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10. Playing Media on the DF-1710
Recognized File Types
The DF-1710 automatically identifies file contents by extension (this identification process is case-insensitive).
The file extensions recognized by the Digi-Frame are:
Extension(s)
File type
.jpe, .jpeg, .jpg
JPEG still image
.lst
MPEG audio playlist
.mpe, .mpeg,
.mpg, .m1v
MPEG motion video
.avi, mp4
MPEG-4 motion video
.mp3
MPEG audio
.swf
Flash® animation
.html, .htm, .asp,
.php, shtml
HTML
.wav
Wave audio
Still Pictures
The DF-1710 recognizes only standard format JPEG files for still pictures. Important Note on JPEG Images:
There are two types of JPEG images, “standard” and “progressive”. The DF-1710 cannot display
JPEGs that have been saved in the “progressive” format, and there is no easy way to tell if an
image is progressive or not. If you’re having trouble seeing your images and are sure you’ve done
everything else right, try opening them in PhotoShop® or other image editing program and re-
saving them, making sure that they are saved in standard JPEG format.
The DF-1710 considers 1024 x 768 pixels to be “full-screen” image size. Depending on the scaling options
specified by the Change Slideshow Defaults menu or your script file, images larger or smaller than this can be
automatically scaled to fit the screen (maintaining proportions or not), or they can be displayed at actual size.
If you want your pictures to always be displayed in their entirety, at their best resolution and optimal file size,
use your image editing software to crop and/or size them to 1024 x 768 (or if they don’t have exactly 4:3
aspect ratios, set the longer sides to 1024 or 768, depending on the image and frame orientations).
Video
Supported Video Formats
The DF-1710 can play video movies in the MPEG-1 and MPEG-4 formats only. The DF-1710 cannot play DVD
(MPEG-2) movies or Apple QuickTime® - formatted movies.
MPEG-4 movies must have an extension of “.AVI”, “.avi”, “MP4” or “mp4”. MPEG-4 movies may lose audio sync
if the overall bitrate is too high. Try reducing video encoding “quality” parameters and/or reduce audio sample
rate and word width (set to 8 bits) to improve sync. Different MPEG-4 codecs may provide varying results, the
DivX™ codec gives good results, as does the 3ivX codec (www.3ivx.com) for Apple Quicktime™ and
Windows™. Reducing audio sample rate and word size will improve
Although MPEG-1 is the format used for VideoCD (VCD) you cannot simply copy the .DAT file from a VideoCD
and play it; you must use an extraction program such as VCDGear to convert the .DAT file to a standard
playable MPEG-1 file. Super-VideoCD (SVCD) uses MPEG-2 encoding, which is not supported at this time.
