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The material in this section has given you a rudimentary introduction to the use of movies in Web pages. Here are some links that will give you much more information on QuickTime and MPEG formats:

A Windows User's Guide to QuickTime
QuickTime FAQ
MPEG FAQ
There a many repositories of movie files on the Web. Here are a few starting places for finding particular movies. As we have repeatedly warned, movie files are large, so expect to spend considerable time in downloading most movie files unless you have a fast internet connection.

Yahoo Listing of Movie Archives:
http://www.yahoo.com/Computers/Multimedia/Video/Archives/

Apple's QuickTime Movie Archive:
http://quicktime.apple.com/

MPEG Movie Archive:
http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/multimedia/animation/mpeg/berkeley-mirror/

Another Listing of Movie Sources:
http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/guidry/internet_resources/images_movies.html
A relatively new capability on the Web is streaming video, which is video delivered such that it begins displaying while the data stream is downloading, rather than waiting for a complete file to transfer and then launching a movie viewer. Thus, it is similar in concept to the streaming audio that we discussed in the section on RealTime Audio. Indeed the newer versions of Real Player discussed there offer streaming video capability.
We have omitted discussion of streaming video because a satisfactory implementation of such technology requires high-end personal computers and relatively fast networks, which are not yet readily available in many educational settings. With further developments, streaming video may also become a viable tool for Web educational development. Presently, it seems that it is being used primarily for delivering commercial and sexually explicit material.


			Movie Files \| Going Further
		Going Further The material in this section has given you a rudimentary introduction to the use of movies in Web pages. Here are some links that will give you much more information on QuickTime and MPEG formats: A Windows User's Guide to QuickTime QuickTime FAQ MPEG FAQ There a many repositories of movie files on the Web. Here are a few starting places for finding particular movies. As we have repeatedly warned, movie files are large, so expect to spend considerable time in downloading most movie files unless you have a fast internet connection. Yahoo Listing of Movie Archives: http://www.yahoo.com/Computers/Multimedia/Video/Archives/ Apple's QuickTime Movie Archive: http://quicktime.apple.com/ MPEG Movie Archive: http://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/multimedia/animation/mpeg/berkeley-mirror/ Another Listing of Movie Sources: http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/guidry/internet_resources/images_movies.html A relatively new capability on the Web is streaming video, which is video delivered such that it begins displaying while the data stream is downloading, rather than waiting for a complete file to transfer and then launching a movie viewer. Thus, it is similar in concept to the streaming audio that we discussed in the section on RealTime Audio. Indeed the newer versions of Real Player discussed there offer streaming video capability. We have omitted discussion of streaming video because a satisfactory implementation of such technology requires high-end personal computers and relatively fast networks, which are not yet readily available in many educational settings. With further developments, streaming video may also become a viable tool for Web educational development. Presently, it seems that it is being used primarily for delivering commercial and sexually explicit material.