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CHAPTER 9 Viewing Your Photos and Videos
Reformatting files and copying supported file types
You can view photos in popular formats such as JPG, BMP, TIFF, and GIF on your device. You can
view videos in formats such as MPEG-1, ASF (MPEG4+ADPCM), and AVI (MJPEG+ADPCM) or
(MJPEG+PCM).
When you copy a photo or video from your computer to your device using LifeDrive™
Manager
(Windows), you can choose to reformat the photo or video to a format and smaller file size that
works best for viewing on your device. There are numerous video formats, and not all types can
be converted to a format that’s viewable on your device.
On a Mac, you can use the Send to Handheld
droplet to transfer files to your device. The files are
reformatted to a format that works best for viewing on your device.
If you choose to reformat the file, the reformatted version is renamed so that it does not overwrite
the original version on your computer when you synchronize. Only the new reformatted file is
copied; the original file is not copied.
In LifeDrive Manager, you can also choose Keep Synchronized, which allows you to keep the photo
or video in its original format and update it during synchronization.
You can store your photos and videos on your device in the Photos & Videos folder. View and
access the files using the Files application on your device. You can also manage the files using
LifeDrive Manager
(Windows) or Drive Mode (Mac and Windows) on your computer. You can
manage items on the hard drive in various ways: copying, moving, deleting, renaming, and so on,
using LifeDrive Manager (Windows) or Drive Mode (Mac and Windows), or Files on your device.
Albums are subfolders located only in the Photos & Videos special folder on the hard drive and in
the DCIM special folder on an expansion card. Only first level subfolders in these special folders
are recognized as albums.
When you copy your media from your camera card using Camera Companion, the media is copied
to the DCIM folder on the hard drive. Since this is not a special folder, no albums can be created in
the folder. To access the media, you need to browse to the subfolders where the pictures are
located. If you want to add media from the DCIM folder to an album, you must use Files to copy
the media to a subfolder in the Photos & Videos special folder.
Did You Know?
You can carry a video or
photo on your device in
its native format with no
conversion, so you can
view it on the computer in
the format you prefer. On
your computer, use
LifeDrive Manager
(Windows); do not select
the Format for device
option. You can also use
Drive Mode
(Mac and
Windows) on your
computer.