I wrote these scripts to help me convert a large amount of MPEG videos to 352 x 288 (or 352 x 240) AVI format for use on my Sharp Zaurus SL-C860 and iPAQ hx4700. The software that I'm using on the Zaurus is Dr. Z Video Player, and on the hx4700 I am using The Core Pocket Media Player. Because of the hx4700's more powerful CPU and I/O, TCPMP is show many more types of video than the Zaurus, but Dr. Z's is still a very capable player - as long as you keep the videos to a low resolution.
The scripts in the tarball are:
mp4encode.sh <input file> <output AVI file>
Encodes a video to an MP4 (with XviD tag) video at a lower resolution.
Edit the script to set the bitrate (default is 300kbps) and scale (default
is 'qntsc').
mp4process.sh <input file>
Calls mp4encode, writing output files into a destination dir. I used this
with 'find' to encode videos from a CD.
mp4resample.sh <input video file>
Runs a video file through mencoder, re-encoding the audio to 22050 Hz,
32kbps - which the Zaurus' Dr. Z can play and the iPAQ's Core Pocket Media
Player cannot.
mp4resample-mp3.sh <input video file>
Same as mp4resample.sh, but encodes the audio to mpeg 1 layer 3 instead
of mpeg 2 layer 3 (TCPMP can play this).