User manual ALPINE KCE-635UB

[. . . ] We are not able to tell you which of these formats will work or not. Especially with container formats, such as AVI, anything may be inside. We won't assist in any illegal activities such as converting content from copyright protected DVDs. [. . . ] The answer to this question depends on what you are going to do with your video files. If you are going to use them with the KCE-635UB only, you might want to stick to DIVX, if you use another portable device, MPEG4 or Windows Media might be better for you. However, it is likely that you are required to process separate files for your KCE-635UB and another portable device. The resolution you choose for your video files shall not be higher than the resolution of the screen. Alpine screens have a resolution between 400x234 up to 800x480. This may sound low compared to a PC monitor which won't do anything less than 1024x768. But nobody will disagree that a DVD delivers a pretty good image quality. A DVD's maximum resolution is 720x480 (NTSC) or 720x576 (PAL). On the other hand, the size of a screen is another factor. Typical in-dash screens are around 7 inches, any resolution from 320x480 will deliver good results. If the resolution of the video material differs from the `native' resolution of the screen, the image will be electronically scaled to fit. This does not necessarily improve the image quality. As a rule of thumb, try to match the screen's number of lines (234 or 480). Codec MPEG-1 MPEG-2 MPEG-4 ipod MPEG-4 Movie DivX 3 DivX 4 DivX 5 Xvid MPC-MPEG-2 WMV1 (WMV v7) WMV2 (WMV v8) WMV3 (WMV v9) Bitrate 3Mbit/s 3Mbit/s 3Mbit/s 3Mbit/s 3Mbit/s 1. 5Mbit/s 2. 8Mbit/s 3Mbit/s 3Mbit/s 2Mbit/s 2Mbit/s 2Mbit/s Max. Resolution HxV = 414720 HxV = 414720 HxV = 414720 HxV = 414720 HxV = 414720 HxV = 414720 HxV = 414720 HxV = 414720 HxV = 414720 720x480 720x480 720x480 File Extension (Container) *. mpg, *. MPEG *. mpg, *. MPEG *. avi, *. mp4 *. mp4 *. avi *. avi *. avi *. avi *. avi *. wmv *. wmv *. wmv Remark Max. Resolution HxV = 414720 For Example: H720xV576 = 414720 H800xV518 = 414720 Max. Resolution : H720xV576 Playback Compatibility Model IVA-D100R/RB IVA-D105R IVA-D106R IVA-D310R IVA-D511R/RB IVA-W200Ri IVA-W202/205R IVA-W502/505R iXA-404R Horizontal 400 400 480 480 800 400 400 800 400 Vertical 234 234 234 234 480 234 234 480 234 Model iXA-W407BT PKG-1000 PKG-2000 PKG-850 TME-M680 TME-M740BT TME-M780 TME-S370 TMI-M990 Horizontal 400 800 800 480 400 800 800 800 800 Vertical 234 480 480 234 234 480 480 480 480 Resolution of ALPINE screens 4 5 KCE-635UB 3. Converting DVDs 3. 1 Commercial Solution 1: allDJ Video Converter Platinum Download from: http://www. alldj. com/video_converter/video_converter. htm Cost: ca. 40 Euro The software features a simple to use GUI and the possibility to save custom profiles. [. . . ] However, the standard settings for Home Theater deliver a good image quality at a reasonable file size. 8 9 KCE-635UB 4. Downloading and converting videos from websites with user generated content (YouTube etc. ) 4. 1 Freeware Solution : Free You Tube to iPod Converter Download from: http://www. dvdvideosoft. com/ This software is browser independent and allows batch downloads. The URL of the desired video clip needs to be pasted, select Apple iPod 5G as device and a preset using MPEG4 codec (not h. 264). [. . . ]