theKompany has released a new video player for the Sharp Zaurus, with support for the popular DivX format. Just the thing for boring meetings, er, plane trips.
theKompany has released yet another application for the GNU/Linux-based Sharp Zaurus SL-5500, this time a DivX video player named tkcVideo. The program supports video files encoded using MPEG 1, MPEG 2, MPEG 4 (DivX), MJPEG, or AVI files, and accompanying audio streams in mp1, mp2, and mp3 format.
 | "The Matrix" on The Zaurus, courtesy of tkcVideo
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DivX is an increasingly popular video format, not to be confused with the ill-conceved DVD-like self-destructing video disks from a few years ago. The new DivX (sometimes called "DivX ;-)" to differentiate it from the earlier disks) is based on the MPEG 4 video format, which offers the same level of quality as DVD movies (which use MPEG 2 video) with a higher compression rate, resulting in a smaller file size. It supports multiple audio-track formats, including the popular mp3 audio format. Though not supported by the major movie studios, who prefer DVD due to its copy-prevention features, DivX has become increasingly popular on the Internet for archiving old TV shows, out-of-circulation movies, and family videos. Its small size also makes it ideal for mobile devices, such as the Zaurus. A 128 MB Compact Flash card should be able to hold about one hour of video at 240x320 resolution.
tkcVideo includes both preview and fullscreen modes, as well as fast-forward / rewind and pause/resume functionality. Due to issues with the Secure Digital driver currently used in the Zaurus, which is the only part of the core system that is not Open Source, tkcVideo only works for video files stored on a Compact Flash card. It also works only for files that are 240x320 resolution or smaller. Larger files will be cropped and only the top-left corner of the movie will be visible, though the user can freely rotate the movie in 90-degree increments. theKompany is currently working on compiling a list of recommended video editors for the desktop to allow users to optimize files for the Zaurus.
tkcVideo is available for download now from theKompany's web site. It costs $14.95 USD, and there is unfortunately no demo version available.
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