Palm Tungsten T5 manual Supported file types

CHAPTER 9 Viewing Photos and Videos

Did You Know?

If you view a photo in a popular format from an expansion card inserted into your handheld’s expansion slot, the photo remains in its original format.

Tip

If you want to carry a video on your handheld to view on another computer, use palmOne File Transfer (Windows) or Drive Mode (Mac) on your computer. These applications transfer the video to your handheld in its native format with no conversion, so you can view it on the computer in the format you prefer.

Supported file types

You can copy a photo or video from your computer and save it directly on your handheld or on an expansion card (sold separately) inserted into the expansion slot.

You can view photos in popular formats such as JPG, BMP, TIFF (uncompressed), and GIF on your handheld. On a Windows computer, when you copy a photo in a popular format to your handheld using the Media desktop application from within Palm® Desktop software, it is saved on your handheld in its original format. If you copy a photo in a different format, it is saved on your handheld in JPG format.

On a Mac computer, all photos you copy by dragging them onto the Send To Handheld droplet icon are saved on your handheld in JPG format.

To view a video on your handheld, on a Windows computer, open Media from within

Palm® Desktop software, add the video, and then synchronize to send the video to your handheld. On a Mac computer, drag the video to the Send To Handheld droplet, and then synchronize. The video is converted to a format (ASF (MPEG-4)) your handheld can play and is optimized for viewing on the handheld.

For both Windows and Mac computers, note that there are numerous video formats, and even many variations within the ASF (MPEG-4) format. Not all types can be converted to a format that’s viewable on your handheld. If you can’t open and view a video in the desktop Media application on a Windows computer, you won’t be able to view the video on your handheld.

NOTE On a Windows computer, Windows Media Player is required for Media to play videos that have been prepared for playback on your handheld. If you do not have Windows Media Player on your computer, use the link on the software installation CD to download the application. (Download requires Internet connection; additional fees may apply.)

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