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In the cases where the DNLA Players cannot support a video format, utility software on a client workstation can be used for "transcoding". The final transcoded file(s) then can be uploaded to an Amahi media directory. * Linux: '''[http://handbrake.fr/ Handbrake]'''* MS-Windows: '''[http://www.pcfreetime.com/ Format Factory]'''* Portable MS-Windows: '''[http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?q=xmedia&m= XMedia Recode]''' '''Definition:''' transcoding The direct digital-to-digital data conversion of one encoding format to another, such as video or audio data files. Such as cases where a "target" device does not support a source format. Below is you will find a list of some client devices/applications. Feel free to add your client and what features it supports.
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There is no list of '''Amahi Certified DLNA Players''' because most (99.999%) of clients will work. The client has to support the format of the file that the server is streaming. Not all clients support all the formats. Typically [http://www.divx.com/ DivX] format are widely supported, but newer formats like [http://www.matroska.org/ Matroska] may not be supported by some clients.
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*In the cases where the DNLA Players cannot support a video format, utility software on a client workstation can be used for "transcoding". The final transcoded file(s) then can be uploaded to an Amahi media directory.
* Linux: '''[http://handbrake.fr/ Handbrake]'''
* MS-Windows: '''[http://www.pcfreetime.com/ Format Factory]'''
* Portable MS-Windows: '''[http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?q=xmedia&m= XMedia Recode]'''
'''Definition:''' transcoding
The direct digital-to-digital data conversion of one encoding format to another, such as video or audio
data files. Such as cases where a "target" device does not support a source format.
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