Viewing QuickTime/EnSharpen Videos

• TAMU students (i.e., those enrolled at Texas A&M University in College Station) may simply go to an open access lab on campus and view such videos on Windows computers there. (They may also view them on CalcLab Linux workstations in Blocker using the Kaffeine Player. Watch the Flash video QuickTime in the Kaffeine Player!) In either case, be sure to bring headphones or earphones to listen to the soundtrack. Here is an illustrative Flash video as to what to expect the first time in Internet Explorer!
  
  
• If you have a Windows XP or Windows Vista computer at home, proceed as follows.
  1. Download and install the TechSmith Ensharpen video codec, then reboot your machine.
  2. Next, download and install these two programs: Safari+QuickTime for Windows XP or Vista. (Be sure to check the correct radio button to get both Safari and QuickTime.)
  3. While you can get QuickTime videos to play within Internet Explorer, you will probably find it much easier to play them in the Safari web browser. Either way will work, however. Firefox works as well. Here is an illustrative Flash video as to what to expect the first time if you use Internet Explorer! (Safari does not have this [recurring] problem.)
  
  
• If you have a Macintosh computer at home, download and install the TechSmith Ensharpen video codec, then reboot your machine. You may then play the videos in the Safari or Firefox web browsers.
  
  
• If you have a Linux computer at home, it can be configured to view QuickTime videos. (For example, TAMU Math Dept sysadmins have configured CalcLab Linux workstations in Blocker to play QuickTime videos.) That said, you're on your own at home!