Sony 3-213-480-12(1) - Manual (Page 46)

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About DivX video files
DivX
®
is a video file compression technology,
developed by DivXNetworks, Inc.
This product is an official DivX
®
Certified
product.
You can play DATA CDs (CD-ROMs/CD-Rs/
CD-RWs) or DATA DVDs (DVD-ROMs/
DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs) that
contain DivX video files. However, the discs must
be recorded according to ISO9660 Level 1/Level
2 or Joliet format and DATA DVDs of Universal
Disk Format (UDF) for the recorder to recognize
the files.
See the instructions supplied with the disc drives
and the recording software (not supplied) for
details on the recording format.
To check the registration code for the recorder
Select “DivX Registration Code” of the
“Features” setup (page 108).
For more information, go to
http://www.divx.com/vod on the Internet.
z Hints
• If you add numbers (01, 02, 03, etc.) to the front of the
file names, the files will be played in that order.
• Since a disc with many trees takes longer to start
playback, it is recommended that you create albums
with no more than two trees.
Notes
• Some DATA CDs or DATA DVDs cannot be played
on this recorder depending on file format.
• Only one session of a multi-session DATA DVD can
be played back.
• Only alphabet and numbers can be used for album or
file names. Anything else is displayed as an asterisk.
• The recorder can play DivX video files with the
extension “.AVI” or “.DIVX.” The recorder will not
play files that do not contain a DivX video, even if they
have the extension “.AVI” or “.DIVX.”
• The recorder may not play a DivX video file when the
file has been combined from two or more DivX video
files.
• The recorder cannot play a DivX video file of size more
than 720 (width)
× 576 (height)/2 GB.
• Depending on the disc, normal playback may not be
possible. For example, the picture may be unclear,
playback may not appear smooth, the sound may skip,
and so on.
• Playback of DivX video files that are longer than ten
hours is not guaranteed.
• The recorder may not be able to play some DATA CDs/
DATA DVDs created in the Packet Write format.
• Depending on the disc, playback may take some time
to start.
• Depending on the DivX video file, the picture may
pause or be unclear. In which case, it is recommended
that you create the file at a lower bit rate. If the sound
is still noisy, MP3 is the recommended audio format.
Note, however, this recorder does not conform to
WMA (Windows Media Audio) format.
• Depending on the DivX video file, the sound may not
match the pictures on the screen.
• The recorder recognize up to 1499 files within a disc.
Note that the playback order may not be applicable,
depending on the software used for creating the DivX
video file, or if there are more than 500 albums and 499
DivX video files in each album.