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ricbull
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 Posted - Dec 04 2008 : 16:26:53
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dvd pixplay 4.02 user manual states "video files will need to be of a compatiable format, such as MPEG or standard AVI" Question on MPEG= is that mpeg, mpeg-1, mpeg-2, mpeg-3 or mpeg-4. Also are there various versions of AVI and how are they differientated one from another.
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JIMD
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Posted - Dec 04 2008 : 18:19:44
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RICBULL
Use any image files (JPEG, GIF, BMP, PNG...), raw camera images (CRW, NEF...), common sounds (MP3, WMA, WAV...) or video files (AVI, MPEG...)
DVD PixPlay uses an encoding library for video conversion, but standard windows drivers for preview. That means that there are some formats that it has no problem converting but for which it cannot display a preview because a driver cannot be accessed.
AVI is not a single format, it acts as a container for many different video formats. Windows supports all the common formats already, so DVD PixPlay has no problem showing them during a preview. However for less common formats you will need to download the requisite drivers if you want to see a preview:
WMV (and a few AVI types) are a special case in PixPlay, as they are only encoded using a Windows library (rather than natively). This means that the process will fail if there is an issue with the Windows drivers.
You would be better off to convert to one of the natively supported formats, such as MPEG.
You can convert your files online (for free) at:
http://media-convert.com/ (50MB Limit)
http://www.zamzar.com/ (100MB Limit)
Or you can download free conversion software from www.Videohelp.com
Of course, not being able to preview the video file won't prevent you from creating a slideshow and you can see the slideshow before burning it by clicking the "Test" button in the Create Disk wizard
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xequte
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Posted - Dec 05 2008 : 20:12:49
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Hi Ric
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 are natively supported for (input and output). MPEG-4 is supported for output, but can't be used as a source format.
AVI is just a container format, so it's really not practical to cover which variants are supported. Generally the one that trips most people up is MJPEG as this is commonly used on digital cameras. Windows does not include a codec for this and when added to a PixPlay project you tend to get sound but no video, or just an error.
MOV is not supported at all. You need to convert it, e.g. using one of the sites that Jim mentions.
When converting the best idea (less likely to cause grief) is to choose MPEG-2 (or MPEG-1) format.
Nigel
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com
nigel@xequte.com
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pixplay input file compatiability
