Home | Stories | Reviews | TreoCast | Treo Store | Accessories | Software | Discussion | Mobile | About | Search   treocentral.com >> Products & Reviews >> Software Kinoma Player & Producer Fri Dec 10, 2004 - 1:43 AM EST - By James Hromadka Table of Contents > OverviewKinoma Player EXConclusion Overview Along with the revolutionary iPod, Apple has used its iTunes program to introduce AAC to the world. Finally there is a program that not only plays AAC songs on Palm Powered devices but also plays MPEG-4 video as well. Together, Kinoma Producer & Kinoma Player EX are a good way to make your video files Treo-friendly and enjoy them when you travel. Note: Although I used the Treo 650 for this review, the 600 is also supported. Also, Treo screenshots have been resized from 320x320 to 160x160 for web viewing. Kinoma Producer First thing I needed was some movies. The primary purpose of the program is to reencode movies and audio files into a format suitable for the Treo. Both the Windows and Mac versions of Producer can import unprotected MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, MS-DVR, QuickTime, WMV, WMA, AVI, DV, DivX, MP3, AIFF, AU, and the Windows version can also convert many other DirectShow compatible formats. There are dropdown boxes for specifying which handheld you own. There are different settings for the Treo 600 and Treo 650, and even support for Handspring Visor models. I wanted to test the Treo 650's capabilities, so I picked a few video files I had on my computer: 1984.mov -- the famous SuperBowl commercial Britney Spears' Toxic music video -- karaeoke version (no I don't know all the words!) NiagaraFalls.AVI -- a video I took with my Canon S50 digital camera while on vacation A couple AAC songs from iTunes You can either drag the files into the window when on the Files tab or click the Add Files button and browse to them directly. Producer will then display a thumbnail of the first frame of movies or a speaker icon for songs, along with the file name and length of time for each file. Next specify where you want the new files to go. As these files can be quite large, I chose to export to HotSync with a destination of the SD card. Click Convert Files to complete the process. The conversion didn't take long at all, and the newly created files are much smaller in size than the originals. The 1984 commercial was 13.1MB before and 2 MB after; U2's "Mysterious Ways" AAC file was 4.8MB before and 1.5MB after conversion. The best part about the files is that they are standard .mp4 files that can be played using Kinoma Player on the Treo or any desktop application (i.e. QuickTime) that can play MPEG-4 files. If you go into the Audio & Video or Layout tabs, there are some advanced options, such as .mov or a proprietary Kinoma Movie format. Normal movie file defaults for the Treo 650 are MPEG-4 format at 15 FPS and 240 kbps bit rate. Normal audio file defaults are AAC Mono at 44.1 kHz with 48 kbps bitrate. You can customize these settings, but I was quite satisfied with the results when i played them on the Treo. A smaller bit rate will generate a smaller file but at a lower quality. Next Page: Kinoma Player EX >>   User Opinions No reader opinions available. Would you recommend Kinoma Player & Producer? Yes   No   Product Info Details > Name Kinoma Player & Producer > Company Kinoma > Coupon Use "TreoCentral5" when ordering to save $5 until 12/24/04 > Desktop Platform Mac or Windows > Fact Sheet & User Opinions Availability > Available Pricing > $29.99 References Actions > Print this page > Cases Chargers Bluetooth Headsets Keyboards Memory Protectors Cradles Styli More Treo Accessories Palm Side Case Side-loading leather belt clip case Just $24.95 BUY More Side Cases Palm Stylus (2 Pack) for Treo Pro Keep extras at home and at the office. Just $14.95 BUY More Styli SPE Micro-USB Travel Charger for Palm Pixi / Treo Pro, Treo 800w Fold in plug makes it more compact Just $9.95 BUY More Wall Chargers Screen Protectors for Treo Protect your screen! Just $12.95 BUY More Screen Protectors SPE Pen Stylus for Treo 755p, Treo 750 Pen and Stylus in one! (3-Pack) Just $14.95 BUY More Styli Palm Leather Zip Case for Pixi Just $36.95 BUY More Pocket Pouches Palm Slip Case for Pixi Just $27.95 BUY More Pocket Pouches Motorola H17 Bluetooth Headset Just $89.95 BUY More Wireless Headsets Seidio Micro-USB Travel Charger,Touchstone Compatible for Palm Pixi, Pre Just $19.95 BUY More Wall Chargers RedFly Media Cable for iPod for Treo Pro, Treo 800w, Treo 750, Treo 700wx, Treo 700w Just $29.95 BUY More Mobile Companion Plantronics BackBeat 903 Stereo Bluetooth Headset Just $89.95 BUY More Wireless Headsets Jabra Cruiser Bluetooth Car Kit Speakerphone Just $89.95 BUY More Speakerphones BlackBerry HS-500 Bluetooth Headset Just $69.95 BUY More Wireless Headsets

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