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-<h3>Poster Image Width and Height</h3>
+==== Poster Image Width and Height ====
-<p>The poster image width and height edit boxes allow you to customize
+The poster image width and height edit boxes allow you to customize the size of the thumbnails generated and stored by Mezzmo for video, music, photos, folders and playlists that you add into your Mezzmo library.
- the size of the thumbnails generated and stored by Mezzmo for video, music,
- photos, folders and playlists that you add into your Mezzmo library. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->The
- DLNA default size for thumbnail artwork is 160 pixels wide x 160 pixels
- high. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Some
- devices can accept and display artwork thumbnails that are larger (for
- example, Panasonic Viera TVs and Samsung TVs). <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}--></p>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+The default size is 320 x 320 pixels.  It is recommended to keep this size.
-<p>Enter a custom width and height in pixels for the poster images that
+The DLNA default size for thumbnail artwork is 160 x 160 pixels, although newer DLNA devices now accept and display artwork thumbnails that are larger (for example, Panasonic Viera TVs and Samsung TVs).
- are generated and stored by Mezzmo when you add files into Mezzmo or when
- your maintain your Mezzmo library.</p>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+Enter a custom width and height in pixels for the poster images that are generated and stored by Mezzmo when you add files into Mezzmo or when your maintain your Mezzmo library.
-<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</span> Existing files in your
+**Note:** Existing files in your Mezzmo library will not have the new poster image size until your perform a library maintenance.
- Mezzmo library will not have the new poster image size until your perform
- a library maintenance.</p>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+Larger-sized artwork thumbnails will only be delivered to a DLNA device by Mezzmo media server if the associated device profile for the device has been modified to increase the width and height of the JPEG_TN image definition. If
+ you are unsure how to do this, please contact Conceiva customer support.
-<p>Larger-sized artwork thumbnails will only be delivered to a DLNA device
+==== Backdrop Image Width and Height ====
- by Mezzmo media server if the associated device profile for the device
- has been modified to increase the width and height of the JPEG_TN image
- definition. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->If
- you are unsure how to do this, please contact Conceiva customer support.</p>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+The backdrop image width and height edit boxes allow you to customize the size of the backdrop images generated and stored by Mezzmo for video, music and photos that you add into your Mezzmo library. Backdrops are used by web browsers and Mezzmo (Android) app.
-<h3>Backdrop Image Width and Height</h3>
+The default size is 1920 x 1080 pixels. It is recommended to keep this size.
-<p>The backdrop image width and height edit boxes allow you to customize
+Enter a custom width and height in pixels for the backdrop images that are generated and stored by Mezzmo when you add files into Mezzmo or when your maintain your Mezzmo library.
- the size of the backdrop images generated and stored by Mezzmo for video,
- music and photos that you add into your Mezzmo library. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Backdrops
- are used by the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Mezzmo (Android) app</span>.
- <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}--></p>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+**Note:** Existing files in your Mezzmo library will not have the new backdrop image size until your perform
+ a library maintenance.
-<p>Enter a custom width and height in pixels for the backdrop images that
+==== Increment play count after streaming percentage of file ====
- are generated and stored by Mezzmo when you add files into Mezzmo or when
- your maintain your Mezzmo library.</p>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+When Mezzmo streams a file to a device, the play count of the file in Mezzmo is incremented after a certain portion of the files is streamed. The play count lets you determine the most played files, the least played files
+ and the files that you have never played as yet.
-<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note:</span> Existing files in your
+Enter the minimum portion of the file that needs to be streamed by Mezzmo to a device to automatically increment the play count for a file.
- Mezzmo library will not have the new backdrop image size until your perform
- a library maintenance.</p>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+**Tip:** You can display or reset the play count for a file using the Properties dialog.
-<h3>Increment play count after streaming percentage of file</h3>
+==== Preferred audio language for videos ====
-<p>When Mezzmo streams a file to a device, the play count of the file in
+You can use this list of languages to tell Mezzmo the audio languages that you wish to hear when you stream a video.  Mezzmo will automatically select the audio language when transcoding or streaming a video to your web browsers or devices.
- Mezzmo is incremented after a certain portion of the files is streamed.
- <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->The play
- count lets you determine the most played files, the least played files
- and the files that you have never played as yet. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->Enter
- the minimum portion of the file that needs to be streamed by Mezzmo to
- a device to automatically increment the play count for a file. <!--kadov_tag{{<spaces>}}-->&nbsp;<!--kadov_tag{{</spaces>}}-->You
- can display or reset the play count of a file using the Properties dialog.</p>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+**Example:** You only speak English so you want English language audio played whenever possible. When a video has multiple audio channels, then Mezzmo will make sure the English audio channel is used for transcoding and streaming.
-<h3>Default Settings</h3>
+==== Add ====
-<p>By clicking this button, the default values will be applied to this
+Click this button to add a preferred audio language to the list.
- set of options.</p>
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+==== Delete ====
-<h3><img src="../Images/bullet.gif"
+Click this button to remove a preferred audio language from the list.
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-		width=11
-		height=11
-		border=0> See Also</h3>
-<p><a href="../Topics/Streaming_Media_Files.htm">Streaming media files</a></p>
+==== Move Up ====
-<p>&nbsp;</p>
+Click to move a language up in the preferred audio language list.  Higher listed languages are more preferred.
-</body>
+==== Move Down ====
+Click to move a language down in the preferred audio language list.  Lower listed languages are less preferred.
+==== Update All Files ====
+Click to update all your video files with your preferred audio language settings.  This is useful when you make a preferred audio language change, Mezzmo will scan through all your video files and check for those audio languages in the video files and set them to preferred audio language.
+==== Only stream the preferred channels to devices ====
+When selected, Mezzmo will make sure that the video only contains the preferred audio languages and does not contain any other audio languages.  This is useful if your device does not let you select the audio channel via it's remote control when the video is playing on the device.
+==== Default Settings ====
+By clicking this button, the default values will be applied to this set of options.
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