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

Hardware requirements

This version supports the following Zaurus models: SL-5600, SL-6000, SL-C7x0/C860 and SL-C3000. You need to install different mplayer packages depending on your Zaurus model.

Software requirements

Sharp compatible Qtopia based ROM (for example, Cacko ROM, original Japanese Sharp ROM)

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. Nice movie watching :)

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: hardware scale of 160x120 or 320x240 videos to full 480x640 display.
Turn LCD off: turns LCD off. Click Cancel button to turn LCD on.
Playlist: show/hide play list
Slider: show/hide slider with total/current playtime

Preferences

General

Enable cache: specify cache size for streaming media.
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
- Debug output to console: enable this option and start kino2 from console to see output from mplayer. Only enable this option 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)
Direct access to frame buffer: let mplayer draw direct in frame buffer. This option generally improves performance (enabled by default)
Enable double buffering: let mplayer use double buffering when playing video (enabled by default).
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.
Build AVI index: enable this option if you have a broken AVI file and seek operations don�t work.
Use external video memory: enable if you plan to watch 640x480 video files with double buffering enabled.
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.

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.
Use SDL for audio output: this option will make mplayer user SDL for audio output instead of default OSS

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.

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. Note that in Cacko ROM 1.22 Sharp Music Player has been removed and needs to be installed separately.
Pause video playback when closing lid: enable this option to automaticaly psue/resume video playback when lid is closed/opened.
Mappings: customize keyboard and remote control button mappings

Playlist

Start playback on tap: immediately start playback when tapping on playlist item
Add file to playliist on tap when opening: when opening file file and this option is enabled, then selected file will be automaticaly added to the playlist and file dislog will be closed.
Encodings: specify encoding for MP3 tags and playlist contents. Make sure to select proper encodings if MP3 tags are displayed incorrectly.