Instructions for Opening Videos
Instructions for Opening Videos
Download the video
First of all, download the video you would like to play. To do this, right-click the appropriate "download video" link, and select "Save Target As..." or "Save Link As..." (whichever you see). On Macintosh, Ctrl-click if your mouse has only one button.
Find an easy-to-remember place to save this file. You might want to delete it later to free up disk space.
Windows Users
Double-click the file you just saved. If the video starts playing, your computer is already set up, and you don't need the rest of these instructions.
Otherwise, download and install the following programs:
Next, open Windows Media Player (look in Start -> Programs -> Accessories -> Entertainment). Go to File -> Open -> Browse, and find the file you had saved. Select it, and click Open. The video should now play.For more adventurous users
Install VLC from www.videolan.org/vlc/, and use it to play the file.
Macintosh Users
Check if you can play the files by double-clicking them. If not, install one of the programs below, and use it to play the file.
- VLC from www.videolan.org/vlc/.
- MPlayer (command-line) from mplayerosx.sourceforge.net.
Linux Users
Check if you have any of the following programs: mplayer, xine, vlc. If you do, try using the installed program. Next, see if your distribution's package manager can install any of them. Otherwise, download and install one of:
- MPlayer from mplayerhq.hu.
- Xine from xinehq.de.
- VLC from www.videolan.org/vlc.