PROJECTOR MEDIA FORMATS

Guide to video and media formats for use with the RFVM projection system

DVD

Setting Value
Source Scaling Scale to fill
Codec MPEG-2
Quality 100%
Field Order Depends on original, but progressive is better
Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9
Bitrate setting CBR
Bitrate 8.5 Mb/s
Audio PCM

Blu ray

Setting Value
Codec H.264
Field Order Depends on original, usually upper
Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9
Profile High
Level 4.1
Bitrate setting CBR
Bitrate 25 Mb/s
Audio AAC
Audio Bitrate 320 Kb/s

Data DVD

Setting Value
Codec H.264
Field Order Progressive
Aspect Ratio Widescreen 16:9
Profile High
Level 5.1
Bitrate setting CBR
Bitrate 15 Mb/s
Audio AAC
Audio Bitrate 320 Kb/s
  • DVD-R Disc prefered
  • Any kind of RW, session needs to be finished off
  • PC File system, eg FAT 32

USB Flash Drive

Setting Value
Codec H.264
Field Order Progressive
Profile High
Level 5.1
Bitrate setting CBR
Bitrate 15 Mb/s
Audio AAC
Audio Bitrate 320 Kb/s
  • PC File system not Mac, eg FAT 32
  • Only file on disk in root
  • Clearly labelled or in envelope

Online (Guidance only)

This cannot be played on the RFVM projection system, but it is a guide for when you want to upload your video online.
Setting Value
Codec H.264
Field Order Progressive
Profile High
Level 5.1
Bitrate setting VBR, 2 Pass
Target Bitrate 10 Mb/s
Maximum Bitrate 15 Mb/s
Audio AAC
Audio Bitrate 320 Kb/s
If you want to find out what codec is used in a particular file, then you can use Media Info.
Details on the H.264 codec here.
Containers and codec information.