Western Digital WDBABX0000NBK User Manual

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WD TV Live/Live Plus HD Media Players
User Manual
APPENDIX – 152
Appendix
Multiformat Content Playback
Multiformat is a file type that groups other files of the same digital content but may 
be encoded in different digital formats. For example, a single video file may actually 
include a few components such as video, audio, and photo grouped together. 
The media player is capable of playing several different types of multiformat files. For 
a detailed list of supported formats, refer to “Supported Formats” on page 153.
*To convert subtitle files encoded in a different format, open the file with Notepad and do a Save As with the 
following parameters: File Type—All Files and Encoding—UTF-8.
**2-channel only. 2+channel signal is sent via digital pass through to a receiver. Manufactured under license from 
Dolby Laboratories. “Dolby” and the double-D symbol are trademarks of Dolby Laboratories.
***Single layer only.
****Manufactured under license under U.S. Patent #’s: 5,451,942; 5,956,674; 5,974,380; 5,978,762; 6,487,535 
& other U.S. and worldwide patents issued & pending. DTS is a registered trademark & the DTS logos and 
Symbol are trademarks of DTS, Inc.
Audio 
codec
Audio 
container
Video 
codec
Video 
container
Photo
Subtitle* 
Playlist 
MP3
MP2
WAV/PCM/
LPCM
Dolby 
Digital 
Plus**
FLAC
WMA/
WMA Pro
AAC
DTS****
OGG 
Vorbis
AIFF
MKA
OGG
MPEG 1
MPEG 2
MPEG 4 
(ASP, AVC 
HD/H.264)
VC-1
Xvid
AVI
VOB/ISO
WMV9
DVR-MS
MKV
MOV
DAT (VCD/
SVCD
tp, ts, m2t/
m2ts
FLV
GIF
BMP
JPEG
TIF/TIFF***
PNG
SRT
SUB
SMI
SSA
ASS
PLS
WPL
M3U
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