Transferring movie files from your computer
Using the Movie Player application, you can play back movies recorded on your CLIÉ handheld with the Movie Recorder application. You can also play movie files and TV programs recorded on your computer transferred from your computer. Follow the steps below to transfer movie files from your computer.
Transferring movie files
You can convert and transfer movie file stored on your computer to your CLIÉ handheld using the Image Converter software.
1
Insert a “Memory Stick” media into your CLIÉ handheld and place it in the cradle.
2
On your CLIÉ handheld, start the Memory Stick Import application.
3
On your computer, double-click the Image Converter icon.
The Image Converter software starts.
4
Click Add to List and select the movie file that you want to transfer to your CLIÉ handheld.
Or, drag and drop the movie file on the Image Converter screen.
You can also drag and drop the movie file on the Image Converter icon on your computer desktop. Skip to step 6 in this case.
5
Select a image file and click Output to Memory Stick.
The Memory Stick dialog box appears.
If you want to change the movie file setting such as image quality, click Settings and make changes as necessary.
6
Click the arrow next to Saving Drive and select the Memory Stick drive.
7
Click OK.
The selected movie file is transferred to your CLIÉ handheld.
To use sample movie files
When you install Image Converter on your computer, a shortcut icon for the sample folder appears on the desktop. Double-click the shortcut icon to use the sample movie files stored in this folder.
Notes
To play movie files on your CLIÉ handheld, you need to convert them to a file format compatible with your CLIÉ handheld using the Image Converter software.
The movie files are stored on the “Memory Stick” media. You cannot store them on your CLIÉ handheld.
Transferring TV programs recorded on a computer
You can convert and transfer TV programs recorded and stored on a Sony VAIO computer to your CLIÉ handheld using Giga Pocket Plugin software.
1
Insert a “Memory Stick” media into your CLIÉ handheld and place it in the cradle.
2
On your CLIÉ handheld, start the Memory Stick Import application.
3
On your computer, click Start, select Programs (All Programs in Windows XP), Giga Pocket, Plugin, and then click Convert to CLIE.
The Giga Pocket Plugin software starts and Giga Pocket --> Convert to CLIE screen appears.
4
On your computer, click Start, select Programs (All Programs in Windows XP), Giga Pocket, and then click Video Explorer.
Video Explorer appears.
5
On Giga Pocket --> Convert to CLIE screen, select the arrow next to Output format and select Movie Player format.
If you want to change the movie file setting such as image quality, click Settings and make changes as necessary.
6
Drag and drop a movie file from Video Explorer to the Giga Pocket Plugin screen.
7
Select movie files that you want to play on your CLIÉ handheld and click OK.
8
Click the arrow next to Saving Drive and select the Memory Stick drive.
9
Click OK.
The selected movie file is transferred to your CLIÉ handheld.
Notes
To play recorded TV programs on your CLIÉ handheld, you need to convert them to a file format compatible with your CLIÉ handheld using the Giga Pocket Plugin.
The movie files are stored on the “Memory Stick” media. You cannot store them on your CLIÉ handheld.