How to play WMV movies on a PC
WMV files play on Windows Media Player, which automatically comes with your Windows operating system. Follow the instructions below to download the movie onto your computer prior to playback:
- Move your cursor directly over the image of the movie you wish to download. Right click on the image.
- Move cursor over "Save Target As" (so it's highlighted). Now left mouse click on it to select it.
- Select the folder or location on your computer where you would like to save the movie to.
- Click the "Save" button". The movie is now being saved to your computer.
- Continue this process to save all the WMV movies onto your computer.
- To view any the WMV movies, use Windows Explorer to find the WMV movie files. Perform a double left mouse button click on one of the WMV files. Windows Media Player will automatically come up and the movie will load into the player. Click the play button to start playback.
How to play WMV movies on a Mac
Macs won't play WMV files by default, but there is software you can download to get the job done. Two common choices for playing WMV on Macs include: Windows Media Components for Quicktime, and VLC.
- Windows Media Components for Quicktime
How to get Quicktime to play WMV files on your Mac OS:
- Download the Windows Media Components for Quicktime, by Flip4Mac, from the Microsoft site.
- After downloading the Windows Media components, install them and launch Quicktime.
- Download and save each of the WMV movie files onto your Mac computer.
- Navigate to the folder that contains the WMV file on your Mac and launch it.
- Your Quicktime player should now play the file smoothly.
- VLC media player
VLC is a media player like Quicktime and Windows Media Player. Many view VLC is a good alternative to the traditional media players because VLC is available for many different operating systems and is an open source software project that is supported by many dedicated programmers across the world. You can download VLC from the VLC media player for Mac OS X download page.
There are 3 types of downloads on this page: "Universal Binary", "Intel Package", and "PowerPC package". The Universal Binary should work on any Mac, the Intel Package is meant for newer Intel-powered macs, and the PowerPC Package is meant for older Macs that use the PowerPC processor. If you are unsure of whether you've got an Intel Mac or a PowerPC Mac, use the Universal Binary Package.
Once downloaded, double click on the dmg file, wait for a finder window to open, and then drag the VLC icon to your "Applications" folder.
How to watch movies on your BlackBerry
- Our movies will play on the following models: Curve 83xx series, Curve 8900, Bold, Storm
- To start, first download all the course movies onto your computer.
- BlackBerry smartphones that do not feature built-in mass storage capabilities (significant amounts of on-board memory) will require a microSD card to be properly inserted. This includes the BlackBerry Curve 83xx series and BlackBerry Curve 8900 smartphones. All of the course's videos will need to be stored onto that microSD card for playback on your smartphone.
The smallest microSD card, 1GB in size, can hold an entire course's videos. You can purchase a microSD card either online (best price), at your local cellphone company or computer retail store. Below are the storage requirements for an entire course's videos per respective device:
- BlackBerry Curve 83xx series: 268MB
- BlackBerry Curve 8900, Storm, Bold: 460MB
- Now sync the movies from your PC or Mac to your BlackBerry using Blackberry Media Sync. Important links:
How to watch movies on your iPod or iPhone
- Our movies will play on the following models: iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPod touch, iPod classic, iPod nano
- First, download all the course movies onto your computer.
- Next, check to make sure you have enough available storage capability in your Apple handheld device. All Apple handheld devices have more than enough storage for an entire course's videos. However, you may need to temporarily remove some audio and video files from your device in order to fit the course videos. You can do this by using your iTunes software. Below are the storage requirements for an entire course's videos per respective handheld device:
- iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPod touch: 458MB
- iPod classic, iPod nano: 268MB
- If you don't already have iTunes installed on your computer, go to www.apple.com/itunes and download iTunes for either Mac or PC.
- Double click on the downloaded Installer file and follow the instructions provided.
- Restart your computer.
- Launch iTunes, go to File > Add file to Library to import target movie from output folder into iTunes. Or just drag and drop the movie into iTunes.
- Now, transfer the video from iTunes into your iPhone or iPod. There are many ways to transfer video to iPhone/iPod through iTunes after it's connected with your computer via USB cable.
- Press the Sync button under Summary tab. This will sync the videos.
- Under Movies tab, select Sync movies > All movies, and press Sync button
- Under Movies tab, select Sync movies > Selected movies, choose the video in the pane, and press Sync button.
- After a while, the sync will be complete. Now, check your iPhone or iPod.
How to watch streamed Real Video movies on your PC or Mac
Our original courses, the Breast Cancer Waterwork and Fibromyalgia Waterwork Courses, were implemented with videos of the Real Video file format. They are streamed to your computer so one can view the movies rather rapidly. Software that plays RealVideo files include:
- PC's: RealPlayer
- Mac's: RealPlayer10 for Mac OS X (FREE)
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