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1 % $Id$ %
2 \chapter{File formats}
3 \section{\label{ref:Supportedfileformats}Supported file formats}
4 \begin{table}
5 \begin{rbtabular}{\textwidth}{clp{7em}X}%
6 {\textbf{Icon} & \textbf{File Type} & \textbf{Extension}
7 & \textbf{Action when selected}}{}{}
8 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-directory.png}
9 & Directory & \emph{none} & Enter the directory \\
10 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-audio-file.png}
11 & Audio file &
12 \opt{masd,masf}{\fname{.mp2, .mp3}}%
13 \opt{swcodec}{\emph{various}\newline%
14 (see \ref{ref:Supportedaudioformats}})%
15 % do NOT use \reference{} here as that will break the table.
16 & Start playing the file and show the WPS\\
17 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-cuesheet.png}
18 & Cuesheet & \fname{.cue} & View the cuesheet file \\
19 \opt{masf}{
20 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-wav-file.png}
21 & Wave Audio File & \fname{.wav} & Play the WAV file \\%
23 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-playlist.png}
24 & Playlist & \fname{.m3u, .m3u8} & Load the playlist and start playing
25 the first file \\
26 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rolo.png}
27 & Rockbox firmware &
28 \opt{player}{\fname{.mod}}\opt{recorder,recorderv2fm,ondiofm,ondiosp}{\fname{.ajz}}%
29 \opt{h100,h300}{\fname{.iriver}}\opt{ipod}{\fname{.ipod}}\opt{iaudio}{\fname{.iaudio}}%
30 \opt{h10,h10_5gb,sansa}{\fname{.mi4}}\opt{gigabeat}{\fname{.gigabeat}}%
31 \opt{sansaAMS}{\fname{.sansa}}
32 & Load the new firmware with ROLO \\
33 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-wps.png}
34 & While Playing Screen & \fname{.wps} & Load the new WPS display configuration \\
35 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-lang.png}
36 & Language File & \fname{.lng} & Load the language file \\
37 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-text.png}
38 & Text File & \fname{.txt} & Display the text file using the text viewer plugin\\
39 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-config.png}
40 & Configuration File & \fname{.cfg} & Load the settings file\\
41 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-font.png}
42 & Font & \fname{.fnt} & Change the user interface font to this one\\
43 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-rock.png}
44 & Plugin & \fname{.rock} & Start the plugin\\
45 \opt{archos}{
46 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-ucl.png}
47 & Flash Image & \fname{.ucl} & Flash the Rockbox image into the ROM \\
49 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-chip8.png}
50 & Chip8 game & \fname{.ch8} & Play the Chip8 game \\
51 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-image-file.png}
52 & Image & \fname{.jpg} & View the JPEG image \\
53 \opt{swcodec}{
54 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-movie-file.png}
55 & Video & \fname{.mpg, .mpeg, .mpv, .m2v} & Play the MPEG1/2 video \\
57 \opt{masf}{\opt{lcd_bitmap}{
58 \includegraphics[width=0.37cm]{appendix/images/icon-movie-file.png}
59 & Rockbox Video & \fname{.rvf} & View the movie (Rockbox format)\\}
61 \opt{radio}{
62 & FM Presets & \fname{.fmr} & Load the FM Presets (previous are discarded)\\}
63 & Voice file & \fname{.voice} & Allow Rockbox to speak menus\\
64 & Bookmark & \fname{.bmark} & Display all bookmarks for an audio file\\
65 & Link & \fname{.link} & Display list of target files and directories;
66 selecting one jumps to the target. See \reference{ref:Shortcutsplugin}.\\
67 \opt{lcd_color}{
68 & Colours & \fname{.colours} & Open the colours file for editing.
69 See \reference{ref:ChangingFiletypeColours}.\\
71 \opt{lcd_bitmap}{
72 & Game of Life & \fname{.cells} & Show the configuration with the
73 ``Rocklife'' plugin\\}
75 \end{rbtabular}
76 \end{table}
78 \opt{swcodec}{
79 \section{\label{ref:Supportedaudioformats}Supported audio formats}
80 \begin{table}
81 \begin{rbtabular}{\textwidth}{lp{6em}X}%
82 {\textbf{Format} & \textbf{Extension} & \textbf{Notes}}{}{}
83 \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{Lossy codecs}}\\
84 \midrule
85 MPEG audio & \fname{.mp1, .mpa, .mp2, .mp3} & \\
86 OGG/Vorbis & \fname{.ogg, .oga} & Some old ``floor 0'' files may crash Rockbox. \\
87 Musepack & \fname{.mpc} & Supports SV7 only \\
88 Advanced Audio Coding & \fname{.m4a, .m4b, .mp4} & \\
89 Windows Media Audio & \fname{.wma, .wmv, .asf} & \\
90 ATSC A/52 & \fname{.a52, .ac3} & Supports downmixing for playback of 5.1 streams in stereo. \\
91 ADX & \fname{.adx} & \\
92 Speex & \fname{.spx} & \\
93 RealAudio & \fname{.rm, .ra, .rmvb} & \\
94 Sony Audio & \fname{.oma, .aa3} & \\
96 \midrule
97 \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{Lossless codecs}}\\
98 \midrule
99 Waveform audio format & \fname{.wav} & \\
100 Audio Interchange File Format & \fname{.aif, .aiff} & \\
101 Free Lossless Audio & \fname{.flac} & \\
102 Apple Lossless & \fname{.m4a, .mp4} & \\
103 Wavpack & \fname{.wv} & \\
104 Shorten & \fname{.shn} & Seeking not supported.\\
105 \opt{h100,h300,x5,m5,m3}{
106 Monkey's Audio & \fname{.ape, .mac} & -c1000 and -c2000 files decode
107 fast enough to be useful.}
108 \opt{gigabeatf}{
109 Monkey's Audio & \fname{.ape, .mac} & -c1000 to -c3000
110 files decode fast enough to be useful.}
111 \opt{gigabeats}{
112 Monkey's Audio & \fname{.ape, .mac} & -c1000 to -c4000 files decode
113 fast enough to be useful.}
114 \opt{ipod,h10,h10_5gb,mrobe100,sansa}{
115 Monkey's Audio & \fname{.ape, .mac} & Only -c1000 files decode fast
116 enough to be useful.}
118 \midrule
119 \multicolumn{2}{c}{\textbf{Other codecs}}\\
120 \midrule
121 Sound Interface Device & \fname{.sid} & \\
122 MOD & \fname{.mod} & \\
123 NES Sound Format & \fname{.nsf, .nsfe} & \\
124 SPC700 & \fname{.spc} & \\
125 Atari SAP & \fname{.sap} & \\
126 Atari Sound Format & \fname{.cmc, .cm3, .cmr, .cms, .dmc, .dlt, .mpt, .mpd} & \\
127 \end{rbtabular}
128 \end{table}