Thread: Encoding videos to watch on the N900 with low battery consumption
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rbrito is offline rbrito
2011-10-21 , 06:43
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Hi, @jflatt.

Originally Posted by jflatt View Post
I believe you should target h264 baseline profile, 800x480 max resolution, keep it under 4000kbps on the video side, AAC audio stereo, mp4 container.
First of all, thank you very much for your reply, and it is indeed appreciated.

But I have one question: given equal bitrates, and resolutions, what would be easier for the DSP to decode? An MPEG-4 ASP file or a H.264 baseline profile?

I am focused on maximizing the battery while I play the videos, as I may not have an easy power source during some times (and, of course, I would be being gentle on the heat of the device etc.).

I am willing to use a binary blob for decoding stuff, from what I saw mentioned in the kernel-power thread, if that reduces power consumption.

Guidance regarding what to choose is appreciated.