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Attached ImageThis is a review of "CloneDVD mobile" by SlySoft. "CloneDVD mobile" will convert feature lenght DVD movies or your home movies into media suitable for a number of Mobile Platforms including our favorites, Windows Mobile Smartphones and PocketPC. Slysoft has a number of software packages available including the famous CloneCD, AnyDVD and CloneDVD. AnyDVD is a companion product that allows access to CSS protected DVDs directly from your DVD drive. MGN only provides this information for the end users convenience, however, every end user must judge the use of such features with respect to the laws of their country. Now let's move on to "CloneDVD mobile".

Slysoft lists "CloneDVD mobile" features as follows:

CloneDVD mobile converts your DVD movies quickly and easily into a format that your mobile equipment (Sony PSP, Apple iPod Video, iAudio X5, Creative Labs ZEN Vision, etc) can play. You can also convert your DVDs to other file formats, such as DivX, XviD, AVI, MP4, etc.

Features:

Convert movie DVDs to play on mobile video equipment like the Sony PSP, Apple iPod Video, iAudio X5, Creative Labs ZEN Vision, etc
Convert movie DVDs to other file formats like DivX, XviD, AVI, MP4, etc.
Utilises a high quality picture conversion engine
Supports multi-angle movie DVDs
Video Preview shows an overview of all selectable DVD titles
Target size freely adjustable
Supports chapter trimming
Very easy to use: Our unique Filmstrip assistant will guide you step-by-step through all settings - easy for beginners
Picture snapshots while converting
Logging window available
Stable, fast and does not require an ASPI driver
CloneDVD mobile is powered by FFmpeg, the well-engineered open source project. More information about FFmpeg can be found at www.ffmpeg.org.

Installation: The trial download installed easily on Windows XP without any problems. The download size is 5.19 MB. The trial is fully functional and expires in 21 days. The trial is converted to a registered copy through an easy registration process.

Use: In my opinion, this has to be the easiest DVD to mobile convertor on the market. The following series of screenshots show how easy the program is to use.

Screentshot 1 shows the opening menu. Select the type of platform you are going to convert for and click next. In this case I choose the Smartphone setting which covers both SP and PPC platforms.
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Next select the DVD you want to process. In my case I select "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" which I have mounted on drive:M. As opposed to other programs this software will select the most logical files to encode. Convertors like PocketDivxEncoder assume you have some knowledge about what vob files to choose. With CloneDVD mobile you can choose between multiple view angles if availabel on the DVD. I suggest try view angle 1 as a good bet.
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Next you can choose the audio language and any subtitles you prefer. I will stick to English for this one.
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Next it is time to choose your resolution and quality. There is a dropdown menu that allows resolution choices of 220 x 176, 320 x 240, and 480 x 360. These are the Smartphone (includes PPC) choices. The other menu types such as PSP offer different screen resolutions. Here are a couple of different settings. There is a little bug in the ouput size on this menu as the output will be about double the indication. Most full lenght movies will be around 130 MB+/-. See tips below for file transferring.
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Ok we are ready to let the program do the work, click Go and it starts transcoding.
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Your CPU will click away at 100% - not bad to make it work a little. My Athlon 64bit rests far to often.
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After 32.02 minutes on my setup the processing is complete and ready for transfer to my SD card.
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You are done creating the new file which will be youname.avi. The file will be around 130MB large. That is a real choker for ActiveSync transfers. I highly recommend you buy a cheap (less>$20) SD card reader to read either your SD or minSD cards. Most miniSD cards come with an adapter to use in a reader. The transfer only takes a few minutes at the very most using this method.

Conclusion:
I give this program the MGN seal of approval with 5 out of 5 stars. I had given the program 4.5 Stars however the new updates move the program to outstanding and easy to use.

Pros: You can try before you buy it. It is easy to use, the output quality is on par with other transcoders I have used and it is well supported by Slysoft. They already issued a helpfull update based on user feedback. This program is great for converting full length feature movies to play on your mobile device. I suggest TCPMP as a player (free) for your phone. Registered owners receive one year technical support plus free lifetime upgrades.

Cons: There appears to be a minor bug with the size of output file on the resolution selection menu. This is minor and we will report it to them. It is so user friendly that certain high end tweaks (eg. custom screen size) are not available to the user.

SlySoft has offered MobileGadgetnews readers a discount on any Clone software purchased between now and February 25, 2006. Just use the coupon code "mobilegadget" without the quotes to get the following discounts. The program costs $39 if bought separately, however if you bought it combined with say, AnyDVD, each program would be priced at $29.50. You would get the additional MGN discount of $10, making your cost for both $49.

product coupon value
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single license (39$) 5.00 US$
2 license bundle (59$) 10.00 US$
3 license bundle (78$) 15.00 US$
4 license bundle (95$) 20.00 US$

Example: the regular price of our 3 license bundle "AnyDVD + CloneDVD + CloneCD" is 78.00 US$. After using the coupon the remaining amount will be 63.00 US$. The big bundle with all
4 products is 75$ instead of 95$.

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2/16/05 CloneDVD mobile update see post below for detail.
2/12/06 CloneDVD mobile update


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Very cool looking program. I have tried similar DVD to mobile converters, but ended up scrapping them because they didn't let you choose the file type to convert to. This does. That is a great feature in my mind. One question, if the movie you are encoding from is widescreen, the file you encode will be widescreen, correct? I always cut the black bars out of my widescreen movies and resize it for mobile viewing so I'm actually using all of the small screen space available.


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I guess a quick way to do that on the viewing side is adjust the zoom in TCPMP in options (like fill screen). You will crop the edges a bit. You can also can change a little by adjusting the TCPMP option for Pixel Aspect ratio like 16:9 NTSC versus widescreen. May make a little difference. Many discs have the optional aspect ratio available so you could transcode it 4:3 instead of widescreen.


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Yeah, that isn't a feature I can't do without, and as you said there are many other ways around it.


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SlySoft Products CloneDVD mobile

True to thier great support philosophy, SlySoft emailed out a update notice for CloneDVD mobile yesterday.

Dear valued customer,

2/16/05 We would like to inform you, that a new version of
CloneDVD mobile has been released. Here the list of fixes
and improvements:

Version 1.0.5.2: 2006 02 16
- Cosmetic: Wrong button size in output selection pane

Version 1.0.5.1: 2006 02 16
- New: Added frame rate selection to the User Interface
- New: Added NTSCFrameRateX and PALFrameRateX keywords to
devices.ini
- New: Improved playback of NTSC material, if correct frame
rate is selected (23.98 fps for movies, 29.97 fps for videos)
- New: Added Subtitle selection and output to VOB passthrough
- New: Workaround for problem of hanging Video with iPod G5
firmware 1.1
- Change: Output resolutions of Apple iPod video
- Updated lanuages
- Updated manuals

The update is free for all registered customers, of course.
Just install the new version on top of your current version,
regardless which version you have installed:



The updates includes the following fixes:
2/12/06 CloneDVD mobile update
Version 1.0.4.1: 2006 02 12
- New: Up to 300% (!) faster encoding with Apple iPod,
Sony PSP, Generic DivX and some other profiles
- New: Added profile for Sony Ericsson Phones (3GP)
- New: Added profile for Nokia Phones (3GP)
- New: Added profile for Motorola Phones (3G2)
- Change: Uses MPEG4 encoder instead of XVID by default
- Fix: Automatic update check could hang on some machines
- Fix: Wrong output size calculation with NTSC discs
- Fix: Bad quality with Windows Smartphone profile
- Fix: VOB output failed if file was bigger than 1 GByte
- Fix: Playback problems and bad quality with iAudio X5
- Updated lanuages
- Updated manuals
You can get the update here: The SlySoft website: SlySoft Products CloneDVD mobile

Don't forget the MGN coupon discount good until 2/25/06 mobilegadget


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Some nice new update came out today for CloneDVD mobile. Subtitle support fixed among others***

Dear valued customer,

we would like to inform you, that a new version of
CloneDVD mobile has been released. Here the list of fixes
and improvements:

Version 1.0.7.1: 2006 03 08
- New: Added native TV Resolutions (720x480 NTSC, 720x576 PAL)
to Generic DivX and Archos profiles for display on modern
TV Sets (with 16:9 enhancement)
- New: Subtitle support with .avi file format (Generic DivX,
Creative Labs ZEN Vision, Windows Smartphone, iAudio X5,
Archos AV)
- New: Deinterlace option to remove motion interlace distortion
from video material.
- New: Optimized framerate selection for interlaced NTSC video
material, if deinterlace option is enabled - added individual
NTSC framerates deinterlaced / non deinterlaced
- New: Added support for Epson P-2000 & P-4000
- New: Added "VTag" keyword to devices.ini
- Fix: Cut off end of file with .avi file format and high
resolutions
- Fix: Picture/Audio out of sync with .avi file format
(Generic DivX, Creative Labs ZEN Vision, Windows Smartphone,
iAudio X5, Archos AV)
- Change: Updated hardware profiles, many devices supported better
- Updated lanuages
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We would like to inform you, that a new version of CloneDVD mobile has been released. Here the list of fixes and improvements:

Version 1.1.0.5: 2006 06 12
- New: Changed MP4 and GP3 encoding from ffmpeg to mencoder. Requires
changes to all profiles, make sure to check the new devices.ini file.
- New: Added support for the Nintendo "Play-Yan" cartridge for the
Nintendo GameBoy Advance
- New: Added subtitle support for all MP4 and GP3 profiles, including
Apple iPod and Sony PSP
- New: Improved picture quality
- New: Added profile for the Arcos AV320 (untested!)
- New: AVI files can now be created with libavformat (Archos AV320)
- New: The profile for the Sony PSP has been split into two - one for
PSP firmware version 2.6 or better supporting better playback of
progressive scan NTSC movies, and one for older firmware versions.
- New: Added "Please wait..." dialog while Apple iPod
postprocessing is done
- Change: iPod postprocessing is now done, even if encoding is
aborted. Handy if you want to check output quality by creating
a short movie clip by clicking "Cancel" during encoding.
- Change: Increased Audio Bitrate for many profiles for better
Audio Quality
- Fix: Audio Sync problems with MP4 and GP3 profiles
- Fix: Problems with interleaved VOBUs on some DVDs
- Many small fixes and improvements
- Updated languages

The update is free for all registered customers, of course.
Just install the new version on top of your current version, regardless which version you have installed:
SlySoft Products CloneDVD mobile


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In July 2003 SlySoft went on-line with AnyDVD and since these days we have become the market leader in software for copying protected movie DVDs. As a special promotion for our 3rd anniversary I'd like to offer you a special "Birthday Coupon".
Depending on whether you choose to buy, a single license, a double, triple bundle or the full package, this coupon has a value of $5 up to $20. To redeem the coupon just enter the
coupon code: birthday
in the coupon box at the bottom of the check-out form. Please note that this coupon is only valid until July, 31st 2006!

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CloneDVD mobile has been updated again. Changes include:

Version 1.1.2.0: 2006 10 25
- New: ability to batch-process multiple titles into distinct files
- New: possibility to create a separate file for each chapter within
a title.
- New: Device list on initial page rearranged hierarchically
- New: added support for Palm TX
- updated Apple iPod profile (5. Gen) to support 640x480 resolution
- added profile for Creative Labs ZEN Vision W (widescreen version)
- Fix: Non Dolby-Digital 6-channel sound (for example Linear PCM,
DTS, Dolby Pro-Logic) could be distorted
- several small fixes and improvements
- Updated languages

The update is free for all registered customers, of course.
Just install the new version on top of your current version, regardless which version you have installed:

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Giancarlo Bettini
CEO SlySoft Inc. As a special promotion for Halloween I'd like to offer you a special "Halloween Coupon". Depending on whether you choose to buy, a single license, a double, triple bundle or the full package, this coupon has a value of $5 up to $20. To redeem the coupon just enter the
coupon code: halloween
in the coupon box at the bottom of the check-out form. Please note that this coupon is only valid until October, 31st 2006!


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Thanksgiving discount for Slysoft Poducts good through Nov 25

Giancarlo Bettini says

As a special promotion for Thanksgiving I'd like to offer you a special "Thanksgiving Coupon". Depending on whether you choose to buy, a single license, a double, triple bundle or the full package, this coupon has a value of $5 up to $20. To redeem the coupon just enter the
coupon code: Thanksgiving
in the coupon box at the bottom of the check-out form. Please note that this coupon is only valid until November, 28th 2006!

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Latest program updates

new version of CloneDVD mobile has been released. Here the list of fixes and improvements:

Version 1.1.4.0: 2006 12 27
- New: added THM-Thumbnail support for Sony PSP
- removed separate chapter files option for Sonys PSP because
this conflicts with the PSP's naming convention
(can be reenabled by changing the corresponding "AllowChapterFiles"
entry in the devices.ini file)
- added several new profiles: "BlackBerry Pearl",
"SmartDisk FlashTrax", "Nokia N93/95"
- Fix: Zoom option could result in incorrect vertical offset (video
image shifted downwards)
- Fix: unicode characters (japanese, greek, ...) weren't displayed
correctly on PSP and some other devices
- Fix: selecting "native" resolutions with "Generic DivX" profile
would abort the encoding process
- Fix: still some DVDs resulted in inverted subtitles
- updated mencoder
- several small fixes and improvements
- Updated languages

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SlySoft has a nice discount running through Nov 5th.

coupon code: halloween
valid : November, 5th 2007
value : 20% discount on all products (except upgrades).
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coupon code: halloween
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value : 20% discount on all products (except upgrades).


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Antigua, West Indies - November, 30th 2007


SlySoft switches over to the Euro

In order to guarantee future software development, SlySoft will change
its pricing from U.S. dollars 1:1 to the Euro effective January 1, 2008.
The resulting price increase is absolutely justified according to SlySoft
CEO Giancarlo Bettini:

"The largest cost factor facing a software company is programming. All our
developers are already paid in Euro and have been for years. In order to
maintain our software at the latest level well into the future and at the
same time be able to provide our customers with free updates and free
support, a switch to the Euro was simply a logical consequence."

Out of fairness, SlySoft announces this step well in advance of its taking
effect in order to provide all interested parties the opportunity to
purchase SlySoft products at the old prices. Those buyers who act quickly
in this time can also save an additional 20% with the special Christmas
Promotion which started today.

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To celebrate Slysoft CEO's 80th (age in Euros) birthday, they are offering a 20% discount on all
products (except upgrades and merchandising):

coupon code: birthday
valid until: February 10 2008

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we would like to inform you, that a new version of CloneDVD mobile has been released. Here the list of fixes and improvements:

Version 1.1.6.1: 2008 02 13
- new: added profiles for Sony Walkman and LG VX8350
- fix: display of estimated resulting filesize showed a wrap-around
effect at and above 4 GB
- change: constant bitrate now applied to mp3 audio in avi files for
better compatibility
- several minor fixes and improvements
- Updated languages

The update is free for all registered customers, of course.
Just install the new version on top of your current version, regardless which version you have installed:


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To celebrate SlySoft's 5th anniversary, a 20% discount on all products (except upgrades and t-shirts) for the whole month of July 2008.
Entering the coupon code ist not neccessary anymore. The discount will be automatically deducted.
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