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==List of supported formats== |
==List of supported formats== |
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''TODO: This should become a table of format - activities supporting the format - a link to sample files for each file format.'' |
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* [[choosing image formats|Image formats]] |
* [[choosing image formats|Image formats]] |
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** [[JPEG 2000]] |
** [[JPEG 2000]] |
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** [[JPEG]] |
** [[JPEG]] |
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** [[PNG]] |
** [[PNG]] |
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** [[SVG]] (supported by [[Xulrunner]] hence , also directly by [[Sugar]] for icons). [http://svg-whiz.com/samples.html#svg Sample files (not all work in Browse] |
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** [[SVG]] |
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** [[TIFF]] (in [[Read]] via [[Evince]]) |
** [[TIFF]] (in [[Read]] via [[Evince]]) |
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* [[Music/formats|Sound formats]] |
* [[Music/formats|Sound formats]] |
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** [[Ogg]] Vorbis (supported by the Totem plugin for [[Browse]]). [http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Tromboon-sample.ogg Sample file]] |
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** [[Ogg]] Vorbis |
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** the Totem and Gnash plugins for [[Browse]] claim to support other formats, enter <tt>about:plugins</tt> in the Browse location field. |
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* Video formats |
* Video formats |
Revision as of 07:13, 6 July 2008
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Introduction
Because the OLPC has limited storage and limited RAM, it is not a good idea to support every data format used on regular PCs. It makes more sense to use our PCs to convert data than to put that burden on the OLPC.
List of supported formats
TODO: This should become a table of format - activities supporting the format - a link to sample files for each file format.
- Sound formats
- Ogg Vorbis (supported by the Totem plugin for Browse). Sample file]
- the Totem and Gnash plugins for Browse claim to support other formats, enter about:plugins in the Browse location field.
- General formats