Buffalo Technology PC-P1LAN user manual Using LinkTheater, Supported file formats

Using LinkTheater

Thank you for choosing LinkTheater! This manual should help you configure and use your new LinkTheater.

Supported file formats

The following file formats can be played back using LinkTheater.

Media Server trans code compatible			AVI (*2), WMV, WMA, GIF
format (*1)
			• Audio files encoded in either MP3 or WAV (uncompressed)
Compatible formats			• Image files saved/compressed in JPEG, BMP or PNG formats
			• Video files encoded in MPEG-2 format
	Image section		• MPEG-2 standard resolution (*.MPG file, m2p file)
	digital compres-		• Maximum resolution 720 x 480 Maximum 8Mbps (*3)
	sion format		• Maximum frame rate 30fps
Compatible video	Audio	section	• MPEG-1 Audio Layer 2		2 channel
formats	d i g i t a l c o m -		• MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3		2 channel
	pressed
	Audio	section	Linear PCM		2 channel
	digital	uncom-	(S/P DIF)	16 bit, 48kHz
	pressed
Compatible audio formats			• Linear PCM (*.WAV)
			• MPEG-1 Audio Layer -3 (*.MP3)
Compatible image formats			• JPEG (*4), BMP, PNG

*1: LinkTheater plays MPEG-2 and MP3 files. Other formats are transformed into MPEG-2 and MP3 for playback.

For format transformation, your PC should meet the following requirements.

■ Minimum system requirements

[CPU] Pentium4 1.4GHz or higher, or equivalent performance CPU [Memory] 256 MB or higher

■ Recommended system requirements

[CPU] Pentium4 1.8GHz or higher/ Celeron 1.8GHz or higher/ Pentium M 900MHz or higher Celeron M 1.0GHz or higher, or equivalent performance CPU recommended.

[Memory] 512 MB or higher recommended.

*Low bit rates may allow some files to play from PCs that do not meet the above requirements.

*Not all files can be played.

*2: The AVI codec must be installed in your computer to convert and play AVI files.

*3: If LinkTheater is connected to an 11Mbps wireless LAN, or if playback is performed from an USB1.1 device, demanding video files (3Mbps or more) may skip or drop frames.

*4: Only baseline JPEGs can be viewed.