The
video shown on the left is a testing clip. If you can see the clip is
playing now, the chances are the playback works just fine on your
computer, and there is nothing for you to do in this page. You can leave
this page now. Otherwise, read on for the video clip playback problem
and solution.
LaCook™- JJ's Picture Cookbook is designed
specifically for Microsoft®
Windows®
98 SE/ME/2000/XP. Some
of the recipes contain video content. In order to
display the video
correctly, you need Microsoft®
Windows Media Player version 9.0 or higher.
You may click here to check
for your version.
For those versions that are older than 9.0, you need to obtain and install the
upgrade from Microsoft®. To do this, choose
the following link:
Windows Update-
this will open the Microsoft® Windows®
Update web page and do the components update automatically.
You
may also choose to leave this page and revisit this page again, so that the
browser can offer you the "install on demand" option, which will try to
download and install the newer version of media player on your PC automatically,
if possible.However,
if you already have Windows Media Player version 7 or 8 installed, the browser
may not offer you "install on demand". Instead, the video above will
appear to play back fine. In that case, you should manually upgrade Windows
Media Player to version 9.0 by visiting the Microsoft® website.
After upgrade, check the media player's
version again. Some computer systems could be too old
for Windows Update to install version 9.0 or
higher. For earlier versions of Windows 98, Windows Media Player could be
version 7.10.00.3059 after upgrade. Recipes containing video
content can still play, but
with some glitches - you can only click the Play video link to
start video playback, and the video Control On/Off feature will not
be functional. At this point, if you still cannot see the video playback,
read on.
Once
you are sure that you have the correct version of Windows Media Player
on your PC,
you may also need a special playback software to view these video clips. La
Key Software™ provides a computer program with this product that can help you
to determine if your PC has this special playback software installed. To
start the program, click the following link now:
Check for Video Playback
Software
- this utility will automatically
examine your PC for the existence of that specific video playback software.
If the result is negative, you need to obtain and install the video playback
software to resolve the problem. To do this, choose one of the following
links:
Windows Update-
this will open the Microsoft® Windows®
Update web page and do the components update automatically. Most
likely will fix the video problem for Windows XP Home Edition with Service
Pack 1
Indeo
Software - the latest versions
for Windows XP from Ligos
Corporation
At
this point, if you revisit this page again, you should be able to see the video
clip playing at the beginning of this page.
Aside
Technically Speaking... LaCook™ contains video
that is compressed with the Intel®Indeo™
video codec (compression
- decompression). Indeo video codecs was originally developed by Intel,
but later was acquired by Ligos Corporation. Indeo codec has been around and
widely used for years. The latest versions provide good picture quality and the
stream video capability through the Internet. The reality is that you won't
be able to play any Indeo compressed video, if the Indeo codec is not installed on
your computer.
Problem for Windows
XP with 2002 Update (Service Pack 1). In
most cases, if you try to play LaCook™
video on a Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1)-based computer, you may
experience playback problems.
To resolve this problem, you can
obtain and install the Microsoft® recommended update. To do
this, visit the following Microsoft Windows Update Web site: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com
Or, you can install the legacy version of Indeo from here.
For the latest versions, visit the web site: http://www.ligos.com
Not
a problem for Windows XP with 2004 Update (Service Pack 2). For the Windows
XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) update, Microsoft has made changes to the OS and
Windows Media Player 9 and 10. The changes are intended to prohibit the playback
of Indeo media content online. That means users can no longer play video files
posted on the web if they were encoded with the Indeo codec. However, your Windows
Media Player can still play Indeo fileson the local hard drive or
CD-ROM.
