  _________      .__              .__       _____             .___.__        
 /   _____/_____ |__| ____ _____  |  |     /     \   ____   __| _/|__|____   
 \_____  \\____ \|  |/    \\__  \ |  |    /  \ /  \_/ __ \ / __ | |  \__  \  
 /        \  |_> >  |   |  \/ __ \|  |__ /    Y    \  ___// /_/ | |  |/ __ \_
/_______  /   __/|__|___|  (____  /____/ \____|__  /\___  >____ | |__(____  /
        \/|__|     ______\/__.__\/               \/     \/     \/         \/ 
                   \______   \  | _____  ___.__. ___________ 
                    |     ___/  | \__  \<   |  |/ __ \_  __ \
                    |    |   |  |__/ __ \\___  \  ___/|  | \/
                    |____|   |____(____  / ____|\___  >__|   
                                       \/\/         \/       
ABOUT:
Spinal Media Player is based on work by Eponasoft and nicoco73, without those
guys, I would never have got this stupid notion in my head...  Thankyou.
You can read about the Eponasoft Multimedia Codec at 
http://palib.info/forum/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?&topic_id=3971


REQUIREMENTS:
To convert movie files for viewing with 'Spinal Media Player', you will need 
ffmpeg, which you can get from - http://arrozcru.no-ip.org/ffmpeg_builds/
For easyest use, extract to the same folder as convert.exe (and convert.ini).
Currently the converter does not create the framedump folder, so don't delete
it.

Spinal Media Player sould work on any homebrew compatable DS, remember to 
dldi patch.

CONTROLS:
Mostly stylus controls, buttons from left to right -
skip back, play/pause, stop, skip forward, mute, file list.
the file selector still uses buttons though.

Features:
	Instant skipping
	Good quality video
	Bookmarks - your movie will be bookmarked every 20 seconds, so next time, you can watch 
		from where you left off.

CONVERTER:
The converter currently has no proper gui, it relys on the convert.ini file 
for collection the required data.  This data includes the following -

	filename	- Name (and full path) of the file to be converted.
			  The input file can be any format that ffmpeg 
			  recognises (including dvd and youtube).

	aspect		- The aspect ratio of the output file. This can be
			  either 'full' or 'wide'.

	quality		- The quality of the output file. Accepted values
			  range between 1 and 31, 1 being best quality.
			  However full screen movies should not be set lower
			  than 6 or slowdown will occur.

	volume		- The audio volume compared to the input file in 
			  percentage. 100 = same volume, 200 = double etc.

	output		- Name (and full path) of the output file.


THANKS:
Eponasoft and Nicoco73 for comming up with the original idea and the code 
that smf is based on, Jayenkai, Dizi and anyone else who has helped with bug
finding and advice as well as being pestered to test every single build and
listen to me complaining cos I killed it again.


CONTACT:
spinal_cord@yahoo.com
spinal.dizidesignes.co.uk
