which video format is clearest for this application

[anon125]

we have a kodak pictureframe that can play videos.
unfortunately it is 800 x 480!
maybe i should settle for 720x 480.
anyway i have pinnacle studio 12 software.
which format is the sharpest - avi? or what?
what kodak sent eons ago
thanks all

Greetings

Below are the file formats supported by the Kodak EasyShare digital picture frames:

Supported Format Types / Compression Formats

MOV -- MPEG-4, MJPEG, G.711, PCM, ADPCM

AVI -- MPEG4, MJPEG (not DIVX), G.711, PCM, MP3 (not Dolby Digital, DTS)

MPG / MPEG -- MPEG-1, MPEG (1 or 2 Channels)

MP3 -- MP3


Listed next to each format type are the compression formats that are supported by the
Kodak EasyShare digital picture frame.

[Krispy Kritter]

They can all have similar quality. The limitations will be the player (ie: the picture frame). I suggest trying each supported type and see which actually plays best in that device.

[anon125]

thanks
i tried 5 that were supported - one worked but it was smaller than the frame all the way round!
it was set at 720x480 frame is supposedly 800 x 480
no mov would work.
any i set at custome 800x480 would not work.

[anon125]

MOV, AVI, MPG, MPEG (Video formats created with digital cameras are
certified for Kodak digital frames. Videos created with or copied from other
sources may not play on the frame.)

[anon125]

5 years ago i made a file that worked.
how can i determine what settings i used. mpeg 1 or 4 or what
29meg file - a big to post!
thanks all

[Cornucopia]

If mov or avi, very likely using mjpeg codec. If mpg, likely mpeg1.
I say having worked with a number of those digital frames.

Scott

[anon125]

thanks
5 years ago we made videos in pinnacle studio12 then...
we found some old notes that said we made the video i mpeg1 then converted it in any video convertor using the xvid codec. dont see it in the latest version so have emailed them

[jagabo]

how can i determine what settings i used.

MediaInfo.

Xvid is MPEG 4 (part 2). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MPEG-4_Part_2

[anon125]

thanks for your help