Movie Files
(.avi, .mpg, .mp4, .wmv, mov, .divx, and many others) |
- The original movie file is stored for later download
- The movie is is compressed into a Flash(TM) Video - FLV
- An image thumbnail is generated from the movie for use when browsing folders.
- An 'video thumbnail' (a postage stamp sized slideshow) is generated from the movie for using when browsing folders.
- The Flash video stream is displayed in iPOV's Flash video
player.
Caveats:
- Movies with unsupported codecs sometimes result in non-helpful error messages.
If you experience errors contact iPOV (support@ipov.net) and we will work to address your issue ASAP.
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Flash Movies
( .flv) |
- The Flash video stream is displayed in iPOV's Flash video
player.
- An image thumbnail is generated from the movie for use when browsing folders.
- An 'video thumbnail' (a postage stamp sized slideshow) is generated from the movie for using when browsing folders.
Caveats:
- Exteral FLVs can contain 'metadata', if generated using non-standard tools this metadata may have inconsistencies resulting in problems durning playback.
If you experience errors contact iPOV (support@ipov.net) and we will work to address your issue ASAP.
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Flash Animations
(.swf) |
- Flash animation files are saved in their original form for
later downloading
- Flash animations are displayed without additional
processing either in iPOV's video player, or in standalone form (for SWFs with builtin controls)
- An image thumbnail is generated from the first frame of the
animation.
Known Issues:
- If the SWF was saved in compressed format, thumbnail generation will currently fail (resulting in a default 'Flash' icon).
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Acrobat Files
(.pdf) |
- Original PDF document is saved for later downloading
- A small thumbnail is generated for identification in the
Folder view
- A large thumbnail is generated from the document's first
page to make identification easier in File view
Known Issues:
- The large thumbnail is currently 'full size' occasionally fooling some users into believing it is the actual PDF.
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Audio
(.mp3) |
- The original audio file is preserved for
later downloading
- The audio can be played directly from the page in
a Flash audio player.
Future Support:
- Future releases will add support for auto-conversion of other audio files to web streamable MP3, while preserving original file; currently files such as .wav audio are download only.
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Other Files
(any other file, including:
.doc, .rft, .txt, .html, .zip) |
- All files not in the previous categories are stored without
processsing
- A default thumbnail/icon, and file download link
are shown for each file
- Users can set custom thumbnail/icon images to help make certain file
easier to visually navigate to.
Future Support:
- We hope to offer support for conversion (with administrative settings) of other formats to web-viewable forms (e.g. Office Docs to PDF form).
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