How to display a received video MMS message ?

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Xin Guo
New member
Username: Guox

Post Number: 5
Registered: 08-2004
Posted on Wednesday, September 15, 2004 - 12:30 pm:   

Hi Bryce,

Thanks for your reply to my previous question. In fact, I did not mean to use external video clips to generate MMS messages, I actually have been using my local video clips to generate MMS messages. So I don't think I should use the RTSP and the SDP file. I am sorry if I did not describe my question clearly.

Basicaly I used the MMSCOMP utility and created a MMS message which 'contained' two .mp4 video clips (made by suing the p800 camera and stored on my laptop). I sent this MMS message via the NowSMS web interface "Send MMS Messages" to a SonyEricsson p800.

The MMS message I received later can be played but without displaying the video contents and plus it was not played in the PacketVideo player. However, I single clicked on each individual clips attached in the MMS message and I found they can all be played and displaying their video contents in the PacketVideo player. My question is : How to display such a received video MMS message ?

Thanks in advantage,

Xin


Bryce Norwood - NowSMS Support
Board Administrator
Username: Bryce

Post Number: 3474
Registered: 10-2002
Posted on Tuesday, September 28, 2004 - 10:34 pm:   

Hi Xin,

Apologies that I haven't had as much time to respond to questions out here lately. I'm working on getting that situation rectified.

How about posting the SMIL that you're using?

I don't have a P800 to test with, but I have a P900. I created a video with it, and sent it as MMS to my e-mail address. The following was the SMIL received in the e-mail message:

<smil>
<head>
<meta name="generator" content="SEMC-P9x0" />
<layout>
<root-layout width="200px" height="200px" />
<region id="Image" top="0%" height="50%" fit="meet" />
<region id="Text" top="50%" height="50%" fit="meet" />
</layout>
</head>
<body>
<par dur="5000ms">
<video src="test.mp4" dur="2000ms" region="Image" />
</par>
</body>
</smil>

I then took test.mp4 (a simple video that I recorded using the P900), and the SMIL file, and send them out using the "Send MMS Message" option in the NowSMS web interface.

The video autoplayed correctly when received on the P900 again.

So I edited the SMIL to reference 2 video files.

<smil>
<head>
<meta name="generator" content="SEMC-P9x0" />
<layout>
<root-layout width="200px" height="200px" />
<region id="Image" top="0%" height="50%" fit="meet" />
<region id="Text" top="50%" height="50%" fit="meet" />
</layout>
</head>
<body>
<par dur="5000ms">
<video src="test.mp4" dur="2000ms" region="Image" />
</par>
<par dur="5000ms">
<video src="test2.mp4" dur="2000ms" region="Image" />
</par>
</body>
</smil>

And I went back to "Send MMS Message", attaching the SMIL file, and the 2 video files.

On the phone it automatically displayed the first video, and then the second video.

So perhaps there's an issue with the SMIL that you are using? Try my example above, and see how that works, and assuming that it also works well on the P800, maybe you can determine what the issue is?

-bn