G1 Does not "support" Audio Streaming

[ickyfehmleh]

Originally Posted by anon123456

I was messing around for about 45 minutes this morning and I discovered why I could not stream mp3s off my website.

The website is password protected.
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In your 45 minutes of pondering, did you consider making a directory for your music and simply not telling others about it? Google et al won't index it if you don't link to it publicly.

[ickyfehmleh]

Originally Posted by Albatross

I don't have a 'favorite' audio format, and I don't really care about the politics of the situation. My concern is that I have a set of radio stations that I used to listen to on my Winmo phone, and now they don't work. Apparently I 'upgraded' to the Android in order to lose functionality. And that's all I care about - functionality. I don't care what's "best," and I don't care if Steve Jobs or Bill Gates is the bigger jerk, I care when I discover I've spent money only to lose functionality.

But okay, I appreciate your filling me in that the problem is that the ASF format is not supported. Therefore if I REALLY care, I can find a Linux-based ASF player (like Mplayer) and adapt it to the Android.

Your cheap shots about losing functionality are unwarranted and unnecessary -- a simple glance at what Android supports could have alleviated your worries (and need for this thread). It's frustrating when companies decide to use a non-standard format such as ASF or even QuickTime. I'd urge you to contact them and ask that they move to MP3, a universally supported format. Everyone wins when others use standards.

That being said, try contacting other Android developers and ask how to make a codec. You may want to start here as there's already a discussion about the WMV codec, which I assume would handle ASF.

[rynosaur]

Originally Posted by humblehyper

I have some videos and what is the ideal format so it will show up good in my G1? 3gp? mpg?.......

there are already threads about this but to sum up: mp4 (is the container) h264 (is the video coder) aac (audio codec). 480x320, 23/29 fps, 480kbps video rate, 4:3 ratio (unless you have wide DVD content) . . . I use Super. It was recommended to me by other users on this site, for good reason. It's free and it works to make rock-solid videos for the G1. I can even give you the profile I use for G1, but it would be fun if you experimented with Super, wouldn't it?

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

[humblehyper]

Originally Posted by rynosaur

there are already threads about this but to sum up: mp4 (is the container) h264 (is the video coder) aac (audio codec). 480x320, 23/29 fps, 480kbps video rate, 4:3 ratio (unless you have wide DVD content) . . . I use Super. It was recommended to me by other users on this site, for good reason. It's free and it works to make rock-solid videos for the G1. I can even give you the profile I use for G1, but it would be fun if you experimented with Super, wouldn't it?

http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html

I tried using the "Super" program but for some very odd reason after I install it and restarts my PC it loads up fine, then when I close it and load it again it wont load even after restart. Buttomline is, it only works one time

I have Windows Vista Home Premium with SP1. But thanks for the mp4 format