Comments on: LG VX 8100 - Verizon (Enabling MP3 Player)

by: zelndot

Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:15:20 +0000

The problem with the mp3’s not showing up on the phone is DEFINATELY the length of the file name or what characters are in that name. Once I shortened the file names of the mp3’s (on the miniSDcard) that weren’t showing up on the phone mp3 player, they all appeared and played just fine.

Mike, great page by the way.

by: laxeagle3

Sun, 20 Aug 2006 03:27:46 +0000

Ok thanks, I’ll check it out. The videos on my phone so far are great!

by: Mike Sparr

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 05:05:02 +0000

Hi Lax. From what I’ve read, YouTube converts videos into a Flash movie. I haven’t really looking into it but if it’s in Flash, I don’t think you can import it like and AVI, MOV, etc. I would right-click on the page, view source and determine URL for the video file. If it’s within [embed][object] tags and says it’s a Shockwave Flash movie (.swf) then who knows. If it’s an ASF, MOV, AVI or other, I would simply do a Google search “import [FORMAT] into LG VX8100 using BitPim” and see if anything is available.

Hope that helps.

Mike

by: laxeagle3

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:55:55 +0000

Sorry for the multiple posts, but I found it, I had to reboot my phone and it showed up. But I sitll have the question about the youtube. haha, thanks again

by: laxeagle3

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:28:34 +0000

So I used the BitPim to put the file into my MF folder, and it’s not on my phone. It seemed to trasfer to the phone and is in folder on the BitPim but not on the phone… any idea where else it could be?

by: laxeagle3

Sat, 19 Aug 2006 04:01:09 +0000

Thank you for the steps for the video, the ImToo encoder worked wonderful! I just have one question about videos. Do you know if there is a way to get videos off of youtube.com to be saved to your computer, so they can be put on the phone?

Thanks again.

by: Mike Sparr

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 20:04:38 +0000

In theory you don’t have to buy the USB cord; the program BitPim should work with Bluetooth if your PC is equipped. If not, you will have to purchase the USB cord as far as I know. I would search some BitPim posts in Google and perhaps you can create the tone and store it locally, then simply use a USB adapter (card reader) and drag those tones to your card. Then insert the card into the phone and there are settings on where you store your ringtones, music, pictures, etc. I think there is a place to choose card instead of phone memory for ringtones.

by: ryanbaker

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 18:19:35 +0000

Mike, thanks for the page and info it has been helpful. I am going to buy a mini sd today, but I am confused about the custom ringtones. Do I still need to buy the usb cord to make my custom ringtones work on my phone? I can’t just run them off of the mini sd card? I am not too worried about playing mp3’s or videos, I just want personalized pictures and ringtones. My friend had a verizon phone a year or two ago where you could email himself ringtones for free. Is this still possible or does anyone know anything about this? Thanks again!

Ryan

by: soulreaver2169

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:11:12 +0000

also i did get a video to show up on my phone from my mini sd card i had to make the filename shorter but it showed up…but when i went to try to play it all i got was a white screen my guess is verizon has it blocked somehow ive even talked to a customer service person from verizon wireless and they said the only way was if you download videos with the internet on your phone

by: soulreaver2169

Tue, 01 Aug 2006 06:07:49 +0000

i have the Lg Vx8100 as well i have found out sometimes some mp3’s wont show up i havent figured that out yet besides maybe the file name may be to long also im trying to figure out how i can put video’s/movies on my phone as well?? any tips as of yet?

by: forkix

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:23:48 +0000

1 gb card can hold about 250 songs. Going by 4 minutes at 128 kbps.

by: forkix

Sat, 22 Jul 2006 22:08:36 +0000

Mandy, are the filenames too big? There is a limit to the filename. If you have:

Rage Against The Machine - How I Could Just Kill A Man.mp3

It won’t show up on your phone.

by: mandyh5

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:57:57 +0000

ok, i have no clue what the problem is. but thanks for the help.
mandy

by: Mike Sparr

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:01:05 +0000

Hi Mandy, I loaded over 90 on mine just to try it out - I purchased a 1GB Mini SD card from Best Buy. Honestly I’ve never counted the songs so I’m unsure whether this happens to me or not. If they are the same songs, there may be issues with the format or naming of the files. If they are different each time, then ??? sounds like software bug. That’s about as good as I can figure but enjoy the 12 songs you do have! Happy rockin’. /Mike

by: mandyh5

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:46:19 +0000

Hey Mike, i have found this site very helpful for putting my own mp3 songs on my mini sd card for the 8100. I was just wondering if there is a limit to the amount of songs you can have in your playlist. at 1st I had 12 songs on the card and it only showed 10, so i formatted the card and put the songs back on the card and added 4 more, and now shows 12 not 16. just wondering if you had encountered this problem and if you had any suggestions. thanks alot

mandy

by: forkix

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 11:38:33 +0000

Alright people I figured out how to play your own videos…

1. Download “ImToo MPEG Encoder v3.1″ just google it.
2. You’re gonna need to crack it or buy it as the trial has a limit of 5 mins encoding time.
3. Once downloaded/installed, open it.
4. Click the “+Add” button to the left.
5. Pick what files you want to encode.
6. Then below hit the “Profile” drop down box and select “3GPP2 - 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (*.3g2)”
7. Then hit encode.
8. Put encoded videos in your “MY_FLIX” folder.
9. Then go to your video player (hit the camera button twice)
10. Then go to the “Gallery” (left arrow button) and your videos are there for playback.

Thank you and God Bless.

by: Mike Sparr

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:58:59 +0000

I don’t do videos so cannot help. Please read prior posts. Thanks.

by: forkix

Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:00:11 +0000

hey mike, I’m trying to figure out how to view videos too. I would say they have to be in .mov since that’s the format that you record with using the video camera.

by: Mike Sparr

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 14:38:52 +0000

Maybe this? search for “convert mp4 to mp3″ and found this link: http://www.howtodothings.com/electronics/a1664-how-to-convert-mp4-to-mp3.html

by: ferkulj

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 10:16:31 +0000

Sorry just re-read your last comment, but all in all thank,s you’ve been the most help on this subject, im just having trouble finding a free mp3 converter as most of my files are m4a’s or mp4’s