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Why do I receive "Format
Error" message?
This error code means that you are trying to play a
file of a not-compatible format.
Make sure that you converted
your video files into .AMV format prior to uploading
them onto your player and attempting their playback.
Make sure that your .MP3
or .WMA audio files are not DRM protected and are
not M4P or other encoded format.
We are currently working on making the new generation
of KEOs DRM compatible. Updates will be posted in the
NEWS section as soon as this feature becomes available.
Here is some more info on Windows
media formats:
Windows media files have the extensions: .asf, .asx,
.wma, and .wmv.
The ASF Format
The ASF format (Advanced Streaming Format) is specially
designed to run over the Internet.
ASF files can contain audio, video, slide shows, and
synchronized events.
ASF files can be highly compressed and can be delivered
as a continuous flow of data (on-line TV or radio).
Files can be of any size, and can be compressed to
match many different bandwidths (connection speeds).
The ASX Format
ASX (Advanced Stream Redirector) files are not media
files, but metafiles.
Metafiles provides information about files. ASX files
are plain text files used to describe multimedia content:
<ASX VERSION="3.0">
<Title>Holiday 2001</Title>
<Entry>
<ref href="holiday-1.avi"/>
</Entry>
<Entry>
<ref href="holiday-2.avi"/>
</Entry>
<Entry>
<ref href="holiday-2.avi"/>
</Entry>
</ASX>
The file above describes three multimedia files.
When the ASX file is read by a player, the player
can play the files described.
The WMA Format
The WMA (Windows Media Audio) format is an audio
format developed by Microsoft.
WMA is designed to handle all types of audio content.
The files can be highly compressed and can be delivered
as a continuous flow of data (on-line radio). WMA
files can be of any size, and be compressed to match
many different bandwidths (connection speeds).
The WMA format is similar to the ASF format (see
above)
The WMV Format
The WMV (Windows Media Video) format is a video format
developed by Microsoft.
WMV is designed to handle all types of video content.
The files can be highly compressed and can be delivered
as a continuous flow of data (on-line radio). WMV
files can be of any size, and be compressed to match
many different bandwidths (connection speeds).
The WMV format is similar to the ASF format (see
above)
Other Windows Media Formats
WAX (Windows Media Audio Redirector) files are much
the same as ASX files, but intended to describe audio
files (.wma files)
WMP (Windows Media Player) files and WMX are reserved
file types for future use by Windows.
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