Hacking R4 ds video compression

[tiger858]

Hey im just wondering whats the best compression tool for the r4ds with avi movie's i got blaze media but that just pt the megabytes up yer so any ideas

oh and also do u think they will ever release multi taking so u can listen to music while playig a ds game?

 

[Destructobot]

Hey im just wondering whats the best compression tool for the r4ds with avi movie's i got blaze media but that just pt the megabytes up yer so any ideas

The only format of video you can play on the R4 is .dpg. Look into dpgtools and batchdpg for your conversion needs.

oh and also do u think they will ever release multi taking so u can listen to music while playig a ds game?

Not a chance.

 

[DanTheManMS]

Destructobot's right. The DS is incapable of multitasking as you're thinking of it. The PSP for instance has an underlying operating system, so it can run mp3 files from your card while doing other different tasks like playing a game. With the DS, once a program has control over the hardware, it has FULL control over ALL the hardware. Therefore, it's not possible.

Homebrew programs can be made to multitask though. For instance, if DSLinux detects extra RAM in slot-2, it will unlock two additional virtual terminals you can access by pressing Alt-F1 through Alt-F3. Through this, you can have madplay playing your mp3 files while you browse the web in another virtual terminal while you IRC using the third, for instance.