Kino2 (http://cacko.biz/kino2/)

Hardware requirements

This kino2 version supports most Zaurus models: SL-5600, SL-6000, SL-C7x0/C860 and SL-C1000/3000/3100. However hardware-accelerated video playback is only available on SL-C7x0/C860 and SL-C1000/3000/3100 models with applropriate mplayer version installed.

Software requirements

Sharp compatible Qtopia based ROM (for example, Cacko ROM, original Japanese Sharp ROM).
When using Original Japanese Sharp ROM: Tetsu special kernel (v18 or newer) for SL-C1000/3000/3100.
Mplayer for Zaurus version 1.1.5 and above: mplayer-bvdd-iwmmxt_1.1.5-1_arm.ipk for SL-C1000/3000/3100 models, mplayer-bvdd_1.1.5-1_arm.ipk for all other models.
PXA 270 video driver (bvdd_0.4.0-1_arm.ipk) for SL-C1000/3000/3100.
Cacko ROM 1.23 already includes all nessesary packages.

Desktop DVD conversion:

If you plan to convert DVD to view on Zaurus these are recommended codec settings (you'll be able to watch videos without frame drops):

Orientation: Landscape (software rotation consumes about 20-30% of processing time)
Resolution: 320x240 4:3 or 428x240 16:9 (make sure to enable Smart Crop option in this case)
Video bitrate: 512 Kbit/s - optimal between video quality and file size.
Audio settings: 44100/128 Kbit/s, stereo
Codec: 2 pass DivX 5.0 codec with 'B frames' for smooth video playback.

Very simple and easy to use program for Microsoft Windows for DVD to AVI for Zaurus conversion in one step is PocketDivXEncoder.

Kino2 menus

File

Open: open file from selected location
Open URL: open file from internet address
Save playlist: save current play list in selected location
File info: display file information
Preferences: view and modify program preferences

View

Scale to screen: hardware scale of 160x120 or 320x240 videos to full 480x640 display.
Turn LCD off: turns LCD off. Click Cancel button to turn LCD back on.
Playlist: toggle playlist
Slider: toggle slider with total/current playtime
Album Cover: toggle album cover. To display album cover, copy any png, jpeg or gif images to the playlist directory.

Kino2 toolbar

View file information
Add selected file to playlist
Add all files in current folder to playlist
Clear playlist
Move selected track up in playlist
Move selected track down in playlist
Select playlist coumns to display

Preferences

General

Enable cache: enable chache and specify cache size for streaming media. Enable this option only when playing files over internet.
Bandwidth: select bandwidth of your internet connection
Advanced options:
- Additional command line parameters for mplayer: enter any additional parameters for mplayer, which don't have corresponding options in kino2 preferences. Consult mplayer documentation for details.
- Debug output to console: enable this option and start kino2 from console to see output from mplayer. Use this option only for troubleshooting purposes.
Supported file types: list of file extensions, which will be visible in File Open dialog.

Video

Drop frames: let mplayer drop frames during video playback. Enable this option if your video is out of sync with audio (Your Zaurus is too slow to play this video without frame drops)
Enable double buffering: let mplayer use double buffering when playing video (enabled by default). Disable this option for very high-bitrate video files (1024 Kb/s and above)
Enable smart crop: crop video to nearest 320x240/640x480. Very useful if you have video file with 16:9 aspect ratio and 428x240 size. Mplayer will not be able to scale such video to full screen. Enabling Smart Crop option will automatically crop video to proper dimensions.
Rotate video automaticaly: enable this option to automaticaly rotate video base don its orientation (portrait or landscape). Note that software rotation will decrease performance by 20-30%, so it's recommended rotate video to landscape during conversion.
Enable software scaling: Enable software scaling - slow on high bitrate videos (disabled by default)
Build AVI index: enable this option if you have a broken AVI file and seek operations don�t work.
Disable aspect ratio correction: by default mplayer will prescale video to 4:3 aspect. For some videos this may result in video size to become greater than display size and mplayer will fail to display video. Enable this option to keep video aspect ratio intact and play it as is.
Display OSD by default: Make OSD initialy visible when playing video.
Enable audio autosync: when enabled adds autosync option, which automaticaly synchronises audio and video

Audio

Resample audio: enable if rate of audio track in video file is different from 44100 Khz.
Turning off LCD during audio playback: enable this option to automatically torn off LCD screen when playing audio. Note that it�s not recommended to enable this option if you mix audio and video files in playlist.
Enable software volume control: this option will enable software-based volume control
Max volume: specify maximum software volume level
Volume step (%): specify volume step percentage
Enable fade effects: enable fade out/dafe in effects between tracks and for play/pause actions
Track current playback position: enable this option to make slider reflect current playback position
Enable precise MP3 seeking: enabled precise MP3 seeking. Can be slow especially when seeking backwards since it has to rewind to the beginning to find an exact frame position.

Playback

Playback mode: select play list playback mode from normal (once), repeat or random
Performance: allows specifying CPU frequency for video & audio playback. For example for MP3 playback select 'Power saving' to extend battery life or select 'Overclocked' to speed up video playback (consume more power)
Process priority: specify priority for mplayer process. Should be left default, but you can experiment with different values to see if it helps improve video playback performance.
Enable suspend when paused: kino2 temporarly disables suspend suring playback. Enable this option to let Zaurus go into suspend when playback is paused.
Disable suspend on lid close during playback: Select this option to temporarly disable suspend on lid close during playback. This option only applies to Sl-C3000/1000/31000 models.

Controls

Launch kino2 with remote: select this option if you want to automatically launch kino2 when remote control button is pressed. Otherwise Sharp Music Player will start. You will be prompted to restart Qtopia after changing this option.
Pause video playback when closing lid: enable this option to automaticaly psue/resume video playback when lid is closed/opened.
Grab keyboard during playback: let kino2 grab keyboard input, so that playback can be controled via keyboard regardless of currently active application.
Mappings: customize keyboard and remote control button mappings

Playlist

Start playback on tap: immediately start playback when tapping on playlist item
Save current playlist: enable this opton to save currently loaded files into default playlist.
Save current playlist: enable this opton to save currently loaded files into default playlist when exisint kino2.
Save current position in playlist: enable this opton to save currently selected file in playlist when exisint kino2.
Save current position in file: enable this opton to save currentl position in selected file when exisint kino2.
Encodings: specify encoding for MP3 tags and playlist contents. Make sure to select proper encodings if MP3 tags are displayed incorrectly.
Screen font: specify font name and size for the main display

Keyboard shortcuts during playback:

Up/Down Arrow: Volume Up and Down
Right/Left Arrow: Rewind/Fast Forward 10 sec.
Numeric keys 0 to 9: Skip to the corresponding position (0 to 90%)

See Controls tab of Kino2 Preferences for other customizable keyboard shortcuts.