2 Basic setup
2 Basic setup
When powered on the DVS1080 will automatically start to play video or still images found in the media folder of an installed
Compact Flash (CF) card.
Files will be played in alphanumeric order. (if no playlist file (.pll) is present)
Basic setup involves 4 main steps:
1. Installing a CF card with suitable media
2. Setting DIP switches appropriately for desired resolution output
3. Connecting to a display and power
4. Switching on
The DVS1080 also offers a range of Features. For details of these see the Additional Functions section below.
2.1 Compact Flash (CF) cards:
Compact Flash (CF) cards:
The recommended brand is Pretec (233x), all capacities should be suitable. Other brands may also be acceptable. It is
recommended to use at least 15MB/sec (sometimes referred to as 100x or faster) CF cards for HD video (e.g. 1080p).
CF cards should be formatted using FAT32 before first use.
All media files on the CF card must
must be in a folder name “media”.
All media filenames must
must be an alphanumeric character only, not space, “~”, “_”, “-“, “!”, “@”, “^”, etc.
The media filename must
must not exceed 16.3 format.
Without a playlist, media files will play in alphanumeric order according to the filename.
A Playlist is optional, for details as to preparation see the Additional Functions section below.
2.2 Video content:
2.2 Video content:
Many popular video editing programs have a “HD Video” setting, however it is important that the file produced is a compatible
format supported by the DVS1080 (see the Specification in this manual on page ???).
HD resolution: 1920x1080, 1280x720
Bit Rate: 12-15Mbit/s
Audio Bit Rate: 224 Kbit/s, 48 kHz at 16 bits sample rate
Frame Rate: 25 Hz / 29.97 Hz
Codec: MPEG-4 (H.264/AVC)
Typical filename extension: .ts / .mp4 / .mov
The DVS1080 is also MPEG-2 compatible. For further details of video format and codec compatibility see the
Specifications
section.
2.3 JPEG still images:
2.3 JPEG still images:
A compression setting of medium to good is recommended.
Resolution
settings:
For output to a widescreen display : 1920x1080
For output to a standard 4:3 display: 1600x1200
2.4 Display:
2.4 Display:
Users are recommended to consider the following:
Video
resolution: As a general rule it is recommended to use a display of the same resolution as the media to be
played. If this is not possible, although the media player supports scaling, choosing a display with a good scaling engine
will provide flexibility and optimal results.
Aspect
ratio: Many displays are widescreen with an aspect ratio of 16:9. However PAL/NTSC is 4:3. Consequently
video output to widescreen displays may be stretched or shown with black bars. If possible this is best corrected dur
ing the video production and encoding process.
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