Nokia 9290 Video Style Guide - Page 3

Nokia Mobile Phones Nokia 9290 Communicator Video Editing for the Nokia 9290 Communicator 3(12) 1. Video for the Nokia 9290 Communicator The Video player application for the Nokia 9290 Communicator is pre-installed on the device memory. Video player runs video files coded according to the Nokia Interleaved Multimedia (NIM) format. Thus, you must convert your existing video files to the NIM format before transferring them into the communicator. Figure 1 presents a general overview on how video files are generated for, transferred to, and played in the Nokia 9290 Communicator. Figure 1. Video for the Nokia 9290 Communicator Web server GSM HSCSD, Web downloading Serial cable, infrared connection, or memory card Multimedia converter Video player Multimedia converter runs on any 32-bit Microsoft Windows™ operating system (95, 98, Me, NT4, and 2000). With Multimedia converter you can convert common video file formats to NIM format. Multimedia converter is included on the CD-ROM of the sales package. You can use PC Suite for Nokia 9290 Communicator to copy converted files to your communicator via a serial cable or an infrared (IR) connection. You can also store video clips directly to a memory card, if you have an appropriate peripheral installed on your computer. NIM files can also be stored on a Web server and referred from an HTML page. This enables users to download NIM files into the communicator. This guide is organised as follows: Section 2 describes how to create suitable video files for the Nokia 9290 Communicator. Section 3 guides you in using Multimedia converter. Section 4 gives a brief overview of how video files can be transferred to the communicator. Section 5 provides a brief insight into audio-visual compression technology and explains how the technology is applied in Multimedia converter and Video player. The used abbreviations and their expanded forms are listed in section 6. Finally, section 7 gives answers to the most frequently asked questions about video in the Nokia 9290 Communicator. Copyright  Nokia Corporation 2001-2002. All rights reserved.