HP EX485 - MediaSmart Server - 2 GB RAM, User Manual

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HP Video Converter
Advantages
This method provides a balance for making all the video files (or at least those in the Videos
shared folder) available to mobile devices, but also offers control to limit the amount of full
resolution videos converted.
Disadvantages
This method requires you to move/copy videos back and forth around their server. This can be
error prone and also consume too much disk space. Users should be very familiar with the file and
folder layout before attempting to work with this type of approach.
Video Conversion Scenario – Alternative #2
You may find converting any of your videos automatically to be troublesome. However, you may
want to convert a selected portion of your videos. In such cases, it is recommended to disable
conversion for all formats for the Videos shared folder. You can then create new
shared folders to
enable conversion for only the videos you place in this folder in the output resolution you want.
This gives you the ability to selectively convert only a few videos, or even videos in a certain
order, to specific output formats selected.
Advantages
Along with the extra input and output control, this alternative offers the greatest potential benefit
for disk space utilization.
Disadvantages
This method shares the same issues as alternative #1, except twice as complicated. Now you will
have to manage videos in multiple places for mobile, full, or both conversion settings. You should
be very familiar with your folder layout and how this works with
media streaming servers before
attempting this approach.
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If you have little to moderate video content you will find the basic default settings appropriate for
video conversion. The basic settings require you to enable the video converter tool, and keep your
videos in the Videos shared folder.
Advantages
The advantage of using the basic settings is that all video files in your Videos shared folder will
attempt to be converted. Also, this scenario does not require any file organization changes or
moving or copying files around.
Disadvantages
If you have a lot of content in your videos shared folder, the basic settings can use a lot of
additional disk space. Also, video conversion takes a lot of time and you may have to wait a long
time for video conversion to complete. Lastly, if you have a lot of videos that are already in a
highly compressed format (such as DivX, Xvid, or H.264); then converting them again on the Full
output setting offers little value since these formats are very similar in storage efficiency.
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