Panasonic DMR-ES15 manual Regarding DivX VOD content, Regarding MP3, DivX and still, pictures

Using menus to play MP3, DivX and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF)

Refer to the control reference on page 24.

Regarding DivX VOD content

DivX Video-on-Demand (VOD) content is encrypted for copyright protection. In order to play DivX VOD content on this unit, you first need to register the unit.

Follow the on line instructions for purchasing DivX VOD content to enter the unit’s registration code and register the unit. For more information about DivX VOD, visit www.divx.com/vod.

Display the unit’s registration code

(Ô page 41, “DivX Registration” in “Others” tab)

Setup	DivX Registration
Tuning	DivX ( R ) Video On Demand
Disc	Your registration code is : XXXXXXXX	8 alphanumeric characters
Picture	To learn more visit www.divx.com/vod
Sound
Display
Connection	ENTER
Others
	RETURN

•After playing DivX VOD content for the first time, new registration code is then displayed in “DivX Registration”. Do not use this registration code to purchase or rent DivX VOD content. If you use this code to purchase (rent) DivX VOD content, and then play the content on this unit, you will no longer be able to play any content that you purchased (rented) using the old code.

•If you purchase or rent DivX VOD content using a registration code different from this unit’s code, you will not be able to play that content. (“Authorization Error.” is displayed.)

Regarding DivX content that can only be played a set number of times

Some DivX VOD content can only be played a set number of times. When you play this content, the remaining number of plays is displayed. You cannot play this content when the number of remaining plays is zero. (“Rental Expired.” is displayed.)

When playing this content

•The number of remaining plays is reduced by one if:

–you press [^ DVD].

–you press [g] (STOP).

–you press [u] (SKIP) or [t,y] (SEARCH) etc. and arrive at another content or the start of the content being played.

•Resume play function (Ô page 23) does not work.

Regarding MP3, DivX and still

DivX
Playable discs	DVD-R, CD-R/RW
File format	DivX
	• Files must have the extension
	“.DIVX”, “.divx”, “.AVI” or “.avi”.
Maximum number	300 (including the root folder)
of folders
Maximum number	200 1
of files
Support version	DivX ver.3.11, 4.x, 5.x
	Video
	– Number of stream: Up to 1
	– Codec: DIV3, DIV4, DIVX, DV50
	– Picture size: 32 x 32 to 720 x 576
	– FPS (Frame Per Second): Up to 30 fps
	Audio
	– Number of stream: Up to 8
	– Format: MP3, Dolby Digital, MPEG
	– Multi channel: Dolby Digital is possible.
	MPEG multi is 2ch conversion.
	• GMC (Global Motion Compensation) is not
	supported.

Still pictures (JPEG/TIFF2)

Playable discs	CD-R/RW
File format	JPEG, TIFF (non-compressed RGB chunky
	format)
	• Files must have the extension “.jpg”, “.JPG”,
	“.tif” or “.TIF”.
Number of pixels	34 x 34 to 6144 x 4096
	(Sub sampling is 4:2:2 or 4:2:0)
Maximum number	300 (including the root folder)
of folders
Maximum number	3000 1
of files
MOTION JPEG	Not compatible

1 Total number of recognizable file including MP3, JPEG, DivX and other type of files is 4000.

2 Operation may take time to complete when playing TIFF format still pictures.

You can play MP3 and still pictures (JPEG/TIFF) on this unit by making folders as shown below. However depending on how you create the disc (writing software), play may not be in the order you numbered the folders.

pictures

• Compatible formats: ISO9660 level 1 or 2 (except for extended

formats) and Joliet

• This unit is compatible with multi-session but reading or play of the

disc may take time if there are a lot of sessions.

• Operation may take time to complete when there are many files

(titles or tracks) and/or folders (groups) and some files (tracks) may

not display or be playable.

• English alphabet and Arabic numerals are displayed correctly.

Other characters may not be displayed correctly.

Structure of MP3 folders

Prefix with 3-digit numbers in the order you want to play them.

Order of play

Root

001 Group

001

001 track.mp3

002 track.mp3

003 track.mp3

002 Group

003 Group	001 track.mp3
	002 track.mp3
	003 track.mp3
	004 track.mp3

001 track.mp3

002 track.mp3

003 track.mp3

• The display order on this unit may differ from how the order is

displayed on a computer.

• Depending on how you create the disc (writing software), files

(tracks) and folders (groups) may not play in the order you

numbered them.

• This unit is not compatible with packet-write format.

• Depending on the recording, some items may not be playable.

MP3
Playable discs	CD-R/RW
File format	MP3

•Files must have the extension “.mp3” or “.MP3”.

	Maximum number	300 (including the root folder)
	of folders (groups)
	Maximum number	3000 1
	of files (tracks)
	Bit rates	32 kbps to 320 kbps
	Sampling	16 kHz/22.05 kHz/24 kHz/32 kHz/44.1 kHz/
	frequency	48 kHz
	ID3 tags	Not compatible
RQT8317	• If there is a large amount of still picture data etc. within an MP3 file,
	play may not be possible.
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Structure of still pictures (JPEG/		Root
TIFF)				P0000001.jpg
Files inside a folder are displayed				P0000002.jpg
			002 Folder
in the order they were updated or					001		P0000003.jpg
taken.	Order of
							P0000004.jpg
	play						P0000005.jpg
						003 Folder
			004 Folder					P0000006.jpg
								P0000007.jpg
								P0000008.jpg
								P0000009.jpg
							P0000010.jpg
							P0000011.jpg
							P0000012.jpg

•When the highest level folders are “DCIM” folders, they are displayed first on the tree.