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i-mode/i-motion/i-Channel
What is i-motion?
i-motion is movie data that contains both video and
sound tracks. You can play back an i-motion on the
FOMA terminal and set a saved i-motion for the stand-
by display.
The i-motion can be of the following types. The type
of i-motion varies depending on a site and cannot be
selected.
Category
Description
Type
Playback method
Standard
type
(Allowed to
be saved
※
)
Playback is performed
while loading data
(10M bytes maximum)
P l a y b a c k s t a r t s a f t e r
h a l f w a y d o w n l o a d i n g
i-motion data and pro-
ceeds while downloading
the rest of the data.
Playback is performed
after loading data
(10M bytes maximum)
P l a y b a c k s t a r t s a f t e r
a l l i - m o t i o n d a t a i s
downloaded.
Streaming
type
(Not allowed
to be saved)
Playback is performed
while loading data
(10M bytes maximum)
P l a y b a c k s t a r t s a f t e r
h a l f w a y d o w n l o a d i n g
i-motion data and pro-
ceeds while downloading
the rest of the data. The
i-motion data is deleted
once it is played back.
※
Some i-motion cannot be saved.
Downloading an i-motion from
Sites
<Download
i-motion>
You can download i-motion from a site and save it to
the FOMA terminal.
You can save up to 150 i-motion, each up to 10M bytes.
The number of i-motion that can be saved may decrease
depending on the data to be saved.
1
While displaying a site, select an i-motion and
press
.
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The i-motion is downloaded to the FOMA terminal.
When the i-motion auto replay is set to [ON], playback
of the i-motion starts automatically after the downloading
is completed. (For i-motion that can be played back
while being downloaded, playback starts after halfway
downloading data.)
The operations during playback is the same as those
described for i-motion in the Data Box (P.270).
Even if you stop playback while the downloading is in
progress, the downloading continues.
2
Select [Save]/[Save temporary] and press
.
The screen for selecting where to save appears.
[Data Box]:
Save the i-motion in i-motion of the Data Box of the
FOMA terminal. Select a folder for saving data.
[microSD]:
Save the i-motion in the microSD memory card.
To play back data
Select [Play].
To display detailed information
Select [File property].
3
Select a place to save to and press
.
The i-motion is saved.
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Some i-motion may not be played back/saved properly
even if its data is downloaded successfully.
●
The playback may be stopped or the image may
b e d i s t o r t e d w h e n y o u p l a y b a c k i - m o t i o n w h i l e
downloading data depending on the radio wave condition,
communication line conditions, or the communication
speed. A standard type i-motion allows you to play back
as many times as you want after downloading (using the
saved data). However, a streaming type i-motion does not
allow further playback once it is played back (unless you
download it again).
●
If you fold the FOMA ter minal or execute another
function while downloading/playing back an i-motion, the
downloading/playing back may be stopped depending on
some i-motion.
●
You cannot download or play back an i-motion in the ASF
format.
Setting Whether to Play Back
i-motion Automatically
<i-motion auto replay>
You can set whether to automatically play back
standard type i-motion.
1
From the i-mode menu, select [i-mode setting]
→
[i-motion auto replay] and press
.
2
Select [ON]/[OFF] and press
.
[ON]:
Automatically play back the i-motion during or after
downloading.
[OFF]:
Do not automatically play back the i-motion during or
after downloading and display the download completion
screen.
