Re: [WAMUG] Movie format for Smart TV?

2022-05-01 Thread Peter Crisp 
Hi Blitto, thanks for the additional detail there. With preparing and sending 
10 movie files, is there a way to confirm with one file up front to confirm 
file type compatibility prior to going to all that effort?

Also, perhaps if we know the make/model of Smart TV for the recipient, we can 
do some online sleuthing to even confirm prior to any further work what file 
type is compatible?

A quick Google search for Sony smart TV’s yielded the following.

I think the Handbrake (application) will be able to make an export file of the 
movies to suit whatever the recipient’s TV make/model is. 

Also important to know is the maximum single file size limit of 4GB for Ex-Fat 
formatted USB’s. 

Supported file formats for Android TV™/Google TV™:
The file formats that are supported by Media Player from the Google Play Store 
are:

Audio: AAC, FLAC, MP3, MIDI, Vorbis, AMR-NB, AMR-WB, PCM/WAVE, WMA, AC3, DTS
Video: H.263, H.264 AVC,H.265 HEVC, MPEG-4 SP, VP8, VP9 (4K TV only), WMV, VP6, 
MJPEG


Regards

Pete.




> On 2 May 2022, at 9:40 am, Rod Blitvich  wrote:
> 
> Thanks everyone
> I think I will go .mp4
> I’ve got 10 movies to send and have compressed them from 4k to 2.7k, each one 
> is still 2 or 3 gb
> cheers
> Blitto
> 
> 
> 
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>> On 1 May 2022, at 3:34 pm, Stephen Chape > > wrote:
>> 
>> Good idea Pete.
>> 
>> I also have an account with Syn.com  ( a Canadian company).
>> I can upload up to 5GB to my account for no charge (more than Dropbox)
>> Then from Sync.com  I send an email to a recipient with a 
>> link to download.
>> This works really well as I have relatives in UK and in Dubai.
>> 
>> 
>>> On 1 May 2022, at 3:21 pm, Pete >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Yes, I’d have thought .mov or if that fails try mp4. 
>>> 
>>> Alternatively, is there a way via Sending the files via a cloud service 
>>> (like Google Drive) for the recipient to grab at  their end by their smart 
>>> tv?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Regards
>>> 
>>> Pete
>>> 
 On 1 May 2022, at 2:28 pm, Stephen Chape >>> > wrote:
 
 Hi Rod.
 I have always used MOV for that purpose.
 Only ever had one TV that would not speak that language.
 
> On 1 May 2022, at 12:00 pm, Rod Blitvich  > wrote:
> 
> Hi Folks
> I am sending some movies on a USB drive to someone who wishes to view on 
> their smart TV.
> Will .mov on a standard USB drive work ok for them?
> Thank you
> Blitto
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [WAMUG] Movie format for Smart TV?

2022-05-01 Thread Rod Blitvich 
Thanks everyone
I think I will go .mp4
I’ve got 10 movies to send and have compressed them from 4k to 2.7k, each one 
is still 2 or 3 gb
cheers
Blitto




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> On 1 May 2022, at 3:34 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
> Good idea Pete.
> 
> I also have an account with Syn.com  ( a Canadian company).
> I can upload up to 5GB to my account for no charge (more than Dropbox)
> Then from Sync.com  I send an email to a recipient with a 
> link to download.
> This works really well as I have relatives in UK and in Dubai.
> 
> 
>> On 1 May 2022, at 3:21 pm, Pete > > wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, I’d have thought .mov or if that fails try mp4. 
>> 
>> Alternatively, is there a way via Sending the files via a cloud service 
>> (like Google Drive) for the recipient to grab at  their end by their smart 
>> tv?
>> 
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
>>> On 1 May 2022, at 2:28 pm, Stephen Chape >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Rod.
>>> I have always used MOV for that purpose.
>>> Only ever had one TV that would not speak that language.
>>> 
 On 1 May 2022, at 12:00 pm, Rod Blitvich >>> > wrote:
 
 Hi Folks
 I am sending some movies on a USB drive to someone who wishes to view on 
 their smart TV.
 Will .mov on a standard USB drive work ok for them?
 Thank you
 Blitto
 
 
 
 
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Re: [WAMUG] Movie format for Smart TV?

2022-05-01 Thread Stephen Chape 
Good idea Pete.

I also have an account with Syn.com ( a Canadian company).
I can upload up to 5GB to my account for no charge (more than Dropbox)
Then from Sync.com I send an email to a recipient with a link to download.
This works really well as I have relatives in UK and in Dubai.


> On 1 May 2022, at 3:21 pm, Pete  wrote:
> 
> Yes, I’d have thought .mov or if that fails try mp4. 
> 
> Alternatively, is there a way via Sending the files via a cloud service (like 
> Google Drive) for the recipient to grab at  their end by their smart tv?
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Pete
> 
>> On 1 May 2022, at 2:28 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Rod.
>> I have always used MOV for that purpose.
>> Only ever had one TV that would not speak that language.
>> 
>>> On 1 May 2022, at 12:00 pm, Rod Blitvich >> > wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi Folks
>>> I am sending some movies on a USB drive to someone who wishes to view on 
>>> their smart TV.
>>> Will .mov on a standard USB drive work ok for them?
>>> Thank you
>>> Blitto
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Rod Blitvich  - Amy & Sam’s Dad
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>>> 
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Re: [WAMUG] Movie format for Smart TV?

2022-05-01 Thread Pete 
Yes, I’d have thought .mov or if that fails try mp4. 

Alternatively, is there a way via Sending the files via a cloud service (like 
Google Drive) for the recipient to grab at  their end by their smart tv?


Regards

Pete

> On 1 May 2022, at 2:28 pm, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
> Hi Rod.
> I have always used MOV for that purpose.
> Only ever had one TV that would not speak that language.
> 
>> On 1 May 2022, at 12:00 pm, Rod Blitvich  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Folks
>> I am sending some movies on a USB drive to someone who wishes to view on 
>> their smart TV.
>> Will .mov on a standard USB drive work ok for them?
>> Thank you
>> Blitto
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Rod Blitvich  - Amy & Sam’s Dad
>> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 
>>   rb...@iinet.net.au 
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Re: [WAMUG] Movie format for Smart TV?

2022-05-01 Thread Stephen Chape 
Hi Rod.
I have always used MOV for that purpose.
Only ever had one TV that would not speak that language.

> On 1 May 2022, at 12:00 pm, Rod Blitvich  wrote:
> 
> Hi Folks
> I am sending some movies on a USB drive to someone who wishes to view on 
> their smart TV.
> Will .mov on a standard USB drive work ok for them?
> Thank you
> Blitto
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Rod Blitvich  - Amy & Sam’s Dad
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