NETGEAR EVA700 user manual Chapter Videos, Pictures, and Music, Media Files and Formats

Chapter 3

Videos, Pictures, and Music

Media Files and Formats

To play media, the digital entertainer must be connected to the network, and the media server software must be running. The media files can be stored on any computer on the network, or on a CD in the computer’s CD drive. The media player locates the media in your library folders.

Table 3-1. Compatible Video and Audio Formats

Compatible File Formats

Video Formats	• MPEG-1 VCD format (1.15 Mbps CBR)
	• SD and HD MPEG-2 up to 15 Mbps (using MPEG Audio, AC3,
	DTS audio formats)
	• SD and HD MPEG-4 (OpenDivX3, 4, 5.11, XviD)
	• SD and HD WMV9 (using WMA audio codec)
	• AVI audio codec: MP3, AC3, PCM, WMA, Ogg
	• MOV: 3ivX + MP3, 3ivX + PCM (3ivX converted from
	supported MPEG-4 video codec using Dr. DivX II for MAC OS)
	• MP4: MP4V + MP4A (AAC) (only support non-hinted MP4)
	• Subtitle (MicroDVD, SubRip, Sub Station Alpha, Sami)
Audio Formats	• MPEG-1 Layer 1 (MP1)
	• MPEG-1 Layer 2 (MP2)
	• MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3)
	• Ogg Vorbis (OGG)
	• AC3 5.1 (AC3)
	• Microsoft PCM Wave (WAV)
	• Advanced Audio Coding (AAC, ADIF, ADTS)
	• Apple MPEG4 AAC Audio (M4A)
	• Microsoft Windows Media Audio version 1 and version 2
	(WMA)
	• Microsoft Windows Media Audio Professional (WMA Pro)

The media server software is installed from the NETGEAR CD as described in Chapter 1, “Installing Your Digital Entertainer”.

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v1.0, May 2006