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Answer by BigB
Submitted on 2/23/2004
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You must have the correct DCF folder structure and file name structure to the television to find the files. Sony has an example in their knowledge base: The following are the Design rule for Camera File system (DCF) standards. Image file names must be named DSCxxxxx.JPG, where the x represents a numerical digit. Image files must be stored on the Memory Stick® media in the DCF file structure [FIG. 1]. NOTE: The DCF file structure requires a folder named DCIM on the Memory Stick® media. Inside the DCIM folder should be a folder named 100MSDCF or 101MSDCF. The image file must be stored in one of these two folders. The picture names must be DSC0001.JPG. DSC0002.JPG, etc. created the folders copied and renamed the JPGs from my computer, stuck it in the Sony and it works like a charm. The TV documentation says you have to use a Sony camera, but obviously that is not true.

Answer by Alan R
Submitted on 6/12/2004
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Thank you BigB - I had just purchased a Sony 40" XBR tv and ordered a multi-viewer/writer and memory stick over the internet. When I tried to look at some photos taken with my Fuji digital camera and got the "no image" message, THEN I read the tv manual. I knew they had to be blowing smoke when it said that only pictures from a Sony camera would display -- after all, jpeg is jpeg. But until I found this site, I didn't know how to get around it. One improvement to BigB'sinstructions - my Fuji names the files DSCF####.jpg. At first I renamed them by deleting the "f", but then tried leaving the file name as it was. The Sony TV read those too, so we can eliminate one step.

Answer by KIP
Submitted on 5/19/2005
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I own a SONY FD-Trinitron WEGA TV with a memory stick reader. How can I convert regular JPEG photo files to the Sony digital camera format (JPEG with header) so I can read them on a Sony Memory Stick reader? You must have the correct DCF folder structure and file name structure to the television to find the files. The following are the Design rule for Camera File system (DCF) standards. The DCF file structure requires a folder on the Memory Stick® media named DCIM in the root. Inside the DCIM folder should be a directory folder(s) named nnnAAAAA. nnn is a directory number (100-999) which can be assigned non-consecutively. AAAAA are alpha-numeric characters (A-Z, 0-9, and _) free to be assigned in anyway and can be different for each directory file. Image files must be stored the directory folder(s). Image file names must be named AAAAnnnn.JPG. AAAA are alpha-numeric characters free to be assigned in anyway and can be different for each Image file. nnnn is a picture number comprised of numeric digits (0-9) which can be assigned non-consecutively. Exampe: DCIM 126CANON AUT_2601.JPG AUT_2605.JPG 130CANON AUT_3003.JPG AUT_3007.JPG Many camera produce compatible directory and image file names and JPG files, but not all. My Canon cameras do. The program below may be able to fix non-compatible JPG files. http://www.david-taylor.myby.co.uk/software/imaging.html#TVwriter MUSIC: You can create a "MUSIC" folder in the root. Copy your .MP3 files into it without renaming. You can also copy the MP3 files into the image directory(s) with the images. The television will search out the MP3 files and list them for play selection.

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Question by Patrick
Submitted on 10/11/2003
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How can I convert regular JPEG photo files to the Sony digital camera format (JPEG with header) so I can read them on a Sony Memory Stick reader. Why? I own a SONY FD-Trinitron WEGA TV with a memory stick reader. However, it only reads files in the Sony digital camera format (JPEG with header). I don't have a Sony digital camera. I've taken all my photos with an Olympus Camedia 2020 on a flash card.

Answer by dart
Submitted on 12/12/2003
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Did you ever find out an answer to this? I am having the same issue an Sony is no help. They want to keep this proprietary to Sony Products.

Answer by drm
Submitted on 12/19/2003
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ditto. I downloaded some "sample" mavica (sony) pictures off the web and they display great on the TV. Other JPEG'sget a "file error". :-(

Answer by charles
Submitted on 1/4/2004
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I have sony tv's, dvd's, cdchangers, even memorystick digital voice recorder, but one thing I still hate about sony is incompatability (yes, all the way back to betamax). I have all high end sony gear but my family has several digital cameras that arent sony. I wish I could copy jpeg files to memory stick and play on my 40" Wega XBR. I don't see why SONY makes compatibility so difficult. I'm considering buying a pc just to hook to my network and the dvi input of the tv so I can do my slideshows on my great tv.

Answer by InfoGuy
Submitted on 1/26/2004
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Same here. I have a Sony DV camcorder (which takes JPG stills), WEGA, and am considering a CLIO. In fact, you can't make any changes at all (file name, or graphic edits) to files on the memory stick. I'll check back to see if anybody has cracked this problem.

Answer by Hopefully this helps
Submitted on 3/24/2004
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http://www.david-taylor.myby.co.uk/software/imaging.html#TVwriter just spent a couple of hours searching for something like this. the program seems to work with sony dsc-p10.

Answer by Johnny Cakes
Submitted on 5/21/2004
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Both of the last two answers work great -- the David Taylor program lets you put pix on the memory stick in the correct format in batch mode -- entire folders at once. Well worth it.

Answer by C Yim
Submitted on 5/25/2004
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Thanks for the info re: David Taylor's program. It helped me to display JPEG files on my Sony 60" Grand Wega HD TV. However, I found that the image will only occupy about 80% of the height of the screen, leaving black bars above and below the picture. There is no such blank space when the picture was displayed on my computer. Any suggestion as to the reason and solution?

Answer by Clie owner
Submitted on 10/25/2004
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FYI... for our CLIE the DCIM folder had to be named 100MSDCF. 101MSDCF did not work. The picture names must be DSC00001.JPG. DSC00002.JPG, etc. So off the root it was: /DCIM/100MSDCF/DSC00001.JPG

Answer by andij
Submitted on 1/25/2005
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I had the same problem. What I found out is that there are some programs that work for editing pictures. It is the MCI Sony Photo Suite (or so) and Micrografx Picture Publisher in YUV 4:2:2 or 4:1:1 subsampling mode (the DCF-File Structure is not the only condition! JPG ist not JPG

Answer by Bala
Submitted on 4/2/2005
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Thank you BigB.Its really works for me.nice Idea.keep it up

Answer by Ashley Pomeroy
Submitted on 5/1/2005
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There is another alternative; look for a DOS utility called 'Jhead'. It allows you to read, write and most importantly clone EXIF headers. All you need is an image that you have downloaded from the source without modification (in my case a Powershot A60). Then do jhead -purejpg, and jhead -te (firstimage) (secondimage) and voila, it should work, cross fingers. A bit fiddly and laborious, but it does work, at least with a Canon Powershot.

Answer by madmick
Submitted on 8/15/2005
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OK. But it doesn't work with my Clie, even if I use the file structure. I also changed the size to 320x320 first. Any ideas - sorry i couldn't work out how to post a question. Oops.

Answer by Rusty
Submitted on 12/30/2005
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Thanks BigB. I have a Sony 36' XBR but I was using a Kodak Digital camera which uses a folder named "100K6330". All the photos inside are named *.jpg. I put this folder inside the DCIM folder. Copied that onto the Sony Memory Stick and was able to view the pics. I have had the TV for a couple of years now and never took the time to search for an answer. Thanks

Answer by Matt
Submitted on 1/5/2007
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If you've edited your pictures, then saved them to the memory stick, and now receive File Error when trying to view them, there is a solution. Open the image with Paint (right click edit in Windows), save, then close Paint. The resulting .jpg can be copied to the memory stick and viewed by the camera.

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