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English Version 1.22, Crystal Engine

Conversion software and codecs for GBA Movie Player. Install them one by one:

1. DirectX 9.0 (English Version).
2. Windows Media Player 9.0 (English Version).
For DirectX 9.0 and Windows Media player 9.0, if you already have them or even higher versioninstalled in your computer, you don't need to install them again.
3. ACE Mega CoDecs Pack
All the needed codecs are included. Select "Just Play" to install the codecs.
4. Conversion software of GBA Movie Player (V1.22,2006-1-7)
DVD Converter is available. You can preview the converted video file(.gbm) on the computer. Better video and sound playback.

Notice: They are big files, try to download them by the help of other tools. The files will be corrupted if you take long time to download them.

Update.e19 English version 2.0(2005.9.1)

1.Long file name support
2.Support <200k GB and GBC format games. You need to put Goomba.gba file to the root directory of CF so that you can run those games.
3.Available music modes: All,Repeat All,Repeat One,Single,Random,Rev Repeat.
4.Sleep modes: a)When the time is set, GBA/GBA SP/DS will be in sleep mode without pressing any button. b)GBA/GBA SP/DS will change to sleep mode when the music is finished. Note: Only when the music mode is "all" or "single", then the sleep mode works.
5.Auto Page: Set the time, then it will turn the page automatically. press "select" botton to make the setting.
6.Support 256 backing files: Save the backing files in a folder named"BACKING". All backing files must be named as BACKIMG*.***.
7..Password: If you run this function, type the password before entering the GBA MP menu. To cancel it, just delete all files from your CF card.
8. Ebook scroll bar is available.

Update e18, Vesion V1.94

How to make the new conversion software work
1.If you already installed Elecard, please uninstall(delete) this Elecard first.
2.Download the Crystal Engine from here
3.Make your card update to update e18

With this new conversion software, the conversion speed is much faster, video and audio quality is improved.

Important: Before you make your card update, please check the firmware version first.
How do I know that I use the latest version GBA Movie Player?
PLease go to "help" menu to view the "version Info", you will get it. Our latest update version is V2.0. If your card is with firware V2.0, you don't need to make it update.

Warning: When you are updating your GBA/GBA SP, make sure your GBA/GBA SP has steady power and don't turn off your GBA/GBA SP or pull the GBA Movie player out, or your GBA Movie Player will be broken. The GBA Movie Player must be well connected with the console(GBA, GBA SP or DS) when you make the card update.

GBA Movie Player version 2
English version 1.3
Update e13

Please download the new version and the update here

Note: There will be a folder on your desktop after installation. After opening the folder, you will find the file pocketnes.gba. This is in the FC Game Support file, and update.e13 is the Firmware.

How do I update my GBA Movie Player?
If you are not using the 2nd version, please update your firmware to e13. After installation, the firmware will be copied to your windows desktop.
Please copy the file "update.e13" to your CF Card, and then plug the CF Card to your GBA Movie Player. Plug the GBA Movie Player into your GBA/GBA SP, then turn the GBA/GBA SP on. Push "Start" to finish the update. After the update, please use the new  conversion software to convert movies, music and images. (Warning: When you are updating your GBA/GBA SP, make sure your GBA/GBA SP has steady power and don't turn off your GBA/GBA SP or pull the GBA Movie player out, or your GBA Movie Player will be broken)

Movie Testing: Please download these files to test your GBA Movie Player. Your GBA Movie Player has successfully updated if it can play these movies. [1 2 3 4]

Update e17(2005-3-24)

1. Multifont built-in (for E-books only). Supported languages:

System Default (English),
1250 - Central European (Latin 2)
1251 - CYRILLIC
1252 - West European (Latin 1)
1253 - Greek
1254 - Turkish (Latin 5)
1255 - Hebrew
1257 - Baltic
1258 – Vietnam

2. Multifont sizes supported (for the file list and E-books only). Available fonts sizes: 8x8， 12x12， 16x16.

Press the "SELECT" button to choose the language and font size you want.

3. Bookmarks added. Press the "START" button to add a bookmark.

4. Corrected pages.

UP-Previous line 　　DOWN-Next line 　　LEFT-Previous page
A-Next page　　　　　RIGHT-Go to the next 10th page

5. Synchronous lyrics can be shown in different languages as well. Press the "UP" and "DOWN" buttons to adjust Synchronous lyrics. Once you press "A", synchronous lyrics will be placed in the middle, by line. If you press "START", synchronous lyrics will be placed in the middle by paragraph.

Update e14(2004-11-23)

You can read E-Books in your own language on the GBA now. Just copy "update.E14" to the root directory of your CF Card, and your GBA Movie Player update itself. Then copy FONTMU12.GBK or FONTMU12.BIG and another specific FONTMAP to the root directory of your CF Card. If you want to use Korean or simplified Chinese, FONTMU12.GBK is needed. To support complex Chinese, you need to copy FONTMU12.BIG to your CF Card. For details on the supported fonts, please read MultiFont.txt.

For example: after updating your card to e14, if you want to support Hebrew, you can copy FONTMU12.GBK and FONTMAPS.255 OR FONTMU12.BIG and FONTMAPS.255 to the root directory of your CF Card.

Note: It is not convenient to support lots of languages at the same time, because this update has requirements on the OS. For example, if you want to support French, your Window must be in French version.

Update e13b(2004-09-16)
A few people found their GBA screen became "black" after updating to update e13. If you happen to have this problem, please download update e13b to solve it.

Relevant codecs
The converting software supports any files that Windows Media Player can play. Some files can't be converted with the converting software though. This is because you don't have relevant codecs on your PC. The codecs we mention correspond with a video format, and meet the standards of DirectX. We suggest you to install relevant codecs to make all supported files be convert correctly.

1.To support Quicktime format (*.mov)
Name of the software: Quicktime Alternative 1.31
Free download site: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/QuickTime_Alternative.htm
Note: After installing the Quicktime codec, Quicktime video files (*.mov) can be converted in the GBA Media video converting program and the relevant files can be played on the WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER

2.To support Real format files (*.rm and *.rmvb)
Name of the software: Real Alternative 1.23
Free download site: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/Real_Alternative.htm
Note: After installing the Real codec, Real video files (*.rm and *.rmvb) can be converted in the GBA Media video program and played on the WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER.

3.To support MPEG4 (*.avi)
Name of the software: DivX 5.x
Free download site: http://www.free-codecs.com/download/DivX_Free.htm
Note: After installing the MPEG4 codec, MPEG4 video files (*.avi) can be converted in the GBA Media converting program and be played on the WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER.

4.To support DVD format movies (*.vob)
a. Name of the audio codec file: ac3filter_0_70b (DVD Audio Decoder)
b. There are two choices for the video codec file:
The free one: mpeg2codec_installer(DVD Video Decoder)
Requires purchase: EMpgDec20(ELECARD MPEG 2 Video Decoder Package
Download site: http://gbalpha.vip.sina.com/Driver.zip
Note: DVD format is MPEG format, so you need the MPEG2 video codec and AC3 audio codec to support the MPEG format. After installing the the codec, the *.vob format can be converted in the GBA media converting program and be played on the WINDOWS MEDIA PLAYER.

Suggestion: To make the supported file be converted properly, please use Windows DirectX V9.0 or later, and Windows Media Player 9.0 or later.
After installing Windows DirectX V9.0 and Windows Media Player 9.0, we suggest you install the following codes:
1. FFDShow to support MPEG4 and Divx movies (*.avi)
2. Real_Alternative to support Real format files (*.rm, *.rmvb)
3. QuickTime_Alternative to support QuickTime movies (*.mov)
4. ac3filter_0_70b to support DVD movie audio (*.vob)
5. mpeg2codec_installer or EMPgDec20 to support DVD movies (*.vob)

If those links are dead, please go to http://www.gbafilm.com/tools1.asp to get all the codecs.

To get latest pocketnes, go to http://www.gbafilm.com/tools3.asp.