108 Experiencing Multimedia

11.2 Using Pictures & Videos

The Pictures & Videos program collects, organizes, and sorts images and video clips in the following formats on your device.

File Type

File Extensions

Image

*.bmp, *.jpg, *.gif

GIF animation

*.gif

Video

*.avi, *.wmv, *.mp4, *.3gp. *.3g2

 

 

You can view the pictures as a slide show, beam them, send them via e-mail, edit them, or set them as the background on the Today screen.

To open Pictures & Videos

Tap Start > Programs > Pictures & Videos.

To copy media files to your device

Copy pictures and GIF animation files from your PC or a storage card to the My Pictures folder on your device.

Copy video files to the My Videos folder.

For information about copying files, see “Copying and Managing Files” in Chapter 9.

To view pictures

1.The images in the My Pictures folder appear as thumbnails by default.

2.Select an image and tap View.

If you cannot find the desired image in the default My Pictures folder, go to another folder by tapping the Down arrow ( ).

Down arrow

Media icon

Tap to view the selected image

To play GIF animation files

1.Select a GIF animation file and tap View.

2.The GIF Animation program then opens and plays the animation.

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HTC PDA Phone Using Pictures & Videos, To open Pictures & Videos, To copy media files to your device, To view pictures