Specifications
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MOVING IMAGES WATCHOUT can play back movies and videos saved in a Windows Media
(DirectShow) or QuickTime-compatible format, such as MOV, WMV, AVI, DV
and MPEG-1/2/4 (including H.264/AVC).
High Definition Video WATCHOUT supports high definition video using either MPEG-2, H.264 or
the Windows Media 9 format.
Video can be encoded by, for example, the Grass Valley ProCoder:
http://www.grassvalley.com/products/procoder_3
Another excellent and very flexible encoder is TMPEGEnc Video Mastering
Works:
http://tmpgenc.pegasys-inc.com/en/index.html
Telestream Episode is a popular choice, available for both MacOS X and
Windows, providing support for a wide variety of formats:
http://www.telestream.net/episode/overview.htm
ā NOTE: Windows Media as well as H.264 HD content requires a compara-
tively fast computer. MPEG-2 content will play on less powerful computers.
When shooting and encoding high definition content, a progressive (that is,
non-interlaced) format is preferable (for example, ā30pā).