Having trouble downloading tutorials

[susanb]

I have just started the on-line lessons and would like to download them so that I can retrieve them after the September cut off date. The lessons are wonderful but when I try to download them (per Wendy's instructions) they just start playing the video without asking me where I would like to down load them to. Have I actually downloaded them and don't know where they went?

I am on a Mac G5. It seems to work for PC users so I must be doing something wrong unless the Mac doesn't handle the downloads the same way.

I am sure that after the training time is over, I will need some refreshers. It is easier for me to follow the videos than the PDF text files or maybe I just like to be entertained!

[MikeH]

Hi Susan,

Welcome to the forums :)

To download a video, click on the download link - Click here to see a screen shot. (http://www.pixentral.com/show.php?pic=1XqCO8MimPyF7b5SeYwIYaALqz9Zl80)

I don't know how downloads work on a Mac, but in Windows you then get a box that gives the option to Open (i.e. run) or Save. Choosing Save allows you to select where to save the video to.

Hope this helps.

Mike

[Wendy]

Hi Susan,

... and welcome to the forum :)

Now which file browser are you using? ...


Wendy

[susanb]

Mike,
I do click the download link in the location shown on your response but the video just plays and I don't think it downloads unless it did download and I can't find it.

Wendy,
My browser is Safari but I also have Internet Explorer but the default browser is Safari. Is that what you are asking? I am afraid that I may not be able to download these videos.

Thanks for both of your responses.
Susan

[MikeH]

Susan,

Try using Internet Explorer to download the videos...

Mike

[Wendy]

Mike,

Internet Explorer for the Mac is no longer supported so it is getting rather unstable nowadays :(

Wendy

[Wendy]

Susan,

I couldn't work out how to do it in Safari and IE gave me all sorts of problems ... it kept throwing a disc full error and I have no idea why.

I use both Firefox and Camino nowadays and can download the Videos with either ..

Here are links to them:

http://www.mozilla.org/products/choosing-products.html

I think that both are much better than Safari ... I changed over a while back as I wanted to be able to easily save webpages with the images intact and Safari just wonlt do that.

Sorry I couldn't work it out with Safari ... maybe someone else can :)

Wendy

[susanb]

Wendy,
Safari worked!! Whew. I have been having so much fun with the lessons and now the fun will never end.

Thank you so much.
Susan

[bnk1953]

another way on macs is to let the video load on to your screen - will be a Quicktime video - in the lower right hand corner is an small arrow thing (if I remember). Click and hold and there will be a display of what you want to do with it - one of which is to save as quicktime - it will then ask where you wish to put it.

This has worked for me using Netscape and also Safari.

[Wendy]

Well ... I didn't know that one.

Thanks for the tip, it works just fine :)


Wendy

[MikeH]

another way on macs is to let the video load on to your screen - will be a Quicktime video - in the lower right hand corner is an small arrow thing (if I remember). Click and hold and there will be a display of what you want to do with it - one of which is to save as quicktime - it will then ask where you wish to put it.

Is this because you have QuickTime Pro?

Mike

[bnk1953]

I do have quicktime pro so it could be that - not sure. The pro saved me because I took a video in Alaska (dogsledding on a glacier) in portrait mode - and I was able to turn it from horizontal to vertical using the pro upgrade.

[Wendy]

Yes it is Quicktime Pro that works that way ... we have it on the iBook and not on the iMac so I was able to check.

Using Firefox its really easy ... you click on download and a box comes up asking what you want to do with it ... play it, save it. Makes it simple :)

Wendy