Pinnacle SHOWCENTER, User Manual

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Pinnacle MediaManager
Any file in a given category can have one of the following file statuses
(indicated by the icon):
This file needs to be converted before it can be displayed with a connected
ShowCenter 1000 Player and be played back.
With a ShowCenter 200 Player, it is sometimes possible to get playback without
having to convert.
The file can be found in the conversion queue.
The file is currently being converted.
The conversion of this file is completed.
Conversion options
Right-click a file in the list to bring up the pop-up menu , where you can choose
from the following options:
Convert to
The selected file will be converted. You can choose from the following movie
formats:
VCD (VideoCD)
The video is compressed using MPEG 1 to one-fourth of its original image size
(352x240 or 288). The data rate is 1.15 Mbps in total. That means that one CD
(650 MB) can hold a little over an hour's worth of video and audio. While the
video quality is rather poor, VCDs can be played back in most DVD players.
SVCD (SuperVideoCD)
The video is compressed using MPEG 2 with full vertical resolution and 2/3
horizontal resolution. The data rate is 2.5 Mbps and one CD can only hold a
little less than a half an hour's worth of video and audio. The video quality is
much better than on a VCD, but only some DVD players accept the SVCD
format.
DVD LongPlay
The video is compressed using MPEG 2 with full vertical resolution and 1/2
horizontal resolution. The data rate is 3.5 Mbps, which makes for very good-
quality video. DVD LongPlay can be burned to DVDs and is accepted by
virtually all DVD players. It is also an excellent format for converting high-data-
rate video to a low enough data rate to be able to play it back over a wireless
network.
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