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Digital picture frame options
Audio
Many digital frames now have small speakers so that they can play music with sideshows or as background music. All computer files have an extension (filename.ext); be sure your digital frame plays your audio file formats. The most common audio file formats have MP3, WMA and WAV extensions.
Video
It didn"t take long for digital frame makers to add motion to the pictures. Again, the digital frame must have the software to play your video files; AVI, ASF, DAT, MP4 and WMV formats are very common.
Refresh
A term sometimes used to denote how often the image on a digital photo frame changes. This can vary from a few seconds to several minutes; most are adjustable.
Bluetooth
Software that allows different components to communicate with each other. If your digital frame and phone are Bluetooth-compatible, you can download directly from your camera phone to your digital frame.
PictBridge
This software, pre-installed in many digital frames and photo printers, allows you to connect frame to printer and print digital photos without going through a computer.
Photo software
If you have prints, you can transform them to digital photo files. You'll need a computer and scanner. Art and imaging software is also a good idea; once the photo is scanned into a digital file, imaging software allows you to color correct, remove red-eye and generally have a lot of fun adjusting your pictures to look just the way you want them. It will take some time to learn all the software features, but practice still makes perfect.
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