Jun 25, 2004: File Format Guidelines

InfoChannel supports the following file formats.
Graphics- BMP, GIF, IFF, JPEG, PCD, PCX, PNG, Targa, TIFF
Video- AVI, QuickTime 3, FLC, MPEG 1 & 2, WMV, Flash
Audio- MP3, WAV, MIDI, CD

However, some formats work better than others. Here are some recommendations:

Backgrounds- JPG for photos and textures, PNG for solid colors and gradients. Tiff (RGB, PC encoded) is supported but PNG compresses slightly better.

Foreground Clips: JPG for photos where detail is not critical, PNG for images where clarity is important, and if alpha channel is needed. GIF is supported but not recommended since it's limited to 256 colors.

Video: MPEG2 for full-screen videos, MPEG1 for partial-screen clips.

For MPEG2 use standard DVD settings (6 mbit, 29.97fps (30 is acceptable too), interlaced).

MPEG1 is more flexible. You can use 2-4 mbit bitrate for small file size/low quality or 6-8 for large files/higher quality. Other settings: 30fps, non-interlaced.

Sound: MP3 is preferred, but you may need use WAV if you're trying to loop a clip and are hearing a pause between loops.

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