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Video on the web? You betcha!

We shot hours of video to document the first AIDS/LifeCycle and have almost twenty minutes of it edited and up on this web site for your viewing pleasure. Here are a few tips for making your web video experience a happy one.

First things first. Getting the Flash Player 6.

The Flash Player 6, available free from Macromedia, is software that will allow you to view the movies on this site. Some of you may already have a favorite movie player, such as Windows Media Player or the Quicktime Player, but trust us, you're going to enjoy having the latest version of the Flash Player (6) for watching video. You'll be amazed at how easy it makes your web viewing experience. Enough convincing! Go and try it for yourself if you don't already have it. While you may have an older version of the Flash Player (3, 4, or 5 are very popular), you'll need to have the latest version to view the videos. You can get it by clicking the link below.

http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer

  1. Clicking the above link will open the Macromedia download page in a new window.
  2. Follow the instructions on the page for downloading the player and then close the window when it's finished.
  3. Using the links at the top of this page, go back to the page with video you want to watch and click the play arrow in the video controls. It's that easy!

How come the video is kind of choppy or stutters?

In order to keep you from having to wait very long for the video to download, we have provided two versions of each video. The default version is the smallest and lowest-quality. This is the one you see in the top right hand corner of the page. This should play fairly smoothly on most 56k modem connections. If you're having difficulty seeing this, allow the web page with the video on it to load for a minute or two before clicking the play arrow on the video controls. This will allow the video to download before it starts playing.

Low Quality. High Quality. Which one can I watch?

Both the selections contain exactly the same footage. The low quality video plays well, without much waiting, for people on a dial-up connection with a 56k modem. It is however, very low quality video. If you have a broadband connection (T1, DSL, or Cable) you'll be able to click the "High Quality" link on the video and view the larger, higher-quality video without waiting for it to download. If you'd like to see the high quality video but have a modem connection, you may do so by clicking the "High Quality" link and waiting for the page to finish downloading before clicking the play arrow in the video controls. The low quality videos are about 1.5 megs each and would take 5 or 6 minutes to download on a 56k connection. The high quality videos are about 6 megs each and would take about 20 minutes to download. You'll know it's done by watching the blue progress bar in the bottom of your browser window.

How many videos are there?

There are 4 videos. Each one is approximately 5 minutes long. You may click the links below to go directly to a page containing the video you'd like to see.

Day 1 and Opening Ceremonies

Day 2

Days 3 - 7

Closing Ceremonies