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Nokia OVI suite missing video support
So, today I got a brand new Nokia N97 and I must say that I’m happy with it.
What I’m not so happy with is the support software Nokia has shipped with it: Ovi Suite. All in all I think it’s a monster of a program.
I won’t go into the details. The big picture: I think it’s slow and has an incomprehensible layout/menu structure.
But what bugs me the most, is that today, July 2010, I can’t transfer video’s to my N97 with it! No, sorry, it’s no joke!
It took me quite some hours to finally get to that conclusion, but I’m afraid it’s true.
The first thing I did is check the Nokia web site. In the N97 support section it says that I should copy the video file to my album and then select “Copy to device”. Well, there’s no such thing in Ovi Suite (I’m using 2.2.x)…
Checking out the forums I saw that Nokia has been promising to incorporate video support into Ovi Suite from the start, but until today they haven’t.
So, useless for video? Well, no.
Just download Nokia PC Suite 7.x from the Nokia web site, and you’ll have video support with conversion again. Just forget about Ovi Suite for the time being…
Oh, by the way, Nokia, if you’re reading this, you’re still wondering why you’re losing market share? Don’t just make good phones, make sure your support software is as well or even better!
