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Help with Media Files
Why
won't the media files play? [TOP]
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Make sure you have
version 9 or higher.
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First, Windows Media PlayerTM is
required to play the files on this site. If you do not have
it installed,
click here to get it. The most common problem with clips (audio or movies) is that Real Player has
tried to take over the task of playing Windows Media. The audio and video
on this site is set-up for these files to be played with the Windows Media PlayerTM. So here's what to do: Open
Media Player, click on "Tools" and select "Options," and then the
tab "File Types." You'll get this menu:
The formats: "Windows Media file (asf)," "Windows Media file (wma)," and
"Windows Media file (wmv)" must be checked, and the background of the check box
white, not shaded (shaded indicates another program is also available to play this type
of file).
Reviewers have compared RealPlayerTM
to a virus that attempts to take
over all media formats when it is installed or upgraded, this is usually the
source of your problems
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From the file menu, select "Open
URL"
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If you still have problems (like the wrong
player opens) when you click on the link, you can manually paste the links into
Windows Media Player. Right click on the link you want to play.
Select "Copy Shortcut" from the menu. Open Windows Media Player, click on
"File" select "Open URL" place the cursor in the box and press "Ctrl" and "V" to
paste the link into the box.
Click "OK" and the video or audio clip should
begin to play in a few seconds.
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Paste the URL into the box by
pressing "Crtl" and "V," then click "OK."
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On this web site, movie clips have this icon 
Clips that are only audio, have this icon in the link  .
Audio clips have no picture, there's nothing wrong with your player.
Videos Look Crappy [TOP]
They look bad because they are. Videos are not cleared by CBS and are
presented under the "fair use" provision of the copyright
 law.
This basically means, the video looks so bad, CBS doesn't care. It also
saves a ton of bandwidth. To get the best picture, your player
should be set to 100%. Most of the videos are encoded to 160 by 120
pixels. The blue box to the right is 160 by 120. If you are playing
the videos back larger than that, they'll look really, really awful.
The Sex Video Won't Play [TOP]
Let me answer a couple questions here: My ISP has very strict rules
about sex content. Language is not a problem. Last year we
just squeaked by with Amy's boob and Rod's butt. This is why I'm
only providing a link to the other site (which is very good).
If you have trouble downloading the file,
try this direct link to the file, it's in Demark. If the Dane
site isn't available,
try this site in the USA.
To play the movie: The movie is an .AVI in a .ZIP. Most
windows computers already have software on them to open a .ZIP. If
you need help with your zipper,
go here.
Now that you have the .AVI file, your Windows Media player should be
able to open it and play it. If you get sound, but no picture, you need to
upgrade your codec. Download this.
This software is the divx media encoding software. It's new.
When you upgrade your system by running the install, it will ask you if
you want to install the player. If you're happy with what you've
got, don't install it. Your old players should work with the new
codec.
All this should be completely safe, but any changes
you make to play these files is strictly at your own risk.
RealPlayer Issues? [TOP]
I don't support RealPlayer and I don't like it. The most common
questions are: "How can I capture images?" and "The feeds are choppy and
keep buffering."
Screen Captures: To capture video you
need a graphics program or capture software
like Gadwin PrintScreen Version 2.0. It's
Freeware, you can download
it from here. Another more sophisticated method is a
program called Snag-It from TechSmith
you can download
Snag-It here. TechSmith also makes Camtasia and
Dubit, really good tools for capturing and editing. Snag-It
has a 30 day free trial, and is $39.95 after that. Snag-It
will allow you to capture motion from the streaming video and save
it as an AVI. Once you have the software, open
your RealPlayer, click on "Tools," then on
"Preferences," then on "Hardware"
Uncheck Video Optimized. In some versions of the player
you'll see a slide bar, slide it all the way over to the left,
"Most Reliable." You'll need to close and re-start
RealPlayer.
Smooth Choppiness: If you see this:
or
a lot, and the feed is constantly breaking up --you can cut the
speed down to solve this. Click on "Tools," select "Preferences"
from the menu, select "Network Transport" and click to manually
configure settings. For both RSTP and PNA, uncheck everything except
'attempt to use http for all content.'
Link Does Nothing - Pop-Up Issues [TOP]
This site uses small windows commonly
pop-ups to display some content. If you are using software that
blocks pop-up advertising, you may be missing some of the content on our
site. If your software allows you to select sites that are safe to
allow pop-ups, add "mortystv.com" this site does not use pop-up
advertising.
Flash
Graphic Plug-In [TOP]
This site uses graphics created for
macromedia Flash. You can download the player by
clicking here.
Shockwave Graphic Plug-In [TOP]
Frankly, I'm not sure if there's any Shockwave stuff here. It's
popular format and the plug-in is a quick and easy install.
Click
Here
Where Can I Download a Show I missed? [TOP]
The BBBBQ web site has links and instructions for downloading recent
episodes using a BitTorrent client and instructions for downloadinf older
episodes and other shows using mIRC
Click Here for their web site,
links and instructions.
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