Video Help

1. The video formats used are not "streamed", ie they must be fully downloaded before they can be viewed. However they are short and, unlike streamed data, are cached by most browsers so further downloading in 30 days is unecessary.
2. The most popular three formats are offered: Real, WinMedia and Flash.

1. Real is the best quality, especially for 56k dial-up, but some computer player versions insist on reloading from the web each time you click play.
2. WinMedia is becoming a common player to be loaded on new machines as part of Windows
3. Flash is a common enhancement for your web browser.  Although the quality is not quite as good, it does not rely on codecs and other mysterious hoojits in the operating system.
4. Older computers may not be loaded with the software to play any of the formats available, but they are freely availably.  Just click on the names to be taken to their web sites.
5. Use the wizard to select a choice for you.  The detection of players, their versions numbers and whether acceptable is only a guide and may not be correct.

1. If your version is too primitive, you may be offered an upgrade automatically if you wait a minute or so.  If you have administration rights to your computer, you can perform this task.
2. Feel free to clock on the names of the formats to load the latest version manually

1. If you only have 56k dial-up, you can still select 500k and wait for it to load to get better quality.  The video may be cached and play instantly, depending on your version.