Patent ID: 8588578

Claim:
A method, comprising: employing a computer processor to execute instructions retained in a computer-readable storage medium to perform operations, comprising: receiving a selection of a video data file; in response to the receiving the selection of the video data file, determining whether the video data file includes data represented according to a video object (VOB) format; in response to determining that the video data file includes data represented according to the VOB format, converting the video data file into a playable file having an audio video interleave (AVI) format; and in response to the converting the video data file, transferring the playable file to a portable video player device, wherein the converting the video data file into the playable file further includes formatting the video data file based on a H.264 standard having a video aspect ratio of 320 ×240 and a maximum video bit rate of 768 kilobits per second, and employing an advanced audio coding type encoder having a maximum audio bit rate of 160 kilobits per second.