Video Formats
Micrsoft Windows Media File
In order to play a file in Microsoft
Windows Media Format, you need Windows Media Player. Most recent versions
of Microsoft Windows come with it pre-installed. However, if you do not
have it installed you can download it.
It should work in recent versions of both Mac OS and Microsoft
Windows. After completing the installation instructions, restart your browser
and you should be able to view the media. The terms
of licensing are fairly restrictive, alternatively you can view files
in MPEG-2 format.
MPEG-2
There are a wide range of players available to play MPEG-2 files on a variety of platforms. Quicktime Player, Real One Player and Windows Media Player all play MPEG-2 files. Follow the respective installation installation instructions and restart the browser. MPEG-2 movies should play when clicked upon.
Documents
Adobe PDF
In order to read an Adobe
PDF file, you need the Adobe Acrobat Reader. In order to obtain a copy
follow the link,
download the approriate version and follow the installation instructions.
Once the installation has been completed restart your browser and the PDF
file should appear within the browser window when a link to a PDF is followed.
Files
Zip
A Zip
file is a compressed archive of files. There are several popular programs
availble to read it. The most common is WinZip,
however it is not available as a free download. 7-Zip
is a freely available program which is capable of extracting Zip files.
In order to install it click the following link,
download the program, run the executable file and follow the installation
instructions. Once the installation is completed you should be able to open
Zip files and extract their contents.