Video Plug-ins

In order to view the video clips associated with this article, you will need to install special plug-ins into your browser. Video clips are offered in two formats, Real Video and Quicktime. Viewers for both formats are available freely over the World Wide Web. Simply click to the relevant web site, download the software and then install it. Once it has been installed, click on the links in the article and the video will play back. Many other web sites offer video clips in these two formats.

Real Video is produced by Real Networks and a free viewer is available from the Real Player web site. The Real Player is available for the following platforms: Windows 3.1, 95, NT; MacOS 7, 8; OS/2, Linux, Solaris, SunOS, Irix, FreeBSD.

Quicktime has been developed by Apple and is available from the Apple Quicktime web site. The Quicktime Player is available for the following platforms: Windows 3.1, 95, NT; MacOS 7, 8.

Other plug-ins for audio and video format are available and may play either of these formats too. For a wider range of plug-ins, try Netscape's audio and video plug-ins page.