Movies on SD Card
11-21-2018, 04:00 PM
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Movies on SD Card
Was just messing around earlier trying different combinations of Bluetooth iPhone, iPod, USB etc for music, podcasts etc and put some MP4’s on an SD Card and put it in. Played the movies straight away in small screen but then went to options and clicked full screen and got awesome widescreen high quality movies.
Obviously only when stationary, but will come in handy when waiting around etc. Just thought I would share...
Obviously only when stationary, but will come in handy when waiting around etc. Just thought I would share...
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11-21-2018, 11:18 PM
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Wow, good deal. I'll have to try this. How would I go about loading a movie onto a SD card using my iMac laptop. I see I do have what looks to be a SD card slot on the right side of my computer. So I buy some SD cards (what gig should I get?) and then what. I've never even tried loading a movie onto the hard drive for that matter so not even sure on that one?
11-22-2018, 04:23 AM
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u can also put it on a usb stick.
but you either have to download a movie(illegally) or convert a DVD into mp4/avi format ...
but you either have to download a movie(illegally) or convert a DVD into mp4/avi format ...
11-22-2018, 04:35 AM
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Wow, good deal. I'll have to try this. How would I go about loading a movie onto a SD card using my iMac laptop. I see I do have what looks to be a SD card slot on the right side of my computer. So I buy some SD cards (what gig should I get?) and then what. I've never even tried loading a movie onto the hard drive for that matter so not even sure on that one?
i tried it with some You Tube videos and a home movie. Just saved movie on my Mac via iMovie and then transferred exported MP4 file onto SD. Changed media source in car to SD Card and worked straight off.
Most commercial DVD’s have copy rights unless you bought them and they have a digital version code in the box (most do - in UK at least)
11-22-2018, 08:52 AM
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Not all movie downloads are illegal. Where I live there are hundreds of movies available for free download from my local cable company for use on a PC, smart phone or smart TV. My local library also offers movie downloads with a 1 week expiration. That's great for titles that are only watched one time.
11-22-2018, 09:15 AM
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I’ll have to give this a try. I’m not real computer savvy but worth a shot. I wish I could just buy movies on sd cards that would be easier for me lol.
11-22-2018, 11:08 AM
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Not all movie downloads are illegal. Where I live there are hundreds of movies available for free download from my local cable company for use on a PC, smart phone or smart TV. My local library also offers movie downloads with a 1 week expiration. That's great for titles that are only watched one time.
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11-22-2018, 12:16 PM
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That's correct. Movies are DRM protected (Digital Rights Management), which makes movies, even ones you buy on DVD are encoded in a proprietary way to make it very difficult for the average person to copy and distribute.
11-22-2018, 01:23 PM
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It is a no brainer to save live streaming video using a free open source app such as OBS Studio. It is a handy tool for saving live video from a camera. Not all streaming video is DRM protected. There many movies and feature films that are in the public domain. I do not advocate circumventing DRM because doing so is illegal.
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Does anyone know the maximum capacity of a memory card or USB memory that Comand Online (in W213) can read?
Many devices have limitations (for example, they can not read cards that have more than 32GB or 64GB), and I wonder if there is some capacity limit on Comand Online, because I would like to buy 128GB, 256GB or 512GB USB memory, but don't want to see that it can't be read (if) only after I buy it
Many devices have limitations (for example, they can not read cards that have more than 32GB or 64GB), and I wonder if there is some capacity limit on Comand Online, because I would like to buy 128GB, 256GB or 512GB USB memory, but don't want to see that it can't be read (if) only after I buy it
11-25-2018, 10:04 AM
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Does anyone know the maximum capacity of a memory card or USB memory that Comand Online (in W213) can read?
Many devices have limitations (for example, they can not read cards that have more than 32GB or 64GB), and I wonder if there is some capacity limit on Comand Online, because I would like to buy 128GB, 256GB or 512GB USB memory, but don't want to see that it can't be read (if) only after I buy it
Many devices have limitations (for example, they can not read cards that have more than 32GB or 64GB), and I wonder if there is some capacity limit on Comand Online, because I would like to buy 128GB, 256GB or 512GB USB memory, but don't want to see that it can't be read (if) only after I buy it
- The multimedia system supports a total of up to 50,000 files.
- Data storage media up to 2 TB are supported (32‑bit address space).
11-25-2018, 10:13 AM
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Does anyone know the maximum capacity of a memory card or USB memory that Comand Online (in W213) can read?
Many devices have limitations (for example, they can not read cards that have more than 32GB or 64GB), and I wonder if there is some capacity limit on Comand Online, because I would like to buy 128GB, 256GB or 512GB USB memory, but don't want to see that it can't be read (if) only after I buy it
Many devices have limitations (for example, they can not read cards that have more than 32GB or 64GB), and I wonder if there is some capacity limit on Comand Online, because I would like to buy 128GB, 256GB or 512GB USB memory, but don't want to see that it can't be read (if) only after I buy it
I also format ExFat which seems to work best.
11-25-2018, 11:48 AM
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If you put your iTunes folder on an SD card, does the car read it properly (i.e listing albums and songs) or does it come through unorganized? (I wish I could phrase this question better,but hopefully you know what I mean)
11-25-2018, 11:57 AM
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Go go to the iTunes folder under your user account and look for the iTunes Media folder, then music (you cannot use folders or songs in ‘Apple Music’ folder.)
Then copy all the folders (usually organised by iTunes in artist order) onto the SD Card or USB stick. Once this is put into car it will take a while for it to be indexed (Dependant on size). Once this is complete the function in the car will allow searching by artist or album or will allow random shuffle.
if you want playlists, that is a little more complicated but essentially you need to create playlists from the folders on the SD Card or USB and save them as M3u files. Depends on windows or Mac but easy to do with appropriate software eg Handbrake.
hope this helps!
Last edited by JDPEClassUK; 11-25-2018 at 12:01 PM.
11-25-2018, 11:59 AM
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Have just put all the MB ‘How to’ Videos relating to functions on the E Class on a SD Card and can now search and play the videos in the car when stationary 😀.
Easier than looking in the handbook all the time!
Easier than looking in the handbook all the time!
Last edited by JDPEClassUK; 11-25-2018 at 12:02 PM.
11-25-2018, 02:41 PM
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i haven’t tried that with the MB but that didn’t work with other cars I have had.
Go go to the iTunes folder under your user account and look for the iTunes Media folder, then music (you cannot use folders or songs in ‘Apple Music’ folder.)
Then copy all the folders (usually organised by iTunes in artist order) onto the SD Card or USB stick. Once this is put into car it will take a while for it to be indexed (Dependant on size). Once this is complete the function in the car will allow searching by artist or album or will allow random shuffle.
if you want playlists, that is a little more complicated but essentially you need to create playlists from the folders on the SD Card or USB and save them as M3u files. Depends on windows or Mac but easy to do with appropriate software eg Handbrake.
hope this helps!
