Convert video to mp4 for Nokia 5800, N97 and other Symbian phone

Having difficulties to convert you video collection to playable format for your Nokia 5800 (or N97)? Personally i do.

I have read many article and forum posting, and many of them needed special software (most is commercial, so you have to pay for it), or using converter originally intended for other devices (Zune, iPod or Nokia N800). Or even using text based converter that can easily make you and i had a headache.

I just found the solution, is actually free and very easy to use. I use VLC to convert my video to playable mp4 format for my Nokia 5800 (should be good for N97, Sony Ericcson Satio, or Omnia HD).

VLC itself is a very powerfull video player, converter and streaming engine. Its an opensource software so it free to use and available for most popular operating system (Linux, Windows and MacOSX). It also able to play most audio and video codec. I have tried to play and convert divx, rmvb, flv and avi with no problem.

Want to try, heres how.

1. Obtain the installer here and install VLC to your system.
2. Open VLC and click Media>Convert/Save

3. In the Open window, find and pick the video you want to convert.

4. Once you pick it, you have a Stream Output window. Click File. Click browser, here, select the place and the name of the new file (like yourvideo.mp4)

5. Then, see the drop down box? Click it, and selec MPEG-4 audio ACC profile. After you've done, click Save button.

6. Right now, all you have to do is sit down and relax. Depend of your computer speed, VLC will started to convert you video.
7. If it finished. Just plug your Nokia 5800 and copy the new video to it. Done..enjoy the show :)