User:Sakuraluver/gogearguide

Welcome
Hi! I'm Emily, and welcome to my GoGear Guide!!! So, you've done it. You've bought a Phillips GoGear Mp3 player. Maybe you hate ipods. Maybe it was cheap. But whatever. This guide will answer your questions about the GoGear.

The Common Question Asked
So, what's the most common thing said about the player? "%&#@! thing! I can't put videos on it?!?!" Oh, yes you can. This is why I am writing right now, because I had the same problem.

How To Put Videos On The GoGear
REQUIREMENTS-

-A network connestion(you need internet.)

-Firefox 2.0 or higher(Firefox is a free internet browser. You will need it to get videos. Just Google "Download Firefox".

-The CD that came with your player(it needs to be installed.)

-Sorry Linux friends, this is for Windows only(UNLESS you get WINE(windows exe. emulator), yes it is free, you can download it.)

Get Your Video!
First, you need to get a little friend called DownloadHelper. It is a little app for Firefox that automatically downloads media (music, pictures, videos) from your favorite sites! To get it, Google "download DownloadHelper for Firefox". Get it installed. NOW, to get your video! Now, go to any video site you please(YouTube, Google Video, anything.) WAIT for the video, to competely buffer(this is KEY.) One thing, make sure the video is less than 10 minutes.(We'll discuss longer vids later.) Now, look up at the top toolbar. Thanks to DownloadHelper, there should be 3 little balls spinning. Click on the little arrow to the right of it, and it will say the name of your video. Click, and you're going to download it.(NOTE: YouTube is a BUSY site, it may take a while to download. DON'T cry!) NOW, to turn that little video into something you can watch!

Convertin' Time!
Ok, you've got your video. One problem: It's in .flv format, the format YouTube uses. So you have to turn that into .mpg format. Yes, I know that .smv format is what the player uses, but the converter that came with the CD will not convert .flv directly.(Confusing, eh?) SO, you have to take the file to another little friend of ours,. It's a free, fun site that coverts TONS of formats! So, go there.(You can use the blue arrow link.) Follow the directions, BUT! when you choose the output format, MAKE SURE IT IS .mpg-1, NOT mpg-2! mpg-2 is video with no sound, I don't know how many times I chose mpg-2 and wasted 10 minutes of convert time. After the conversion is done, download that.(Takes a while, too.) Phew! Now, finally, you have your .mpg!

The Home Stretch
NOW, you can finally put it on your GoGear! Go to the Phillips Media Converter that came with your player. (on a CD) Drag n' drop, or select from a list if it is not on your desktop. Wait for it... wait for it... YAHOO! NOW you have your video!!

Longer Than 10-15?!
So, you MAY NOT have taken my advice and put a video longer than 10-15 mins. on the player. OOPS! WEll, I'll tell you. ANY video longer than 10-15 mins gets choppy. SO, this is what you can do.

-Find the same video, but in parts.

-Or, do this. Get your FULL .flv and go to M.C. Under the ads and choices, there are options! You need to click on the one that says: "Split file into_____ chunks." NOW, go to your old .flv on your documents, desktop or whatever. Right click it, then click on Properties. It will say the size of the file. Look at Kilobytes(KB). Count em'. That is the size of your file. If the file is 30 mins., split in thirds. If it is 35 or such, ROUND UP. There ya go!

Questions? Comments? Rabid Weasels?
If you have questions comments, or helpful advice, you can tell me on my talk page(for Wikipedia members). In the case of rabid weasels, please call Pest Control. THANKS! Oh, and feel free to copy n' paste this (but please, do tell who REALLY made this. God is watching. Or Allah. Or Buddah. Or Santa.)

Updates
NEWS FLASH!!!! I just found out that the wmv. format is possible to be converted! This is good all you music vid lovers because the audio quality is WAY WAY better. Just a point, CHECK YOUR VIDEO before and after downloads and conversion. I don't know how many times I've wasted 20 mins. on a video just to find out it is 0 bytes(that means downloads didn't work.) So check files, people!