Steps
for Viewing Videoclips:
- Download
QuickTime
- Check
the system requirements
- Download
the videos for viewing
- Please
note that you are not required to use the online videos.
The course video tape contains the same video clips and
can be purchased with the course
materials.
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Download QuickTime in order
to view the videoclips. Click on the QT icon and follow the
instructions.
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Download
QuickTime
To
download QuickTime please click on the 'QuickTime' icon above. This
will take you to the Apple Corporation QuickTime download registration
page. Here you will be asked to fill in your e-mail address and
select a button indicating whether you have a MAC or a PC. Once
you click on their 'Download QuickTime' button you will be taken
to the site where instructions for downloading the file are. Follow
the instructions as best you can. If you have any difficulty please
e-mail Peter Jones, at jonesp@uci.edu.
System
Requirements:
The video clips used in this Web site have been compressed using
QuickTime. In order to see the video clips and the graphics capabilities
of this Web site you will need the following minimum specifications
for your hardware and software:
- At
least a processor that operates at 150Mhz.
- 16-bits
sound card and speakers.
- 800x600
monitor resolution and thousands of colors.
- QuickTime
installed (Plug-in and MoviePlayer).
- Netscape
Navigator 4 or Internet Explorer 4 or greater installed.
Enough
bandwidth to download the 1 MB average video clips.
Typical downloading time is the following:
28.8K
phone modem 5 to 8 min.
56K phone modem 3 to 5 min.
T1 line 3 to 5 sec.
Cable modems 1 sec.
How
to determine which brouser's version you are using?
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Windows
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Macintosh
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From
your browser, go to the Help menu at top and choose "About...."
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From
your browser, go to the Apple menu at top left. Choose either
"About Netscape" or "About Internet Explorer."
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Downloading
and Playing Video Clips:
You
can download and save the video clips in your hard drive during
a previous session using the right button of the video control.
Also, you can go to Class Information - Course
Materials in this site for information about how to order the
clips in videotape (VHS).
If the font's size of this page seem to be too big, go to
the top menu [Edit-Preferences] of your browser and change
its font size at your convenience.
If the sound of the videos is not loud enough, even at maximum
level of the volume controls (your computer and the video) you can
overdrive the audio holding the Shift key down while clicking on
the Volume Control button of the video.
Any comments or suggestions are always welcome. Please contact us
at: jonesp@uci.edu
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