Portable Media Player - MP5 Player Audio Playback
Nearly all players are compatible with the MP3 audio format, and many others support Windows Media Audio (WMA), Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) and WAV. Audio files purchased from online stores or ripped from CDs may include DRM copy protection, which most modern players support. Some players are compatible with open-source formats like Ogg Vorbis and the Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC). Every device has a bitrate limit on each compatible format.
Image Viewing
The JPEG format is compatible on all players that are capable of displaying images. Some players, like the iPod series, provide compatibility to additional file formats like GIF, PNG, and TIFF, while others are bundled with conversion software.
Video Playback
Most newer players support the MPEG-4 video format, and many other players are compatible with Windows Media Video (WMV) and the defunct AVI, now mostly used as a container format. Recently, more and more players are enabling compatibility to the DivX video format and its open-source parallel, Xvid. Software that are included with the players may be able to convert video files into a compatible format.
