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Device profiles are .PRF files that define the capabilities of devices that Mezzmo server streams to. They are very important for: | Device profiles are .PRF files that define the capabilities of devices that Mezzmo server streams to. They are very important for: | ||
- | * identifying your device when it connects to Mezzmo server | + | * Identifying your device when it connects to Mezzmo server. |
- | * determining what video formats are supported by a device | + | * Determining what video formats are supported by your device and when to transcode your video files so they can be played on your device. |
- | * determining what subtitle formats are supported by a device | + | * Determining what subtitle formats are supported by a device and when to transcode your subtitle files so they can be viewed on your device. |
- | * determining what music formats are supported by a device | + | * Determining what music formats are supported by a device and when to transcode your music files so they can be played on your device. |
- | * determining what image formats are supported by a device | + | * Determining what image formats are supported by a device and when to transcode your image files so they can be displayed on your device. |
===== Changing the device profile used by a device ===== | ===== Changing the device profile used by a device ===== | ||
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- | Please note that the folder may be hidden on your computer. In this case, copy-and-paste the above folder into Windows Explorer on your computer and press the Enter key. It should take you to the folder. | + | **Note:** The above folder may be hidden on your computer. In this case, copy-and-paste the above folder into Windows Explorer on your computer and press the Enter key. It should take you to the folder. |
- | [U][B][COLOR="#FF0000"]Important:[/COLOR][/B][/U] | + | ===== Replacing a device profile file (.PRF) ===== |
- | [INDENT]When replacing a device profile .PRF file into your DeviceProfiles folder, you should delete or rename the old device profile. | + | When replacing a device profile .PRF file into your DeviceProfiles folder, you should delete or rename the old device profile. |
- | If you wish to keep the existing .PRF file as another file name, then do [U]not[/U] keep the .PRF file extension on the old device profile. Duplicate device profiles may confuse Mezzmo & you may get strange results. You should change the file extension to (say) .BAK.[/INDENT] | + | If you wish to keep the existing .PRF file as another file name, then do __not__ keep the .PRF file extension on the old device profile. Duplicate device profiles may confuse Mezzmo & you may get strange results. You should change the file extension to (say) .BAK. |
- | [INDENT][B]Example:[/B] Conceiva customer support staff provide you with a new [B]SamsungD.PRF[/B] file to try. You should rename your existing [B]SamsungD.PRF[/B] to [B]SamsungD.BAK[/B]. Do [U]not[/U] rename it like this: [B]Samsung_OLD.PRF[/B]![/INDENT] | + | **Example:** Conceiva customer support staff provide you with a new **SamsungJ.PRF** file to try. You should rename your existing **SamsungD.PRF** to **SamsungD.BAK**. Do __not__ rename it like **Samsung_OLD.PRF**! |
+ | ===== What happens to device profiles when you upgrade Mezzmo to a new version? ===== | ||
+ | A backup copy of your DeviceProfiles folder is saved when a new Mezzmo version is applied. So if you have any custom device profiles, they will be copied to **DeviceProfiles.bak** folder. This folder is located in the same directory as the DeviceProfiles folder. |