Sony PCV-RZ44G Manual
Preparing your Multimedia Content
Use preinstalled Sony
®
software programs to prepare your multimedia content for sharing across the network with VAIO
Media software.
To prepare your multimedia content
VAIO Media Console software has different server features to deliver various file formats.
VAIO Media Music Server software delivers music files — Use SonicStage or SonicStage Mastering Studio
software to create playlists of music files. The VAIO Media Music Server software automatically makes SonicStage
software playlists available to Microsoft
software to create playlists of music files. The VAIO Media Music Server software automatically makes SonicStage
software playlists available to Microsoft
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Windows
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XP Media Center and the client computers on your network.
VAIO Media Photo Server software delivers image files — Use the Photo Server Content Manager to store and
deliver your pictures for Media Center and the client computers on your network. VAIO Media Photo Server software
recognizes .JPEG, .BMP, .GIF, and .TIFF file formats.
deliver your pictures for Media Center and the client computers on your network. VAIO Media Photo Server software
recognizes .JPEG, .BMP, .GIF, and .TIFF file formats.
VAIO Media Video Server software delivers video files — Media Center records TV programs and VAIO Media
Video Server software delivers the recorded contents to the client computers on your network. You can also use a
VAIO
Video Server software delivers the recorded contents to the client computers on your network. You can also use a
VAIO
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computer with Giga Pocket
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Server software automatically makes your recorded TV content or Video Capsules available to the client computers
on your network.
on your network.
Giga Pocket Personal Video Recorder software creates video content called Video Capsules, which are stored in
locations known as cabinets.
VAIO Media TV Server software delivers an analog stream — You can connect analog devices, such as a VCR, to
a computer equipped with Media Center and stream video to other VAIO computers in your network.
a computer equipped with Media Center and stream video to other VAIO computers in your network.
VAIO Media software does not support live TV viewing across the network on your computer equipped with Media
Center,. Only VAIO computers equipped with Giga Pocket software support live TV viewing across the network through the
TV server.
TV server.
Giga P oc ket
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