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c. Select one or more videos to convert (Note that the program will
not convert from any video format). Once a video is selected, it will
be added to a file list at the bottom of the window.
d. Repeat the Add File process until you have completed the list of
videos you want to convert.
5. Click the Begin button ( ) to start converting the list of videos. A
message will appear indicating when the conversion process is
finished.
3.3 Using Other Conversion Software
While the included software converts numerous formats to the format required by
the player, there may be some that it cannot convert. Regardless of what
conversion software you use, be sure to convert your video media to a supported
format at a 320x240 resolution. (See “Technical Specifications” in this manual for
a list of supported formats.)
3.4 Converting Video in Linux
While the player does not come with
conversion software for Linux, there
are several free, open source
programs available in Linux that can
do the necessary transcoding. The
three most powerful command line
encoders are mencoder, ffmpeg,
and transcode. To make things
easier, you can use one of the
many available front-ends, although
the simplest may be avidemux
(pictured).
Regardless of the tool you use, transcode videos as follows:
• Use AVI as the file container.
• Encode video using the Xvid codec.
• Resize video to 320 x 240 pixels or smaller.
• Encode the audio using an MP3 codec.
• Reduce the audio to 2 channels if the original was more, such as 5.1.
There may be other transcoding “formulas” that will produce videos that are
compatible with the player. Also note that there are some formats that will work
without conversion. For a full list of supported formats, see “Technical
Specifications” in this manual.
