How to View the Videos: You can try just clicking on the
link. If you do that, what's supposed to happen is that your
media player opens and the video plays. Usually, though, what really happens
is that you get starts and stops, and end up with more of a slide show than a
motion picture. What I do is just download the video to my hard drive, and
then watch it by double-clicking on the icon. To do that, place the mouse
pointer over the link, and click the right mouse button. (If you've got a
single-button mouse, just hold it down until the menu appears.) Then select
"Save Target As..." from the menu that appears, and choose a location for the
file. I use the Desktop, because then I never forget to delete the file or
save it to a permanent location; the clutter annoys me, so I'm forced to clean
it up. You could use a temporary directory, or whatever works for you.
Enjoy.
Odd File Formats and How to View Them
Some of these videos are MPEG-2 files, which are of higher quality and allow
you to view them full-screen with decent resolution. Unfortunately, they may
not work with all versions of the Windows Media Player. So, you might need the
VLC player. I've put version 0.8.6i here
for you to download. If you have Windows 2000 or XP, it should just work
without any trouble. If you have Windows 98, read on. (This procedure should
work with Windows 95 as well, but I haven't tested it.)
For Windows 9x Users
Along with the VLC Player, you'll also need the Unicows
Installation Package. You can also download it from Microsoft if you want
to be cautious. When you run it, it'll ask you what directory you want to put
the .DLL file in. Type in \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32 and click Ok or Continue or
whatever. You'll probably need to restart your computer. When you get back
to the desktop, you can install the VLC Player, and it should work fine.
You do not need to install this package if you're using Windows 2000
or XP.
Some of the files on this page are Flash Video files, which will also play
with VLC. Basically, VLC should play any video on this page.
As a side note, I'd like to recommend you get a Windows 2000 upgrade if you're
using Windows 95, 98, or Me. If you use the upgrade, you can keep all the
settings and files you have now, and 2000 is far more stable. It also uses
fewer resources than XP, so it'll run pretty well on slower systems. It'll
cost some money, but you really should consider it if you can manage it
financially.
Please note: On a couple older systems, I've found it
necessary to reduce my video settings from 32-bit color to 24-bit or 16-bit in
order to make the silly thing work. I don't know why, sorry.
The latest version of the VLC media player can always be downloaded at
the Videolan website.
This ran from the late sixties through the early seventies, if I remember
correctly. Dick Dastardly and the snickering Muttley (sometimes spelled
Mutley) were the main characters. Here are some episodes:
Here are some scenes from High Art. The first eight may not play very well on
Media Player 9 (Windows 98, Me, and 2000) but they played just fine on the VLC
player. You can get that here.
