What does it do?
So what exactly can the GP32 do? It has a number of uses, actually. At its simplest level, you can buy boxed games with titles like "Dyhard with Infinite Stairs!!!". However, the GP32 uses SmartMedia for everything, which opens a couple more avenues. As default, the GP32 supports MP3 playback of files transferred to the system (via USB), where it gives quite a rich (if quiet) sound - headphones on the other hand are bloody loud.
For those who dare to venture onto the internet, there are a couple more interesting features to play with - official software can be downloaded for a small fee, with the most interesting title being MoviePark, a DiVX 4.12 player (which retails for an outlandish 7000 KRW). MoviePark is quite particular in what it will play, with a 10FPS 128Kbps limit. This is more than enough for TV episodes, cartoons, anime, etc - but The Matrix is something of a blur.
The preferred method for preparing GP32 DiVX videos is to use the almighty VirtualDub. However, Entware (the MoviePark developers) have a rather basic app to do a much simpler conversion. Compare the three videos below to see what happens when you start to compress down:
Original file XViD, 1.92Mb, 640x480, 1000k/sec CBR, LAME 192k/sec 44.1KHz CBR
Downmixed File (VirtualDub) DiVX 4.12, 284K, 320x240 (Lanczos3 filtered), 64k/sec VBR, MS-MP3 40k/sec 22 KHz CBR
Downmixed File (MovieLink) DiVX 4.12, 212K, 320x240, 64k/sec VBR, MS-MP3 40k/sec 22 KHz CBR
Videos are about a meg a minute in 4:3, or slightly less in 16:9. My largest
film at 2 hours 8 minutes WideScreen is 111Mb.
