All-Access Questions

[jkahn]

Some All-access questions since they don't respond to emails:
1) Are all games archived for future viewing?
2) If we are on the road at another all-access school, is the video available to us?
3) If you pay monthly, is that a month from when you pay or a calendar month?

I'm sure I'll sign up regardless of the answers, but it would certainly be better if the first two answers were affirmative.

Let's Go Red.

[Al DeFlorio]

[Q]jkahn Wrote:

 Some All-access questions since they don't respond to emails:
1) Are all games archived for future viewing?
2) If we are on the road at another all-access school, is the video available to us?
3) If you pay monthly, is that a month from when you pay or a calendar month?

I'm sure I'll sign up regardless of the answers, but it would certainly be better if the first two answers were affirmative.

Let's Go Red.[/q]
Yes, the video is archived.  But I have a problem with all the games since Bucknell, in that I can't position myself at different points in the tape.  I have to start at the beginning and proceed sequentially to the end, with no ability to jump around.

I was sent an email by Jeremy Hartigan in Athletics, in response to a complaint I wrote after Saturday's delayed broadcast, saying:  "any road games that will be carried by CSTV will also be included."  I presume that means CSTV videocast, not CSTV national TV, but can't say for certain.  Jeremy also said that all home football and hockey, at a minimum, are included in the deal.

Don't know the answer to your third question, as I went for the season pass.

[Edit:  Jeremy just wrote again saying that the Bucknell and Georgetown archives are navigable but not Brown and Harvard.  (Maybe Ivy League rules force you to watch every minute, with no skimming. )]

[A-19]

how long did it take everyone to get the confirmation e-mail after signing up?
i signed up last thurs and still haven't heard anything. damnit.

[Hillel Hoffmann]

A-19: I haven't received a confirmation yet either, but I think there's another way to confirm service. From the "Multimedia" page, try accessing one of the archived home football video 'casts from earlier this season (like the Georgetown game, for example). Before I unleashed the plastic for All Access, I couldn't get my hands on these archived games -- but now that I've signed up, I can see them.

[A-19]

hillel,

thanks so much. i can get those archived videos so ostensibly i can get hockey come this weekend. thanks!

-mike

[JS \'93]

This question may have been asked before, but do you get the hockey audio feed along with the video?  Based on the archived football games, it looks like only video is available.   Thanks.

[Jordan 04]

[Q]JS '93 Wrote:

 This question may have been asked before, but do you get the hockey audio feed along with the video?  Based on the archived football games, it looks like only video is available.   Thanks.[/q]

I assume audio is included.  We get audio on the live football broadcasts.

[JasonN95]

I *think* we'll get video when on the road at an All Access school (I didn't think to keep track of All Access schools when updating this season's audio links, though).  If you look at Mich St's All Access page:
http://allaccess.cstv.com/media/school.jsp?sid=2100&gSportId=14&ngSportId=all&ngDates=all&
you see that the Saturday game has a video link. Why there isn't one for Friday strikes me as odd.

[French Rage]

How soon are the archives available?

[A-ron]

So I may be missing something terribly obvious here, but I can't access any of the archives even though my All-Access has been confirmed.  I also see no way of logging in to my All-Access account.  Is there a login/password elephant in the room?

I can get the video and audio nice and clear now so I guess it doesn't matter...LGR!

[DeltaOne81]

Usually when you select the video, it then asks you to log in.

Go to CornellBigRed.com, under Multimedia at the top go to Audio/Video. It'll bring up Football by default, but you can chose the sport as you like, and you can see the little 'A' for archive next to all the broadcasts.

There's half a dozen other ways to get there too, but that's probably the most straightforward.

P.S. Hockey video's up and the pregame is on!

[French Rage]

Just click on the thing for the game.  If you're not singed in, it'll ask for the login in the window thats opens.  At least from what I see.

Unfortunately, it appears you have to watch the archive from the beginning, you cant skip to a certain point.

My initial review of the hockey feed is that it looks crisper (less blurry) than last year, but it seems to be a bit clippy, sort of like a cool effect that you dont really want.

[Al DeFlorio]

[Q]French Rage Wrote:
Unfortunately, it appears you have to watch the archive from the beginning, you cant skip to a certain point.
[/q]
You can skip on the Bucknell and Georgetown games, but not on Harvard and Brown.  Cornell Athletics was going to check with CSTV to find out what's going on.  Not very useful if you can't skip around.

[French Rage]

[Q]Al DeFlorio Wrote:

 [Q2]French Rage Wrote:
Unfortunately, it appears you have to watch the archive from the beginning, you cant skip to a certain point.
[/Q]
You can skip on the Bucknell and Georgetown games, but not on Harvard and Brown.  Cornell Athletics was going to check with CSTV to find out what's going on.  Not very useful if you can't skip around.[/q]

Ah, well, if you havent seen it and dont know the score, it makes it more like a rela game cuz you cant cheat and skip to the end.

[kaelistus]

I just checked out All-Access and decided against taking it.

Automatic Renewal of billing? Popups on every page? This is a disgrace. Cornell Athletics has truly bested themselves in their quest to provide the worst service money can buy.

I will be sending them a letter soon expressing my dismay.