Motorola V550 User manual

Technical Manual
Version 1.0
Creating Media for the
Motorola V550

Table of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS............................................................................................................................. 2
OVERVIEW ................................................................................................................................................. 4
GLOSSARY .................................................................................................................................................. 4
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................................... 5
DISPLAY ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
DISPLAY INFO ............................................................................................................................................. 7
GRAPHICS & VIDEO................................................................................................................................. 8
SUPPORTED PICTURE FORMATS................................................................................................................... 8
VIDEO PLAYBACK ....................................................................................................................................... 9
WALLPAPER SUPPORT............................................................................................................................... 10
THEME SUPPORT ....................................................................................................................................... 11
ICON SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................................................................... 12
ENHANCED MESSAGING SERVICE (EMS) SUPPORT................................................................................... 13
SCREENSAVER SUPPORT............................................................................................................................ 13
SOUND........................................................................................................................................................ 15
ALERT TONE SUPPORT .............................................................................................................................. 15
Ring Tones............................................................................................................................................ 15
SUPPORTED SOUND FORMATS................................................................................................................... 15
MIDI SUPPORT.......................................................................................................................................... 16
MIDI AUDIO GUIDELINES......................................................................................................................... 21
MP3 AUDIO GUIDELINES .......................................................................................................................... 22
Available Sound Properties.................................................................................................................. 23
Design Guidelines ................................................................................................................................ 23
MOTOMIXER............................................................................................................................................. 24
Base Track File Format........................................................................................................................ 24
Channels............................................................................................................................................... 24
Instruments........................................................................................................................................... 25
Tempo................................................................................................................................................... 26
Restrictions........................................................................................................................................... 26
Design Recommendations..................................................................................................................... 26
APPENDIX A: DRM.................................................................................................................................. 28
DIGITAL RIGHTS MANAGEMENT ............................................................................................................... 28
SUPPORTED DRM SOLUTIONS................................................................................................................... 28
DOWNLOAD............................................................................................................................................... 29
INSTALLATION .......................................................................................................................................... 29
RIGHT OBJECT........................................................................................................................................... 30
FILE TYPES................................................................................................................................................ 30
APPENDIX B: MIME TYPES.................................................................................................................. 31

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INDEX......................................................................................................................................................... 33

Overview
Welcome to the Creating Media for the Motorola V550 guide. This guide contains all the
information you need to get started developing pictures, animation, and sounds for the
Motorola V550.
The Motorola V550 guide covers the following areas:
•Display information, including size, color depth, and more
•Graphic support information
•Video support information
•Sound support information
This document assumes you are familiar with creating different media using the
appropriate tools. This guide does not cover the tools required to create media, rather, it
concentrates on the features and technical abilities of the handset when working with
media.
Motorola recommends that if you are not the sole author or creator of the graphics, video,
or sound, you obtain sufficient license rights, including the rights under all patents,
trademarks, trade names, copyrights, and other third party proprietary rights.
Glossary
The following are definitions of common terms used in this guide:
Term Definition
AMR Adaptive Multi Rate
EMS Enhanced Messaging Service
GIF Graphics Interchange Format
iMelody Infrared Data Association (IrDA) standard for the textual
representation of a ring tone.
MIDI Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIDI Patch One of the channels in a MIDI device, defined by the general MIDI
standard
MPEG Moving Pictures Experts Group
Pixel One picture element on the display

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Term Definition
QCIF Quarter Common Intermediate Format
WAP Wireless Application Protocol
WBMP Wireless Bitmap
References
The following references provide information related to developing media for the Motorola
V550:
Organization URL
3GPP http://www.3gpp.org
Infrared Data Association http://www.irda.org
MIDI Manufacturers Association http://www.midi.org
Motorola Developer Program http://www.motocoder.com
Moving Pictures Experts Group mpeg.telecomitalialab.com
WAP Forum http://www.wapforum.org
World Wide Web Consortium http://www.w3.org
Open Mobile Alliance http://www.openmobilealliance.org

Display
This chapter describes the display characteristics for the Motorola V550. The image below
shows the handset.
V550

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Display Info
The physical internal display characteristics of the Motorola V550 are the following:
Item Description
Screen resolution 176w x 220h pixels
Screen dimensions 29 x 39 mm viewing area
Pixel pitch .17 mm pitch, square
Color depth 16 bits
Maximum Colors Up to 65535 colors
Text area 9 lines (zoom in)
7 lines (Chinese)
Figure 1. The Motorola V550 display.

Graphics & Video
This chapter describes the graphic environment available in the Motorola V550. It includes
information on picture and animation formats, size restrictions, pre-defined media, and
more. Use this chapter as a reference when creating pictures or animations that support
your products.
In general, file size is limited by available memory. All media (wallpaper, screensavers,
ring tones, and themes), whether pre-loaded on the device or downloaded by the user,
share the same storage area (total of 4 MB). The available memory for downloaded files
will vary based on the media pre-loaded into the device. This pre-loaded media will vary
from region to region and from carrier to carrier. Motorola recommends keeping all media
files as small as possible to ensure the consumer has the ability to download and use a
variety of files to enhance the user experience.
Supported Picture Formats
The Motorola V550 handset supports the following graphic and animation formats:
Type Description
EMS 5.0 Bitmaps Enhanced Messaging Service bitmap
GIF 87a Graphics Interchange Format, a standard file format for
lossless compression of still images. It is used to display
static images and is the preferred format for pictures.
GIF 89a The GIF 89a standard is a superset of the GIF 87a
specification. It allows a sequence of GIF images to be
displayed in succession that generates an animation.
JPEG Joint Photography Expert Group standard. JPEG is
designed for compressing either full-color or gray-scale
images of natural, real-world scenes, not line art or
lettering.
WBMP Wireless Bitmap format described in the WAP
specifications. It is an optimized bitmap format intended
for use in portable devices with smaller screens and
limited display capabilities.

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Note: The maximum picture resolution is 640 x 480 (VGA). Any images with a higher
resolution will not be displayed.
Video Playback
The Motorola V550 handset supports the following video formats:
Type Description
MPEG-4 The MPEG-4 format provides standardized technological
elements that enable interactive multimedia (video/audio),
interactive graphics, and digital television.
Codec support includes:
•MPEG simple profile Level 0
•H.263 Baseline
A maximum of 7 fps is available at a bit rate of 59Kbps when
maximum size is 128x96.
H.263/H.263
(profile 0) An International Telecommunication Union (ITU) standard for video compression.
AMR Audio (for
Video Playback
only)
Adaptive Multi Rate offers a wide range of data rates. The
philosophy behind AMR is to lower the data rate as the
interference increases to enable better error correction.
A maximum bit rate of 12.2Kbps and a maximum size of 12 sec,
using extensions .mp4 and .3gp.
Note: Maximum file sizes are determined by the handset’s available memory
Video playback layout for the V550 is the following:
Size Layout
Sub-QCIF 1 (small) 88x72
Sub QCIF 2 (medium) 128x96
Full QCIF 176x144
Note: Video can only be played back after a download is complete. Streaming video is not
supported.

Wallpaper Support
Wallpaper images are static images that are shown on both the idle screen and the main
menu screen. Wallpaper images can be tiled or centered as selected by the user;
centered is the default setting.
The recommended format for wallpaper images is a static GIF (GIF87a) file. Other file
types that can be used as wallpaper image are WBMP and EMS 5.0 bitmaps.
Technical Specifications for Wallpapers:
¾Dimensions: 176 x 220
¾Colors: Up to 65535
¾Recommended File Size: up to 15kb
Wallpaper images are displayed on screen as shown below.
Wallpaper image.
(example only)
Wallpaper images appear
behind all screen elements
on the idle screen.
Wallpaper images appear
behind all screen elements
on the menu screen.
Figure 2. How wallpaper is displayed on the idle screen and main menu screen.
If the user has selected to tile the wallpaper, the image is tiled starting from the upper left
hand corner of the working area. The image is tiled horizontally and vertically equal to the
display size, as shown in Figure 3.

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Original image Tiled image used as wallpaper and appearing behind all screen
elements on an idle screen. Image set to fill screen.
Figure 3. A GIF Image as tiled wallpaper.
The user has the following options for wallpaper:
•Center – the image is resized to fit on the screen while keeping the aspect ratio.
•Fit-to-screen – the image is resized to fill the screen while keeping the original
aspect ratio (refer to Figure 2).
•Tile – if the image is too large, it is resized to fit the display and tiled, if the image
is too small, it tiles as displayed.
If the user selects an animated GIF image, the first frame of the animated GIF becomes
the wallpaper image. It’s important that the colors of the wallpaper image allow the text
displayed on the screen to remain legible.
For more information, refer to “Screensaver Support”.
Theme Support
The Motorola V550 supports themes. A theme is a wallpaper, a screensaver, and a ring
tone combined into a data set that enables users to customize their experience on the
handset. Theme components are grouped together and downloaded to the handset as a
bundle.
NOTE: The filenames used for screensavers, wallpapers, and ring tones used to create a
theme files are limited to 32 characters each (excluding the dot and extension). Longer
filenames are automatically truncated by the Media Manager (while retaining the
extension) when it creates the theme file. Duplicate filenames are renamed by the phone
to ensure they are unique. However, it is recommended you use unique filenames for
each media element.
For more information on creating theme bundles, see the documentation that
accompanies the Media Manager tools.

NOTE: Some wireless networks limit the maximum size of a Theme download to 100 KB.
Developers are encouraged to keep their themes to this size or less. This size must also
include header information, which can be up to 500 bytes in size.
The following table describes the Motorola Theme File (.mtf):
Byte 0 3 4 . . . . . . k
MTF
Header Version Number of
Fields
File
Size
1
… File
Size
N
Field
Label Filename 1
Variable
UCS
Separator ... Field
Label
N
Filename
N
Variable
UCS
Separator Checksum
3
Bytes 1 Byte 1 Byte 4 Bytes 4 Bytes 1 Byte 2 Bytes 2 Bytes 1 Byte 2 Bytes 2 Bytes 2 Bytes
K + 1 . . .
File Contents 1
Variable Bytes . . . File Contents 1 Variable Bytes
The following definitions apply to the Motorola Theme File (.mtf):
•MTF Header – Contains the string “MTF”
•Version – $ 10 represents 1.0, $ 11 represents 1.1, etc
•Number of Fields – Denotes how many component files are inside the MTF file
•File Size X– Size of file X in bytes. For example, $00000020 equals 32 bytes file size
•Field Label X – Represents what type of component for the current file.
o0 – Wallpaper
o1 – Screensaver
o2 – Incoming Ringtone
•Filename X – Name of the file in UCS2 format. For example, “abc.def” is represented by $00 $61
$00 $62 $00 $63 $00 $2E $00 $64 $00 $65 $00 $66
•Separator – Used to denture end of current filename X. Value is $00 $00
•Checksum – Single byte addition from byte 0 to just before the checksum field. The last 2 bytes is
then the checksum. For example, if calculated checksum is $ 1204AB, then the checksum will be
$04AB
•File Contents X – Actual file contents
Icon Specifications
N/A

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Enhanced Messaging Service (EMS) Support
The Motorola V550 handset supports use of the following animation settings:
Type Description
Small Color, 8 x 8 pixels (32 bytes = 256 bits)
Large Color, 16 x 16 pixels (128bytes = 1024 bits)
Frames 4 frames maximum (EMS animations only)
Rate 500 ms
Loop Continuous
The Motorola V550 handset supports use of the following picture settings:
Type Description
Small 16 x 16 pixels (32 bytes = 256 bits)
Large 32 x 32 pixels (128 bytes = 1024 bits)
Variable Size 255 x 255 pixels maximum
Note: All pictures will be in .bmp format and can be received in black and white, 2-bit grey
scale, and 6-bit color.
The Motorola V550 supports use of the following audio settings:
Type Description
Predefined Supported as per the EMS standard
User-defined iMelody format (max size 128 bytes)
Note: EMS messages can support up to 3Kb of inserted objects and 450 characters when
sending a message.
Screensaver Support
The Motorola V550 supports screensavers. Screensavers are animated or static images
selected by the user that are shown full screen when the phone has been inactive for a
period of time.
The recommended format for a screen saver is animated GIF (GIF 89a). Other file types
also supported are the following: static GIF (GIF 87a), WBMP, and EMS 5.0 bitmaps.

Technical Specifications for Screen Savers:
¾Dimensions: 176 x 220
¾Recommended Number of Frames: 9-15
¾Colors: Up to 65535
¾Recommended File Size: up to 90kb
Screen savers are displayed using the entire screen. In the event an image is larger or
smaller than the display, the following rules apply:
•Image too small – image is shown at actual size and centered on display.
•Image too large – image is resized to fill the display while keeping the original aspect
ratio.
Image scaled to fit on the
display while maintaining the
original aspect ratio. Original Image Image scaled to fill the
display while maintaining
the original aspect ratio.
Figure 4. How large screensaver images are displayed on the screen
Note: By default, bars may appear on the left/right or top/bottom of the image to fill the
display
If the screensaver is an animation, it plays for one minute and then halts at the first
animation frame. This first frame, or key frame, then remains on the screen. Please note
when creating the animation, the first frame must be a key frame.

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Sound
This chapter describes the sound environment available in the Motorola V550. It includes
information on sound formats and more. Use this chapter as a reference when creating
sounds for your products.
In general, file size is limited by available memory. The available memory for downloaded
files will vary based on the media that is pre-loaded into the device. This pre-loaded
media will vary from region to region and from carrier to carrier. We recommend keeping
all media files as small as possible to ensure the consumer has the ability to download
and use a variety of files to enhance the user experience.
Alert Tone Support
Downloaded audio files can be applied to a number of alert tones on the device including
Ringtones for incoming calls, Text Message, and Date Book Alarms.
Ring Tones
Ring tones should not exceed 30 seconds because most voice mail systems pick up after
four rings (16-25 seconds depending on the system).
Supported Sound Formats
The Motorola V550 supports the following sound formats:
Type Description
iMelody iMelody is the Infrared Data Association (IrDA) standard for
the textual representation of a ring tone that can be used to
transfer melodies between devices.
MIDI The Motorola V550 are MIDI 1.0 compliant, and supports

Type Description
any data format described in The Complete MIDI 1.0
Detailed Specification, including:
−MIDI, Type 0
−MIDI, Type 1
Scalable Polyphonic MIDI (SP-MIDI)
MP3 The MP3 format provides the coding of audio for digital
storage.
MIDI Support
The Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) enables consumers to use multimedia
computers and electronic musical instruments to create, enjoy and learn about music.
The MIDI protocol is a music description language in which every word describes an
action of musical performance. Each action is stored as a binary word and when
combined, store as MIDI files. These files can then be replayed by any electronic device
that can read the MIDI file and recreate the performance using its available sound system.
Technical Specifications for MIDI:
¾Recommended File Size: up to 15k
¾MIDI Instruments: 128
¾Maximum Polyphony: 24 voices
¾Minimum Duration per note: 20ms
¾Maximum Duration (NW dependent): 16-30 secs
MIDI Key Mapping
The Motorola V550 supports all 128 general MIDI instruments and the standard drum kit,
but due to frequency limitations, not all MIDI notes are supported for all patches.
Patch
Number Patch Names Valid MIDI Note Numbers
0 Acoustic Grand Piano 21-108
1 Bright Acoustic Piano 21-108
2 Electric Grand Piano 22-108
3 Honky-tonk Piano 21-108

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Patch
Number Patch Names Valid MIDI Note Numbers
4 Electric Piano 1 21-108
5 Electric Piano 2 24-103
6 Harpsichord 24-89
7 Clavinet 24-96
8 Celesta 48-108
9 Glockenspiel 65-108
10 Music Box 48-84
11 Vibraphone 48-96
12 Marimba 48-97
13 Xylophone 48-108
14 Tubular Bells 48-96
15 Dulcimer 48-96
16 Drawbar Organ 24-96
17 Percussive Organ 24-96
18 Rock Organ 24-96
19 Church Organ 21-96
20 Reed Organ 24-96
21 Accordion 48-89
22 Harmonica 48-84
23 Tango Accordion 48-89
24 Acoustic Guitar (nylon) 36-84
25 Acoustic Guitar (steel) 36-84
26 Electric Guitar (jazz) 36-86
27 Electric Guitar (clean) 36-86
28 Electric Guitar (muted) 36-86
29 Overdriven Guitar 36-96
30 Distortion Guitar 36-96
31 Guitar Harmonics 36-96
32 Acoustic Bass 24-72
33 Electric Bass (finger) 24-72
34 Electric Bass (pick) 24-72
35 Fretless Bass 24-72

Patch
Number Patch Names Valid MIDI Note Numbers
36 Slap Bass 1 24-72
37 Slap Bass 2 24-72
38 Synth Bass 1 24-96
39 Synth Bass 2 24-96
40 Violin 48-96
41 Viola 48-96
42 Cello 36-96
43 Contrabass 24-96
44 Tremolo Strings 24-96
45 Pizzicato Strings 24-96
46 Orchestral Harp 21-103
47 Timpani 36-84
48 String Ensemble 1 24-96
49 String Ensemble 2 24-96
50 Synth Strings 1 24-96
51 Synth Strings 2 24-96
52 Choir Aahs 36-96
53 Voice Oohs 36-96
54 Synth Voice 36-96
55 Orchestra Hit 36-72
56 Trumpet 36-96
57 Trombone 36-96
58 Tuba 24-72
59 Muted Trumpet 48-84
60 French Horn 36-96
61 Brass Section 24-96
62 Synth Brass 1 24-96
63 Synth Brass 2 24-96
64 Soprano Sax 48-89
65 Alto Sax 48-84
66 Tenor Sax 36-84
67 Baritone Sax 24-84

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Patch
Number Patch Names Valid MIDI Note Numbers
68 Oboe 48-96
69 English Horn 48-96
70 Bassoon 24-84
71 Clarinet 48-96
72 Piccolo 60-108
73 Flute 48-96
74 Recorder 60-96
75 Pan Flute 48-96
76 Blown Bottle 48-96
77 Shakuhachi 48-96
78 Whistle 48-91
79 Ocarina 60-96
80 Lead 1 (square) 24-96
81 Lead 2 (sawtooth) 24-96
82 Lead 3 (calliope) 36-96
83 Lead 4 (chiff) 36-96
84 Lead 5 (charang) 36-96
85 Lead 6 (voice) 36-96
86 Lead 7 (fifths) 36-96
87 Lead 8 (bass+lead 24-96
88 Pad 1 (new age) 36-96
89 Pad 2 (warm) 36-96
90 Pad 3 (polysynth) 36-96
91 Pad 4 (choir) 36-96
92 Pad 5 (bowed) 36-96
93 Pad 6 (metallic) 36-96
94 Pad 7 (halo) 36-96
95 Pad 8 (sweep) 36-96
96 FX 1 (rain) 36-96
97 FX 2 (soundtrack) 36-96
98 FX 3 (crystal) 36-108
99 FX 4 (atmosphere) 36-96

Patch
Number Patch Names Valid MIDI Note Numbers
100 FX 5 (brightness) 36-96
101 FX 6 (goblins) 36-96
102 FX 7 (echoes) 36-96
103 FX 8 (sci-fi) 36-96
104 Sitar 48-77
105 Banjo 48-84
106 Shamisen 48-79
107 Koto 48-96
108 Kalimba 48-96
109 Bagpipe 36-77
110 Fiddle 48-96
111 Shanai 48-96
112 Tinkle Bell 60-96
113 Agogo 48-72
114 Steel Drums 48-88
115 Woodblock 48-72
116 Tailo Drum 48-72
117 Melodic Drum 36-84
118 Synth Drum 36-84
119 Reverse Cymbal 48-72
120 Guitar Fret Noise 48-72
121 Breath Noise 48-72
122 Seashore 48-72
123 Bird Tweet 48-72
124 Telephone Ring 48-72
125 Helicopter 48-72
126 Applause 48-72
127 Gunshot 48-72
none Drums 35-81