Video Playback Issues Summary

[Trevor Newell]

B. Downloads

A common solution to this problem is to make sure that your machine has the right codecs to actually play the file. If you do not have the proper codecs installed, you must look for them and then install them. A codec is basically a deciphering tool that video files use to understand how the data a video file contains is to be properly parsed.

QuickTime: http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
This download allows for QuickTime to be installed on your machine. QuickTime comes with a variety of codecs and plugins that will make it more likely for specific video files to be usable on your machine. Installing QuickTime will also allow for QuickTime videos to be embedded and played back through HTML on your machine.

QuickTime Codec: http://www.3ivx.com/download/index.html
This codec should allow for Windows Media Player to play your QuickTime videos properly.

Windows Media Player: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/win...r/default.aspx
This link will help you find the most recent version of Microsoft's Windows Media Player. The most recent version of the player will most likely contain updated codecs, fewer bugs, and have an overall higher chance of playing back your files. Installing Microsoft's Windows Media Player will also allow for embedded WMP files to be played back through HTML.

Windows Media Player Firefox Plugin: http://port25.technet.com/pages/wind...-download.aspx
The Windows Media Player Firefox plugin has been included so that users who have chosen to embed their video files inside of an HTML document can playback their files through Firefox as well as IE.

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