N900 Video Encoding

= N900 Video Encoding =

The N900 is a huge step up from the previous Internet Tablets when it comes to playing video files. It is now capable of playing full 480p (854x480) files encoded with a variety of codecs, particuarly H.263 (MPEG4 Part 2/Xvid) and H.264 (MPEG4 Part 10). However, it still has some limitations which you need to be aware of to successfully transcode files to play back on the N900.

Handbrake
Handbrake is a wonderful tool for doing transcoding that has specific support for DVDs as well as normal files. The latest version (0.94) has significantly improved DVD and H.264 support, making it the perfect tool for producing N900 ready files.