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in Time" Web Page |
We hope this resource will help explain some of the important concepts relating to
multi-media presentations on CD-ROM and the Internet. The two most important things to
understand about audio/video (AV) files and the Internet are:
1. AV file sizes are very large, and
2. The Internet connection determines download speeds.
Internet users will have either a dialup modem or some
other type of connection that typically offers higher connection speeds. Most office users
will have a high speed connection, while most home users have a dialup modem.
Adoption of high speed cable, DSL, ISDN, and satellite is
rapidly making high speed or "Broadband" service available to home, home-office
and small business users.
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must have one of these applications properly installed to play the streaming media files
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The streaming media on this site utilizes RealMedia. Get
RealPlayer 8 or later to access these presentations. Download Free
RealPlayer 8 Basic.
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Some of the streaming media on this site is also available
in Windows Media format. Download
the Free Windows Media Player Version 7.1 or higher.
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| Dialup RealPlayer window at size 176 x 117. Appropriate for 56K
dialup modems. |
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| Broadband RealPlayer
window at size 352 x 240. Appropriate for 256K broadband connections such as cable modems,
DSL and satellite. This image size is the same as the orginal MPEG-1 presentation, but
this media type is highly compressed for streaming across the Internet. |
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Technical
Comparison Chart of AV File Formats
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File Size |
Total Bit Rate |
Video Bit Rate |
Audio Bit Rate |
| MPEG-1 |
166.9 KB |
1,100.0 KB |
1,050.0 KB |
44.1 KB |
| Real Broadband* |
27.3 KB |
225.0 KB |
180.9 KB |
44.1 KB |
| Real Dialup** |
4.2 KB |
34.0 KB |
26.0 KB |
8.0 KB |
*Broadband encoded for 256 KBPS. **Dialup
encoded for 56 KBPS. |
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| Dialup Windows Media Player at size 176 x 144. Appropriate for
56K dialup modems |
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The
music for the production "Tracks in Time" was provided by Gary Cook
from the music CD "Great American Train Classics."
For more information, contact Redcliff Sound Studio, 1111
Camino del Rio, Suite 5, Durango, CO 81301. (970) 247-3401 |
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We
hope you enjoy and find useful your complementary 2003 Command Design and Graphics mouse
pad. This is the fourth year of production for our mouse pad, and many customers tell us
they now look forward to receiving a new one each year.
Please email your questions or comments to jgc@command-design.com.
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