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HP Media Collector

Supported File Formats

The files and types listed below are compatible for Media Collection:

Photos

jpg, gif, tif, pct, mov files located under My Pictures, Pictures

Music

mp3, wma, m4a, aac, wav, playlists (m3u, wpl), album art

Videos

AVI, MOV, m4v, MPEG, MP2, WMV, FLV, DIVX, DVR-MS, M2TS, VOB file collections

Media File Duplication

Note

When HP Media Collector copies media files from all your computers and users, it
attempts to reduce duplicates. For example, if two users have the same media file, Media
Collector copies only one file to the Server.

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Configuring Media Collector General Settings

1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon

in the system tray and log on.

At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu .

2. Click Media and then HP Media Collector in the left menu.

3. Click Configuration.

The HP Media Collector General Settings panel opens.

4. On General Settings, move available computers to enabled for collection.

When enabled, Media Collector automatically scans the enabled for collection computers for
media. Media Collector does not scan computers in the available computers box. Move a
computer out of the enabled for collection box and into available computers if you want to
disable media collection for that computer.

Configuring Media Collector for Photos

1. At the PC, double-click the Windows Home Server icon

in the system tray and log on.

At the Mac, select Launch Home Server Console from the Server menu .

2. Click Media and then HP Media Collector in the left menu.

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