New revolutionary FREE media player is out!!

IIIC:

Rotation is discussed in later pages of that forum -- the link supplied by junglemike above -- I think on around page 7 (it's 8 pages and counting now).

Telyx: Hadn't thought of running from card and TealAlias (which I dumped since everything ran in flash) would be EXCELLENT to launch it for me with the usual button or stroke - thank you for refreshing my "tAlias memory!"

ANOTHER thin I like is should it ever give you problems, you just delete it. Period. Reinstall a newer version - no strings. It's not glopped up with a load of auxhiliary libraries, and as I mentioned above - without the 2 dozen saved/unsaved prefs. It's just very CLEAN.

This is what I'm here for - SCREW new hardware and bells and whistles and OS changes . . . SOFTWARE is what makes things tick and this is great news. A Tungsten T or a ZIre should have the same great results as a T3 or T5 or T8 - thanks to a terrfici "engine" as someone called it on the other forum. Good design doesn't mean 6 months of fixing a version to allow for OS changes . . . it just works. Some Zodiac users had a little trouble but 0.61 fixed that - haven't heard from anyone running it on a T5 yet.

With TMPG Encloder (and probably another half a dozen iiic could recommend) - not having that one format won't matter. My TMPG "exports" in "mv1" format, whatever that is - but I think it will do AVI as well. Either way I HAVE DUMPED KINOMA and all it's remnants, and merely converted the "Kinoma conversion" back to something TCMP would recognize (it wasn't seeing the Kinoma MP4's). This cMUSt cause a loss in quality as you're converting a converted conversion - but when I have more time I'll just redo the clips properly.

My biggest question now for wanting small file sizes is what is the sampling rate (I'm using 350) and FPS (I'm setting it at 15) for "expediency?" I'm sure all that stuff is discussed on other threads so I'll start reading again. I'm wondering what kind of a gain you get by doing 500/600/900, and the "benchmark test" I ran came out at 208% and "64.fps" on the T3 - does that mean 30fps would be "better" than 15? I'm still learning.

Anyway - the ROATION thing is discussed on the forum - on the T3 you just hit the landscape button and it flips it. I wish you could zoom while in motion - apparently the T5 5-way will forward/reverse as well.

I love this player!
 
Hell yeah, go for 30 fps. See what happens. 30fps will look much better (obviously the source you are encoding from needs to be 30fps... no point converting 15 fps file to 30.) Should give much smoother play back. If you're using TMPEG, which will encode using the MPEG1 codec, then you will find you need quite a high bitrate. But if you're using PocketDivXEncoder or something (http://divx.ppccool.com) then 200-250Kbps should be more than enough. You should be able to have brilliant quality for under 2MB per minute.

Paul- Many thanks for the info on rotation! I feel a little silly now though..! I mean, it's so obvious- hit the rotate button- that it just didn't occur to me!
 
Of paramount importance is knowing of UPGRADES as soon as available; I don't know if that link of junglemike's updates to new download versions; I'll check - would be nice to publish HERE all links related to this player so we can add to our "check daily list."

I use a freeware proggie called WEBMON which will check any and all pages of interest daily, hourly - even ever 30 minutes - and runs as separate process to your browser. It pops up a window when a URL has changed its format - very handy for checking multiple webpages daily or more often.

Also, "ePrompter" will check as many emails as you have every 5 minutes. It's also freeware and works independently form your browser. Using those two proggies takes a lot of mechanical repetition out of turning on the PC daily - it's all done for you.

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ADDENDUM: Yes,
http://picard.exceed.hu/tcpmp/
is upgraded (NEW ONE TODAY 0.62).

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Here are some notes I found on the download page:

The program will look for media files only in the root of the SD card. There is no openfile dialog yet. You can adjust the volume with up and down direction keys. On PalmOne devices you can seek with left and right direction keys.


Hurray! it looks like the volume control has been added.

:D
 
Hello,
I am quite new to this forum and a few months ago I just got a Tungsten 5. This new player tcpmp is just fantastic. There is not too much that it will not play and who ever wrote the program gets my thanks.
Ok I have used Pocket DVD to compress video from dvds and they play just great. But the demo program only lets you record for 5 minutes. The program costs $32.00 to register. Is there anything out there that will do the same thing for a lot less money or even better for free.
I have learned alot about my palm from this forum so all of you seasoned members keep up the good work.

Thanks Bob K.
 
I am interested - and thanks.

When it comes to video stuff . . . If IIIcRules has a grapefruit at 10AM . . . we should ALL have a grapefruit at 10AM (or 2AM allowing for the time difference; I'm off to the market now) . . . . .

I was going to "willy-nilly" go through and either check clip extensions or try deleting stuff til something didn't play, but then I thought well, it's a complete package if you take 'em all, and why fix it if it isn't broken.

Yes IIIc - any "pearls" you can throw this way are very much appreciated.

If it's not related to Teal or Sprat/Flash, but rather video stuff, chances are PTL is sitting here looking (at first) like Nicholson at the end of "Cuckoo's Nest," and then as frustration sets in, Anthony Hopkins in the straitjacket in "Silence/Lambs."

"One more thing Senator . . . . . Love your suit."
 
One less thing to lose with a hard reset or back up/restore via HotSync, of course. But if you back up your RAM to a card anyway, it doesn't matter much except that a restore will be faster. (I know you have Flash ROM, but with a TE, I don't.)
 
I'm using TCPMP on a T|5, and it works great. The one concern I have is the support for playlists. It seems to be a little sketchy as of yet. I have found that I can only play a single folder at once. Of course, that's my only complaint. The rest is brilliant!

[Edit:] It could also use "play in background" capability for Audio use. That's the only point I can see that Realplayer has over TCPMP
 
because I use this mainly as a music player, here are a few things that I want.

1. auto-dimming of the backlight. I don't want the screen to be turned off because it causes a gap in the audio, but dimming the backlight would cause better battery life without being noticable

2. background playback.

3. gapless mp3 playback

4. organization via tags

5. customizable skins and buttons

6. an EQ if possible.

So far so good, but it's a backup to aeroplayer for me
 
You need to tell them over at CoreCodec what you're after!
I think at the moment it's primarily a video player (the best). It's got a long way to go as far as audio is concerned, to be the best. But I wouldn't be suprised if it gets there in the not too distant future.
 
This program is great!!! I just downloaded the newest version. I just have one problem...I haven't been able to get the graffiti space to disappear and get a true fullscreen. There may be something simple that i'm missing, but i've spent some serious time with this thing to no avail.
Thank you so much, everyone, for all your input.
 
Picard, the developer, is trying to get the white line around the picture to go away, so the latest TCMPC is focused on that issue. The Zoom/Fullscreen feature is a function of trying to work on the other issue. He says he'll be getting to it soon.

There are several active forums that talk about this amazing program. I've been checking out Tapland (especially since I have a Zodiac.)

Picard is creating such great work with this amazing program, we just have to give him some time to fix all the holes. The good thing is that he's actively developing for the program and not leaving us hanging.
POL9A
 
WOW! Downloaded TCPMP.UNSTABLE.0.65

TCPMP is literally twice as fast as MMPlayer for playing videos, and WAY less bloated. MMplayer player takes at least 3 seconds to display on my Tungsten|E and thats with the best skin for it I could find that was small and efficient (it's called Cobalt for those interested and I think it's a free skin from MMPlayer's website)

TCPMP on the other hand, is very clean and efficient, AND FREE!!!!!!

It's actually more stable than MMPlayer, in my experience and although TCPMP isn't yet as fully featured as other commercial media players, it's actually the better program. Who needs skinning support, it's not necessary if the "core" of the program is done well, and it is. The developer uses the system's graphics instead of needless custom graphics for the interface which makes it more intuitive.

I would actaully pay for this down the road, regardless whether it actaully got better or not, in spite of my purchase of MMPlayer, which I now regret more all the time! I think this developer needs donations, to spur him on so that devlopment of this great app continues.

ARRRGGHH!!!! I hate buyer's remorse. I tried to find a free media player program when I got my Palm but I never found this one. If I had I surely wouldn't have bought MMPlayer.

Lastly, I still use RealOne Player for audio since it's got great quality, doesn't seem to use too much cpu and kill my battery and it came with my palm, so what the heck. Oh and playlist support is better in RealOne for sure.
 
TCPMP is quite likely the best Palm app in a verrrry long time and I'm really glad you like it!! Also, 0.65 has been "around" a while now, which leads me to think that 0.66 will really SMOKE!!

This developer is just terrific - fixes what's broken, doesn't add a lot of garbage and doesn't re-release upgraded versions just to have a higher "number."

Kinoma, Fireviewer, SplashPhoto and now MMPlayer are all learning you can't bilk people twice. Once maybe - but not twice.

Between AcidImage and TCPMP I can't foresee EVER needing another "images app" - and RedMercury(A/Image) at least give lifetime upgrades. Their 3.023 A.I. beta is amazing and I recommend taking the "$49.95" plunge for the extra bells and whistles. You make it up with the "currently) free TCPMP - and I use only 3 of their plugins - the MPEG 1, MPEG4 and the AAC (file manager). The others don't need to be on there (for me anyway) - but they're available if needed. It won't run in flash (yet), but that's okay. It's easy, works every time, hasn't crashed - can't ask more especially from a video player.

I can't speak to RealPlayer as I've never used it - their PC crap was so bloated and invasive and "phone home" hungry I wasn't even going to entertain the idea on a handheld. Went with "RealAlternative." But your having benefits of both is just another plus - write off MMPlayer's $$$ cost to experience (we've all had one of those . . . . for me it was Handango Security Guard, FastWriter, SyncTalk PRO, TinySheet and WordSmith!!) - and move on with a smile. I often say that some of the freewares are better than the commercial stuff, simply because they're written for the love of Palm OS rather than a profit motive.

Here's another example.

Cheers/p
 
I'm surprised TCPMP doesn't run from Flash, since it runs fine with all the files (including the plug-ins) in /Palm/Launcher on my SD card. (Suddenly, I can't remember if I used LauncherX to "bundle" the TCPMP files or not...)

By the way, my Zodiac 1 should arrive next Tuesday. Decent battery life at last! Hehhehhehheh (Elmer Fudd laugh)
 
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