QuickStart Video Test

Two ways to view the video :

1. Click on "Play Video" to play the video with the QuickTime player application.
2. Click on "Embedded Player" to bring up a separate Web page with an embedded video player.

See "Two Ways To View Video" below for more information about the two viewing methods.

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Additional Information

How to tell what version of QuickTime is installed on your system :

Macintosh Users (OS 8/9) -

1. Locate the QuickTime folder (QuickTime is installed by default on Macintosh computers). It will be in either the "Applications" folder or at the root level of your hard drive (the first list of files/folders that you see when you double-click on the hard drive icon).
2. Open the QuickTime folder and find QuickTime Player.
3. Click once on the QuickTime Player icon to highlight it.
4. Go to File on the Menubar and select Get Info and General Information.
5. If it is not version 4.0 or higher, you need to update your QuickTime installation.

   Note : The QT version that ships with OS X is 5.0 or newer. For both OS 8/9 and OS X, you may check the exact version number by starting the player, going to the Apple Menu (8/9) or QuickTime Player (X) on the menubar and select "About QuickTime Player ...".

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MS Windows Users -

1. Go to the Start menu and select Programs.
2. Find QuickTime. If QuickTime does not exist, you need to install it (please see the link above).
3. Start the QuickTime Player (If you have "MoviePlayer", you need to update your QuickTime installation.).
4. Go to the Help menu for QuickTime Player and select About QuickTime Player....
5. If it is not version 4.0 or higher, update your QuickTime installation.

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Two Ways To View Video

One method starts up the QuickTime player and connects to the video stream. QuickTime Player gives you more control over the sound and video by providing access to treble, bass, and balance controls plus brightness, contrast, tint, and color controls. You gain access to those controls under the "Movie" menu and selecting "Show Sound Controls" or "Show Video Controls" (video controls access only available with "Pro" version). Another advantage of this method is that you can go to other Web sites without losing access to the video (even while it's playing). There is a minor annoyance when using the free version of QuickTime Player. A dialog box, when the player is first opened, asks if you want to upgrade to QuickTime Pro. You just cancel out of that dialog box, by clicking on "Later", to use the free player.

The other method uses a player embedded within a Web page. You do not get the upgrade dialog box but you lose the ability to control sound, other than the volume, and the video display. If you access another URL, you stop the access to the video stream and would have to reload that page to access it again. That can be alleviated by opening another browser window and using it to access other Web pages.

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