.com/firefox
2) Once you have installed Firefox go to "Tools" in the Navigation bar and then select "Add-ons".
3) In the new window at the bottom right click the text "Get extensions" and type Stylish in the search bar. Then install stylish and restart firefox.
4) Now you are ready to choose which customized pages you want , there are hundreds to choose from, but i will show how to get the one i created which works for Google.com and Google .co.uk , but you can edit the code, so that it will work with any countries Google search engine (details at the bottom of this section).
5) Now you should see an icon in the status bar (at the bottom of your screen) with a white piece of paper and brush, rightclick on this and select "Find styles for this page" or you can go directly to the page i created at Google classic Grey, Clean, Stylish
6) Then click the tab "Load into Stylish" , then go back your customized webpage and refresh the page. You should see the new colours immediately.
7) I also created a matching pages for Google Image Search as shown below here
and the one i use for Youtube is here
8) If you have a different google search engine like Google.fr, then all you need to do is go to Manage styles in the Stylish extension open up the code of the one you want to change, then Select all and copy the text to a program like Notepad. Then select "Edit" then "Replace" and change all the google.co.uk to your countries prefix ie. google.fr then select "Replace All" in the small dialog box,
Then select all again and Copy/Paste the new text into the Original stylish code and select "Save". Then refresh the page.
Details of Replacing text shown below.
There are loads of really good firefox extensions , like Ad blockers, Favicon viewers, Customize google, its well worth have a look at some.
Movie Sound Clips
I have uploaded some of my personal favourite Movie sound clips, mostly because its fun for me. I will keep the full set here rather than filling up my main page.
Click to download
30 comments:
nice review but do the divx player play divx movies ? if so i like to know cause that would be amazing
thnx
Great post. I tried it all and it works smoothly. And yes, when you watch a movie on your N95, it's pretty amazing. Thanks and keep up the good work.
A better option for me is to convert .avi to .3gp file - smaller file size and if you use the right settings is good quality. Need the 'Super' convertor program as mentioned in the blog.
hi i tried downloading divX but the site seems to be down. i then tried using Super. Although i managed to download it, I couldn't find the the file after it had been re-coded to 3gp. Any suggestions
Re Divx and super:
divx seems to be down so i have hosted the file, just click on the Divx text.
Super has placed your file in its default location. To change the location, open Super right click on the user screen and select "Output file saving Management" choose a location and then save.
That should sort it.
Why not try using WinAvi Vid converter. It's no brainier! :)
WinAvi Vid is that freeware??, i can only find it as shareware
version 0.88 doesn't work anymore.
it says version expired, please download new version when i installed it.
Re:Version 0.88 expired.
I have set the link back to Divx homepage, where you can download the current 0.89 Divx player as their website is functioning properly again.
It seems DivX is down again. Can you please host 0.98?
Cheers
Re Divx website:
I have hosted Divx player 0.89 again as Divx site is down again.
thanks lots bubby.
you're a savior.
I own a Nokia N95 8GB and i have installed DivX Plyaer 0.89. Everything worked fine but at a point the sound has de-sychronized with the image. I`ve rewinded the movie 2 seconds and it started working fine again...for a couple minutes. Is this a general bug or is something about my phone. I haave the last firmware instaled (15.0.015). thx a lot.
Re Mike: Some people with N95 8GB have found a problem or two with Divx 0.89.
I would re install the app. reboot and if it still happens,
One thing you could do temporarily is go back to 0.88 version, for a while, The certificate will have expired so you just have to change your date/time back by one year, install the app. then change the year back to correct date.
Divx Forum
if you want to search for any further help.
Hope this temp fix helps :)
nice review. but im having one problem and i dont know how to fix it. i did everything,and the movie is working fine but there is no sound coming out. do you know why? the movie also works fine on my pc it has sound.
thx
RE Cisco: Hopefully its just that the Divx sound is turned down.
To adjust the Divx sound.
when playing a clip, use the navigation keys on the phone(left & right) in full screen mode, move the cursor to adjust the sound level, the middle is usually enough.
If this doesn't work i would remove and re install the Divx 0.89.
i installed the divx .89 but after installation and moving to root folder its not opening up at all.
Sorry that was incomplete plz help as its not opening up.
how do you install the divx application, i downloaded it then wot do i do with the file? i tried using nokia app installer but it doesnt recognise the file, please help
Re david: (Install Nokia PC Suite)
Place the divx 0.89 sis application on your desktop
Connect your phone via usb cable, select "Pc suite mode",
Then double click on the sis application . . . (This will activate the installer)
Then double click AGAIN on the .sis file then you should see a confirmation box on your Pc screen, accept and follow the instructions on your Phone
That should be it
Hi, first of all thank you for your continuous blogging. I've just bought myself the n95 8gb but I would love to view avi files on it's player.
So, I've already downloaded the version .90 and used via USB to get it in my phone. After clicking Install, it says right here that I have an expired certificate. What's this all about? I'm sorry I'm such a noob at this. I'm willing to learn.
Re viewing avi files with divx: If you get "Certificate Expired" Go to Menu > Tools >Settings > General > Date and Time and set the date to an earlier date, one year should be enough. You can change the date back after you have installed the application.
It is likely that divx will issue a new version soon or that your date on the phone is incorrect (unlikely).
This should fix the issue.
Always ask, your question will help others with this problem when the look through this blog. I have found many answers in comments section of websites!!
GR8 site...though have a problem; when I import AVI to the phone, it comes in as FMP4 in stead as AVI. The short trailer on the site from Elvis & Frank however works properly. Any ideas what could go wrong? 10nx in advance
Re FF: Well i can only assume that you have encoded it incorrectly.
You cannot use a .avi from a PC as there are variations of .avi files.
You need to encode it with Super or a similar program using the settings displayed on the Divx page.
This should help you, enjoy your clips :)
I have transfered a .avi file to my N95 8gig using Super with the settings recommended. But the film plays back in Divx with black bars at the top and bottom of the screen. Is this because the original DVD I ripped was in widescreen format? Is there any way to get this to playback in full screen by changing some settings in Super?
Many thanks
Re Black Bars on screen: Yeah i would expect the black bars are caused by the screen size, but without any image or file i can only guess.
You can change the aspect ratio in Super but if the .avi has the black bars on the original then they will show up which ever aspect ratio you use.
I would play the original .avi on a PC to see if the bars are there, if not then edit the aspect ratio in Super (video section).
All the best.SJC
Hey there, I just found your site through some searching and it really helped me out. Would just like to say thankyou... If you ever see this, as I can see its been a long time since update.
But thanks anyway. : )
Re Thanks: Thanks for the comments above, i do check all the comments daily. The Blog date is the date it was created but i often update the main page twice a week.
Thanks to everyone who has left comments, and have a great christmas.
All the best - SJC
have got anymore movie sound clips is there someway of getting more on the site
Re Anon Movie clips: I am really glad you liked the sound clips :) i got some of them from http://www.moviewavs.com/ click on the movie sounds section, They have loads of free stuff there.
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