Delivery Formats

Different formats of various quality settings are provided to suit different network connections.

For the best playback experience:

  • Locate your network connection speed at the top of the following table
  • Then look down the column to find the recommended option in bold type for your desired format
  • The quality setting appears on the end of each format description, (e.g. Audio MP3 - High)
  • After selecting your option, click the "Open" button on the right to access the recording
  • Check system requirements

 

Delivery Format

Playback quality

(Note: Not all formats available for every lecture.)

Dialup Modem 56k

Standard Broadband 256k

High Speed Broadband 512k

 

On-campus network 1mb

Audio streams (Flash)

  • File cannot be saved
  • Must listen from computer

Accessed from Flash menu

flash

Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium

Audio streams (Quicktime)

  • File cannot be saved
  • Must listen from computer

Accessed from quicktime menu

quicktime menu

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Audio downloads (MP3's)

  • File can be saved
  • Listen from computer
  • Can copy to mp3 player

Accessed from download menu

quicktime menu

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Audio podcasts

  • Requires podcast software
    (e.g. iTunes)
  • File can be saved
  • Listen from computer
  • Copy to mp3 player

Accessed from subscribe to this podcast link

podcast

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Low

High

Video streams (Flash)

  • File cannot be saved
  • Must view from computer

Accessed from Flash menu

quicktime menu

-

Medium

Medium

High

Medium

High

Video streams (Quicktime)

  • File cannot be saved
  • Must view from computer

Accessed from quicktime menu

quicktime menu

Low

Low

Medium

Low

Medium

High

Low

Medium

High

Video downloads

  • File can be saved
  • Viewed from computer
  • Can copy to MP4 players
    (inc iPhones & iPods)

Accessed from download menu

quicktime menu

Low

Medium


Low

Medium

Low

Medium

High

Low

Medium

High

Video podcasts

  • Requires podcast software
    (e.g. iTunes)
  • File can be saved
  • View from computer
  • Can copy to MP4 players
    (inc iPhones & iPods)

Accessed from subscribe to this podcast link

podcast

Low

Medium


Low

Medium

Low

Medium

High

Low

Medium

High

 

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