-=PCTechTalk=- Re: Improving video steaming?
- From: <recklessmaverick@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:31:44 -0400
It is not unusual that any media player can play streaming video faster than
the video can get streamed to you. This is especially true for folks on the
lower range of broadband speeds and always true for folks on dial up.
If watching while downloading is important then the first thing you can do
is increase the speed of your broadband access. The second thing is to try
streaming during periods when the internet is not so busy between you and
the source (good luck figuring that timing out).
Otherwise wait until the streaming indicator shows it is at least 50 to 75%
buffered then drag the progress button back to the beginning. If that
doesn't help just download the video and then watch it from your hard drive
or hope someone else has some more ideas.
To change the program that opens a file, right click on the file, select
OPEN WITH and then SELECT DEFAULT PROGRAM. All should be self-explanatory
after that.
Don
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Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 8:05 PM
To: pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Improving video steaming?
A friend of mine just video'd a drum and dance weekend festival I attended.
He gave me a link to the videos, but unless I play them at a tiny "web
size," the clips keep constantly stopping and interrupting
themselves...? -It's really very annoying, to the point of making the videos
unwatchable!!
Is there any way I can improve my streaming video setup so I can watch
larger (or perhaps higher def) videos w/o this annoying problem?
I'm using WinXP and Win Media Player on an older PC. Should I use a better
video player than Win Media, or perhaps could some kind of anti-virus
security program be knocking out my vids?
Also, I forgot how to get to the MS software that let's you assign suffixes
to different programs... (Like .wmv .jpg, etc....) -I'm thinking maybe I
should use something other than Win Media for .wmv files?
Thanks,
Greywoulf
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