Q: How do I know if my video and audio files will play on SlingCatcher?
A: SlingCatcher supports a wide variety of video and audio formats. For a detailed listing of these types of files, see the table titled SlingCatcher Media Format Support Detail, below. Or, just try playing the file with your SlingCatcher - the SlingCatcher will alert you if the file isn't natively-supported.
Q: What should I do if my video/audio file(s) are not supported by SlingCatcher?
A: You may wish to try third-party conversion applications to convert your files to a supported format. Q: What is the difference between a codec (such as WMV, MPEG-4, etc.) and a file format (.mp4, .mov, .wmv, etc.)?
A: The codec refers to the compression format used. These can be
internationally recognized standards such as MPEG-2 or MPEG-4, or can
also be proprietary formats that are commonly used such as Windows
Media (WMV). The file format is the container that the compressed
audio or video is wrapped in, such as .mp4 or .ts; it does not
indicate necessarily what video compression format is inside. For
example, the .mp4 file format could serve as a container for MPEG-4
video or H.264. So it is not possible to determine if a file is
playable on SlingCatcher just by looking at the file format or codec or
bitrate or resolution; you must know the combination of these, which is
listed in the table below.
SlingCatcher Media Format Support Detail
For your information, this table lists the codecs, file formats, resolutions, bit rates, and other details of files that can be played back natively on SlingCatcher using a USB hard disk drive. Click this table to enlarge it.
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