Streaming Media
(Windows/Internet Explorer)
What
does it mean to stream media?
To "stream"
media means to begin listening to
audio or watching video from the Internet before the media file itself
is
completely
downloaded.
Streaming is
very handy, when the media files are large, because it may take
several minutes to download the file and who wants to wait.
One
Way To Enable Streaming:
One way I have
found to enable streaming in the Windows/Internet Explorer
environment is by installing or re-installing Windows Media
Player (WMP). See the directions to the right.
Granted, there
should be a better way to enable streaming media in a
Windows/Internet Explorer environment, but I have yet to find
it.
If anyone
wishes to enlighten us all, please feel free to get
in touch.
 William
Eslinger RFH producer
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Installing Windows Media Player
Windows
Media Player (WMP) is free software that is available for
download on the Internet. To install:
| 1) |
Go to Windows
Media Download Center (<-Use this link)
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2)
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Choose the
version of WMP that is appropriate for your Windows
operating system |
3)
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Select the
"Download Now" button and "Run" from the pop-up box that follows. |
| 4) |
Step through
the
self-installation process. |
After WMP has
been installed, go the Reason For Hope radio programs page and
select one of the sermon links.
These MP3
files are
relatively large (~24MB), but when you click an MP3 link, WMP should
pop up and you should start hearing the audio while the file is still
being down loaded.
Some
Notes:
In
the Windows Classic view, the WMP progress bar not only
shows
your location in playing the file, it also shows how much of
the file has been downloaded (background progress bar).
If
your
Internet connection speed is slower than the speed at which WMP plays
the
file, there will be interruptions as the WMP waits for more of the file
to be downloaded.
Speakers
are, of course, another requirement for listening to audio files.
If your PC doesn't have built-in speakers, external computer speakers
are
relatively inexpensive and can be plugged into the sound card in the
back of your PC.
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