I, Cringely . NerdTV | PBS

[Ablang]

NerdTV is a new weekly online TV show from PBS.org technology
columnist Robert X. Cringely. NerdTV is essentially Charlie Rose for
geeks - a one-hour interview show with a single guest from the world
of technology. Guests like Sun Microsystems co-founder Bill Joy or
Apple computer inventor Steve Wozniak are household names if your
household is nerdy enough, but as historical figures and geniuses in
their own right, they have plenty to say to ALL of us. NerdTV is
distributed under a Creative Commons license so viewers can legally
share the shows with their friends and even edit their own versions.
If not THE future of television, NerdTV represents A future of
television for niche audiences that have deep interest in certain
topics.

NerdTV is MPEG-4 video. You can download the shows and play them with
any MPEG-4 player you like, most likely QuickTime. Still in
development but coming soon is a Mediaframe Open Source Java applet
player, which will play NerdTV video right in your browser.

There are two versions of the complete show -- one with subtitles and
one without -- and three audio-only versions for those who prefer to
compute by radio. Yes, NerdTV is a Podcast, too. Ogg Vorbis plays in
WinAmp or Sonique with a special plugin. AAC plays on an iPod or in
iTunes. MP3s play in most media players.

And for those who remember books, we have included a written
transcript of each show. Enjoy.

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/

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[John Fitzsimons]

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:57:56 -0800, Ablang

NerdTV is MPEG-4 video. You can download the shows and play them with
any MPEG-4 player you like, most likely QuickTime. Still in
development but coming soon is a Mediaframe Open Source Java applet
player, which will play NerdTV video right in your browser.

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/nerdtv/

Downloaded ntvnerdy010.mp4 .

I have Quicktime Alternative installed and when I opened Media Player
Classic to play the above I got "Cannot render the file".

No idea how I can get to see the above. :-(

Regards, John.

 

[spoon2001]

On Sun, 04 Dec 2005 19:57:56 -0800, Ablang





Downloaded ntvnerdy010.mp4 .

I have Quicktime Alternative installed and when I opened Media Player
Classic to play the above I got "Cannot render the file".

No idea how I can get to see the above. :-(

Regards, John.

I just played it using VideoLan.

For details see:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62723
Look about halfway down the thread, you'll see player instructions.

 

[John Corliss]

Ablang wrote:





Downloaded ntvnerdy010.mp4.
I have Quicktime Alternative installed and when I opened Media Player
Classic to play the above I got "Cannot render the file".
No idea how I can get to see the above. :-(

I just downloaded and played the file but the soundtrack was so far off
that I shut it down. However, it worked other than that. Sounds like you
don't have the MPEG-4 codec installed, but I find that hard to believe.

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[John Fitzsimons]

I just played it using VideoLan.

For details see:
http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=62723
Look about halfway down the thread, you'll see player instructions.

Thanks, much appreciated. I will give that a try.

Regards, John.

 

[John Fitzsimons]

John Fitzsimons wrote:

I just downloaded and played the file but the soundtrack was so far off
that I shut it down. However, it worked other than that. Sounds like you
don't have the MPEG-4 codec installed, but I find that hard to believe.

Not hard to believe at all. With so many codecs available I have no
idea which ones I should have and/or how/where to install them all.

Thanks for your comments.

Regards, John.

 

[John Corliss]

Not hard to believe at all. With so many codecs available I have no
idea which ones I should have and/or how/where to install them all.

Man, I hear that. It really does get tiresome.

Thanks for your comments.

John, have you gone to the MS update site and installed the WMP9 codecs
(AKA "Windows Media 9 Series Codec Install Package ") yet? I did and
IIRC that's when I started being able to play MPEG-4 videos in MPC.

--
Regards from John Corliss
I don't reply to trolls and other such idiots. No adware, cdware,
commercial software, crippleware, demoware, nagware, PROmotionware,
shareware, spyware, time-limited software, trialware, viruses or warez
please.

 

[John Fitzsimons]

Man, I hear that. It really does get tiresome.

John, have you gone to the MS update site and installed the WMP9 codecs
(AKA "Windows Media 9 Series Codec Install Package ") yet?

I have now.

I did and
IIRC that's when I started being able to play MPEG-4 videos in MPC.

Thanks John. I will install the codecs and see if that solves the
problem.

Regards, John.