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SimpleCenter for an Xbox Video Problem

Xbox is a game console which Microsoft produces. In addition to gaming, Xbox supports storage and playback for digital video files. If you encounter performance issues with any media uploaded to the game console, you can use SimpleCenter. This media management and conversion application can encode Xbox video and transfer it to a USB flash drive. Once the media has been reformatted and uploaded to the USB flash drive, you can play it on the Xbox.

Instructions

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  Plug a USB flash drive into a USB port on the computer.
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  Launch Simple Center. Instructions vary depending on where you have it installed, but double click the "Simple Center" icon on your desktop, for example. Click the "Movies" icon and click "Add Movies." Search for the digital video in the file selection window. Click the item and click the "Open" button to import the media into the program.
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  Right-click on the listing for the imported digital video and click "Convert file to..." from the fly-out menu. A conversion screen loads. Click the profile drop-down menu and click the "Xbox" option.
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  Click "OK" to perform the file conversion. When the media has been encoded, it's listed in the "Movies" section.
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  Click the "Devices" icon and click "Add Device." A pop-up window loads. Click the listing for the USB flash drive. Click the "Copy to Device" tab and click "OK."
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  Click the "Movies" icon and click to check the box for the Xbox-compatible digital video. Click the "Transfer" button. A confirmation message appears when the media has been copied to the device.
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  Right-click on the drive listing for the USB flash drive. Click "Eject" from the fly-out window to safely remove the device from the computer.
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  Turn on the Xbox and plug the USB flash drive into the USB port of the game console. A "My Xbox" menu appears on the screen.
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  Use the gaming controls to select "Video Library" from the list of menu items.
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  Select the listing for the USB flash drive and the device's contents load. Select the Xbox-compatible digital video and click "Play" to stream the media.

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