Focus Firestore FS-M, User Manual

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MANL-0977-01 Review Draft - FS-M User Manual
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The FS-M Hard Drive
2.3.2.2 PC ext3 Compatible File System
The FS-M can store MPEG Files in a PC ext3 compatible file system.
However, the PC file system is a Linux file system and is not compatible
with Windows.
2.3.2.3 MPEG Players for For Use with a PC
To play back MPEG files stored on a Windows PC, it is necessary to
install a MPEG-2 player software, such as WinDVD. This software is able
to playback MPEG1 and MPEG2 files.
Windows Media Player is only capable of playing MPEG-1 files.
2.3.3 Hard Drive Capacity
The hard drive capacity for audio/video content depends on the the type of video
compression used and its bit-rate. The FS-M records with a variable bit-rate that
can be adjusted from 1.2 Mbps, VCD quality, up to 12 Mbps, which is higher than
DVD quality. Below is table of hard drive storage capacity, bit-rate, and types of
compression.
Windows Drivers
Windows ext3 drivers are available from FOCUS Support.
Web site: http://www.FocusInfo.com/support/support.htm
Email: support@FocusInfo.com
Telephone: 1- 763-398-1658
Bitrate:
Compression:
1150 kbit/s
VCD
2350 kbit/s
SVCD
4000 kbit/s
DVD-LP
6000 kbit/s
DVD
Drive Capacity
80 GB
9108 min. = 152 h 4554 min. = 76 h 2846 min.= 47.4 h 1897 min. = 31.6h
TABLE 2.
Hard Drive Audio/Video Capacity According to Compression Type
Video Content Affects Drive Capacity and Bit-rate
The values in Table 2 are estimates and performance during production can vary
depending on the content of the video. For example, fast moving images with action
require higher bit-rates than the recording of non-moving images.