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The best Media Player for Windows XP-Pro and Windows Vista, is the latest downloadable Windows Media Player (version 11) from Microsoft.com (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=1d224714-e238-4e45-8668-5166114010ca&displaylang=en).
CPAC videos are encoded for streaming only and are currently not downloadable.
Yes there is. Make sure you have the latest version of Windows Media Player 11. In most cases, this will fix the problem. If you have the latest version of this plugin installed, and you're still experiencing the problem, you might need to reduce the hardware acceleration of your computer. To do this with Windows XP, do the following: - Right-click on your desktop and select “Properties”.
- Go to “Settings” tab and click on the “Advanced” button.
- Go to “Troubleshoot” tab and decrease the hardware acceleration one notch.
If the green screen still appears, try reducing the hardware acceleration one more notch. Repeat the process until the green screen no longer appears. For Windows Vista do the following: - Right-click on your desktop and select “Personalize”.
- Go to “Display Settings” and click on the “Advanced Settings” button.
- Go to “Troubleshoot” tab, select 'Change Settings' and decrease the hardware (video) acceleration one notch.
If the green screen still appears, try reducing the hardware acceleration one more notch. Repeat the process until the green screen no longer appears.
When you receive streamed content, communication occurs between the Player and a Windows Media server regarding the connection speed of your computer. If the Player communicates an incorrect connection speed to the server, the server may try to 'thin' the stream, which means that the stream quality decreases and the Player may lose video altogether. You can prevent this from happening accidentally by manually specifying the connection speed. In Windows Media Player 7 or later, you can specify your connection speed, by doing the following: - Right-click on the control panel of the video player. From the context menu, select 'Options', and make sure the 'Performance' tab is selected (usually by default).
- In the Connection speed area, click 'Choose connection speed', and then select the appropriate connection speed for your system.
It is also possible that you may not have the video codec that is required to decode and display the video. For more information about obtaining the correct codec, see the Windows Media codecs FAQ (http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/player/faq/codec.mspx).
At this time, all of our streams contain video and audio. We do not have immediate plans for audio only streaming.
In some cases, firewalls block Universal Datagram Protocol (UDP) traffic, which is the protocol required to play streaming content. In those cases, the Player is forced to use the HTTP/TCP protocol, which causes buffering and pauses when there is network congestion. To find out whether the Player is pausing (buffering) due to network congestion, you can compare the bandwidth the Media Player is currently using against the available bandwidth. To test this, do the following: - Right-click on the media player control panel.
- From the context menu, select 'Statistics'.
- Click on the 'Advanced' tab.
- Under the 'Connection' heading, you will be able to see the 'Bandwidth available' and the 'Bandwidth in use'. For best results, your Bandwidth available should be higher than your Bandwidth in use.
Yes, all of our programs that are archived on this website, including " Beyond Politics", can be accessed from the page for that particular program by selecting if from the main navigation. For Beyond Politics, the URL is: http://www.cpac.ca/beyondPolitics/index.asp?lang=e. To view an archived program, make a selection from the video-on-demand list, or type a name in the 'search' field.
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