Hiya
Just in from a member:
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Downloading .avi files on a Mac using Internet Explorer with Quicktime
1) Click on the file name. (On a Mac you can only click, there is no left or
right click.)
2) A screen will open with the Quicktime logo. You will see the progress bar
at the bottom indicating that the file is loading.
3) When the complete file has loaded, Quicktime will try to play it and you
will get an error message of some type. Go to the Preferences folder for IE
(System>Preferences>Explorer>Tempo rary Files.) There you will find the
downloaded .avi movie.
4) Drag the .avi movie to your desktop. You must do this before you shut
down the computer as they will be removed when the computer shuts down.
5) You will need to convert the .avi to a Quicktime movie. I downloaded Divx
5.05 and tried it on your movies, but it didn't work. Then I tried another
program I have, Divx Doctor II and this worked well. This program can be
downloaded for free over the internet.
6) Divx Doctor II will convert the .avi onto a Quicktime .mov file that will
play in Quicktime. Some of your files seem to convert better than others,
but all are very acceptable.
The .mpeg files are downloaded and saved in the same way as steps 1-4. Mpeg
files do not need to be converted on a Mac. However, they will replay as an
imbedded IE Explorer document and, therefore, the screen size cannot be
changed (unless you change the monitor resolution to make it bigger.
I do not have a method for Netscape. However, I can't think of a reason
anyone would use Netscape over IE, unless your hatred of Bill Gates is that
extreme.
*Be aware that while it works on my Mac, that doesn't mean it will work on another.
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Hope this helps someone.
Abby
Just in from a member:
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Downloading .avi files on a Mac using Internet Explorer with Quicktime
1) Click on the file name. (On a Mac you can only click, there is no left or
right click.)
2) A screen will open with the Quicktime logo. You will see the progress bar
at the bottom indicating that the file is loading.
3) When the complete file has loaded, Quicktime will try to play it and you
will get an error message of some type. Go to the Preferences folder for IE
(System>Preferences>Explorer>Tempo rary Files.) There you will find the
downloaded .avi movie.
4) Drag the .avi movie to your desktop. You must do this before you shut
down the computer as they will be removed when the computer shuts down.
5) You will need to convert the .avi to a Quicktime movie. I downloaded Divx
5.05 and tried it on your movies, but it didn't work. Then I tried another
program I have, Divx Doctor II and this worked well. This program can be
downloaded for free over the internet.
6) Divx Doctor II will convert the .avi onto a Quicktime .mov file that will
play in Quicktime. Some of your files seem to convert better than others,
but all are very acceptable.
The .mpeg files are downloaded and saved in the same way as steps 1-4. Mpeg
files do not need to be converted on a Mac. However, they will replay as an
imbedded IE Explorer document and, therefore, the screen size cannot be
changed (unless you change the monitor resolution to make it bigger.
I do not have a method for Netscape. However, I can't think of a reason
anyone would use Netscape over IE, unless your hatred of Bill Gates is that
extreme.
*Be aware that while it works on my Mac, that doesn't mean it will work on another.
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Hope this helps someone.
Abby
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