Some blog entries will contain videos that you can watch. The videos appear
as attachments towards the end of the blog entry text. Just look for the words
"Attachment(s):" followed by a link and click on the link.
If QuickTime is installed properly, you should be able to see a video after clicking.
Want to try it out? Click here. Having problems? Check the following...
Do you have the latest QuickTime Player?
Our videos require the latest QuickTime player. So first, you will need the latest version of QuickTime installed on your computer, available free from Apple here:
For ease of use, we recommend downloading the default QuickTime with iTunes, then
subscribing to our podcast,
allowing you to receive new videos as they are published directly in iTunes software.
(For those of you lucky enough to have a video iPod, you can download these videos
to your video iPod and watch them on the go!) However,
if you only want the QuickTime player (without iTunes),
click here instead.
Is QuickTime configured as the default player for the "video/mp4" MIME type?
In order to ensure the video plays correctly in your browser, you will need to make
sure QuickTime is configured as the default player for the "video/mp4" MIME type.
This setting tells the browser to use a QuickTime plugin to display the video directly
in the browser window.
If this is "jibberish" for you, simply perform the following steps:
- Load the QuickTime player. Click on your Windows Start menu -> Programs -> QuickTime folder -> QuickTime Player
- In QuickTime Player, bring up the preferences:
- Click on the "Browser" tab, and click the MIME Settings button.
- In the MIME settings tab, make sure that QuickTime is configured as the default
player for MPEG -> MPEG4 media.
The video show now display properly in your browser. To try it out click here.
Why QuickTime?
We are making use of QuickTime Pro for it's superior video compression technologies,
including H.264 video compression and AAC audio compression, allowing you the shortest
download time for the best video/audio quality. This allows us to compress
a 5 minute video to 7 mb at 320x240, 15fps, 20khz mono audio. It's also supported
on more platforms than Windows Media. It should even run on
Linux (thanks to FFmpeg), although
I haven't tested this. (please leave me a comment if you find that it works
under linux!)