QUICK TIME HELP

QUICKTIME SPECIFICATIONS & HELP

To view Tom Putnam's QuickTime formatted video files, you should have the latest free plug-in from Quicktime (v6.5 or higher). The Quicktime plug-in should be placed inside the Plug-Ins folder of your browser's folder on your hard drive. (This is usually done automatically by the download process.)

At the Quicktime site, please remember to select your correct operating system before clicking "download."

Our QuickTime movie clips are in MPEG4 format. You must have QuickTime 6.5 to play MPEG4 movies. For best results in downloading and playing our movies you should have a high-speed internet connection and the most recent version of your browser.

Other helpful information:
MPEG-4 movies require AT LEAST 120 Megs of RAM
CPU speed should be AT LEAST 500 Megahertz

Here are the full system specifications:
Mac OS
  • A PowerPC-processor-based Macintosh computer. (There are also older versions for pre-PowerPC Macs, but we cannot guarantee their ability to view our clips.)
     
  • At least 56MB of RAM
     
  • Mac OS 9 or later
     
  • QuickTime Player 6.5 - Check that the QuickTime settings are right for your internet connection:
    In Mac OS 9 or earlier, open the QuickTime Settings control panel, then choose Connection Speed from the pop-up menu.
    In Mac OS X, open System Preferences, then click QuickTime. Click the Connection tab to select a speed.
 
 
Windows
  • A Pentium-based PC or compatible computer (500 MHz CPU speed recommended for MP4 clips).
  • At least 60MB of RAM
  • Windows 98 2nd Edition or better.
  • Sound Blaster or compatible sound card and speakers
  • Direct X version 3.0 or later recommended
  • Internet Explorer users should have the ActiveX Controller plug-in
  • QuickTime Player 6.5 - Check that the QuickTime settings are right for your internet connection: Open the QuickTime Settings control panel, then choose Connection Speed from the pop-up menu. 
If, after following the procedure at the download site, as well as the instructions here, you are still unable to view any of the video clips, you may have a system incompatibility, and will need to upgrade your operating system and browser to ensure optimum viewing capability.