Help on Videos

Overview Video Formats offered Frequently Asked Questions

Overview

When we started putting videos on alicante-spain.com, we tested various ways and formats for display. In an ideal world we would have one format and everybody could watch it. Unfortunately the web does not work like this.

With various different web-browsers from Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox, Mozilla, Netscape, Opera as well as different operating systems like Windows, Linux and Macintosh.

And now with new media's hardware coming in like mobile phones with displays, PDA's and IPods the thing gets even more complicated.

So we tested various video formats, and finally decided to offer each video in 3 different ways. So it is up to you what you prefer.

Video Formats offered

The Main Video Format on this Website is:

Adobe FLASH

It offers the best quality and loads 50% faster than the other formats we checked. The easiest way for you if you want to watch our videos is to install the Flash Player (Version 9 or higher) on your browser. The Flash Player is free and can be downloaded directly from Adobe's Website here.

In addition below the Flash screen on each video page, you will see two additional links to alternative file formats for you to choose:

Windows Media Player

Most Windows users have it installed automatically on their pc, so if you download the video in wmv format, you will be able to see it in your Microsoft Media Player.

Quicktime and other Media Players

For most Macintosh (Apple) users and for all the IPods - ITunes freaks out their, we also made each video in MP4 format available. Just download this format if you use Apple Quicktime or any IPOD.

Frequently Asked Questions

I can not see the video, but I can hear some Audio?

You might have an older version of Flash Player installed. Please update your Flash Player to Version 9 or above. The latest Flash Player is free and available directly from this site.

I can see the Video Web page, but nothing happens?

First make sure that you have Flash Player 9 or above installed. In addition, please be aware that it can take up to 40 seconds until the video starts. In some cases - with very slow internet connection - it may take some minutes. To enjoy videos on the Internet we recommend at least High Speed DSL access.