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  • Acceptable stream types:
    • MPEG-1 System Stream or MPEG-2 Program Stream (consisting of a single elementary video stream with an optional single elementary audio stream)
      NOTE:  Transport stream is not possible.
    • Elementary video stream
  • Three video resolutions (pixels) are allowed.  Other resolutions are not supported.
    • 352 x 240 (Horizontal x Vertical)
    • 352 x 480
    • 720 x 480
  • Picture rate must be 29.97 pictures per second.
  • A maximum bit rate of 10 Mb/s is allowed.  Higher rates are not supported.
  • National TV Standards Committee (NTSC) with 4:3 aspect ratio required.
  • 4:2:0 sampling format required.  (Main profile at Main or Low level, 10 Mb/s max)
  • IBBP group of pictures (GOP) structure recommended for best quality (30 frame maximum GOP size).
  • Encode header information in stream every few seconds to aid in error recovery.
  • Audio, if present, must be encoded into the MPEG file using Audio layer II.
  • Audio may be encoded at a 32, 44.1, or 48KHz sampling frequency.  LEIGHTRONIX recommends an audio sampling rate of 44.1 KHz for optimal performance.
  • MPEG filenames may contain up to 27 characters (no spaces) in addition to the required ".mpg" extension.