3. Using GoFlex Satellite™
Loading Content Onto the Drive
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3. Using GoFlex Satellite™
Now that GoFlex Satellite™ is set up, you are ready to copy your media files and start
streaming. This chapter explains how to copy content to the drive, connect to your GoFlex
Satellite’s wireless broadcast, and how to stream using the GoFlex Media app or from a Web
browser.
Loading Content Onto the Drive
Copying your files to GoFlex Satellite is as easy as dragging and dropping your content to the
drive while it’s connected to your computer.
You can copy any file to the GoFlex Satellite drive, however, the device to which you stream
your media files will only play or view the formats it supports. See “Supported Formats” on
page 20 for the current list of file formats supported by specific devices. You can also see
your device’s specifications for a complete list of supported file types.
Converting Files to Different Formats
There are ways to convert (transcode) video files to different formats so they can be played
on your device. If you have files that you want to play from GoFlex Satellite that are
incompatible with your device, you may want to transcode the files before copying them to
the drive.
TBA: Do we want to promote and transcoding software here?
To copy content to GoFlex Satellite
:
You can either drag and drop files from your computer or use the optional media
synchronization software.
Once you copy your files to the drive, GoFlex Satellite performs a one-time scan of the
content. This scanning process may take a little time if you copy a large amount of data.
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