Optimum Video Encoding Settings for N95 8GB

My Nokia N95 8GB came preloaded with the Spiderman 3 full length film preinstalled. The quality of it is amazing and on the 2.8″ screen is is a pleasure to watch!

I wanted to get this quality with other videos I may want to put on the device in the future and looked high and low for programs and settings that would get me the best overall results. I was surprised at the range of different settings people were recommending – some of which wern’t very good at all.

In the end I found the perfect settings for optimum picture and sound on my N95 8GB, so I will share them with you guys!

Read on for more!

The program I recommend you use to encode your videos is erightsoft’s SUPER (C) Video Converter http://www.erightsoft.com/SUPER.html. SUPER is a free universal player/encoder so you do not have to pay a penny to use this software!

Once you have this installed on your computer, you are ready to roll! I think how to set the program up is pretty self-explanatory, but if you need any further help, leave a message in the comments section and i’ll try my best to help you!

There are two types of settings you can use. One if you only want to intend watching the videos on your device (reduces file size as well), or one which looks great on your device and via TV-Out.

‘I want it looking great on my device’

Ok! Here are the settings to use:

• Set the ‘Output Container’ to MP4
• Set the ‘Output Video Codec’ to H.264/AVC
• Set the ‘Output Audio Codec’ to AAC
• Set the ‘Video Scale Size’ to 320:240 and the aspect ratio to 4:3
• Set the ‘Frame/Sec’ to 25 and the bitrate to 384kbps
• Set the ‘Sampling Frequency’ to 44100, then click on 2 channels
• Set the ‘Bitrate’ to 128kbps

I recommend you tick the ‘Use DirectShow’ box on the top right (my computer failed to encode without this option ticked) and then drag the file you want to encode into the box at the bottom.

Finally, press ‘Encode (Active Job List Files) and wait for the program to finish. Once it has finished and you have located where the new file has been saved all that remains is to transfer to your phone and enjoy!

‘I want it looking great on my device, and through TV-Out’

You’re not asking for much are you! Here are the settings to use:

• Set the ‘Output Container’ to MP4
• Set the ‘Output Video Codec’ to MPEG-4
• Set the ‘Output Audio Codec’ to AAC
• Set the ‘Video Scale Size’ to 640:480 and the aspect ratio to 4:3
• Set the ‘Frame/Sec’ to 25 and the bitrate to 432kbps
• Set the ‘Sampling Frequency’ to 44100, then click on 2 channels
• Set the ‘Bitrate’ to 128kbps

I recommend you tick the ‘Use DirectShow’ box on the top right again, and then drag the file you want to encode into the box at the bottom.

Press ‘Encode (Active Job List Files) and wait for the program to finish. Once it has finished and you have located where the new file has been saved, transfer it to your phone!

I hope this little guide has helped you out!