About Discs

*2 About the JPEG file format

Structure of still images (JPEG) folders

JPEG is a type of file format for storing still-image files

You can play still images (JPEG) with this unit by making folder

on disc as shown below.

(photos, illustrations, etc.). The Player lets you play JPEG

 

format still-image files.

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File formats that are not compatible.

• Still images in formats other than JPEG (such as TIFF) cannot

 

be played.

 

 

 

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There may be some files that cannot be played even if they are

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in JPEG format.

 

 

 

 

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Progressive JPEG files cannot be played.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moving image files and audio files as well as Motion JPEG

 

 

 

 

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format files cannot be played, even though they are JPEG files.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Other files that cannot be played back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You may not be able to play some still images which you have

 

 

 

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created, touched up, copied or otherwise edited on your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

computer.

 

 

 

 

 

You may experience one or more of the following

 

 

 

 

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symptoms when playing files.

 

 

 

 

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It may take some time to play files depending on the number of

 

 

 

 

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folders, number of files and volume of data involved.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXIF information will not be displayed. EXIF stands for

 

 

 

 

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Exchangeable Image File Format, and is a standard for

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

storing interchange information in image files, especially those

 

 

 

 

 

 

using JPEG compression. (Refer to http://exif.org for more

 

 

 

 

 

 

information.)

 

 

 

 

 

When using the unit to play a CD-RW/R disc with still

 

 

 

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images stored (recorded).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With CD-RW/R discs on which still images are mixed in with

 

 

 

 

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music or movies, you will be able to play only the still images.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You may not be able to play some of these discs at all.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Multi-session discs cannot be played.

 

 

 

 

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You may not be able to play some still images you have

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

processed (rotated or saved by overwriting other images) using image processing software or some still images you have imported from the Internet or e-mail.

The discs which this Player can play back (recognize) are limited to the following properties:

Contains EXIF format files

Picture resolution: Between 32g32 and 7680g4320 pixels

Maximum number of folders: 64

Maximum number of files: 256

File size: 20MB or less

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Sharp BD-HP50U operation manual About Discs, About the Jpeg file format

BD-HP50U specifications

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