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Adequate Buffering
All movies on this web site allow instant watching
while
the movie is in progress to download. Buffering
describes a situation which occurs when a
streaming media player is saving portions of a streaming media
file to local storage for playback. Each movie is encoded with a specific
data rate,
so it can play via the Internet. The data rate is
measured in Kbps (Kilobit per second). Higher data rate
allows to play movies in better quality and with a larger frame
size. If your Internet
connection cannot catch up with the required data rate, your
player needs
Buffering. Some player do it automatic, some others don't. When
data rate is not sufficient, allow the download bar to move substantially to the
right, before you start the movie. If the movie starts
automatically, stop it and wait.
Most of our movies are recorded in High
Definition (HDV 1080i) and are down-converted to a lower
frame size and de-interlaced for computer playback. Data rates are as low as 700Kbps and go up to 5000 Kbps (=5Mbps)
for full screen movies. Here a short overview about available
data rates of common Internet services:
Dial up: 56Kbps. This data speed
requires high buffering time of several minutes or even
hours.
DSL ranges from 700Kbps up to 3000Kbps. Most of our
movies should stream well with a good DSL connection and do not
require long Buffering time.
Cable works very well up to 10Mbps or more. Most of our
movies can be watched in real-time.
FIOS or Fiber Optics is the most optimum. It starts with
about 15Mbs and goes op to 50Mbps or more.
Our Movies are encoded either in Windows
Media, QuickTime or Flash. To watch the movies you need the
appropriate software. It's called a Media Player. All
players you can download for free, if they are not installed on
your local computer. Click the blue links below to do so.
Windows Media
(download progress -> blue bar | play head -> blue oval
circle)
The blue line shows the download progress, the
oval blue circle is the play head. It moves to the right when
the movie is playing. If the download progress
bar moves slower than your play head you will need Buffering
time!
Quick Time
(download progress -> gray bar |
play head -> gray circle).
Flash
Controls (download progress -> dark gray bar,
play head -> white triangle)
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