All-Access Questions

French Rage · October 28, 2005, 06:59:42 PM

its back

someone start a game thread

lhayes · October 28, 2005, 07:00:52 PM

Thanks, Al and Liz. But no dice: I've got no counting clock, no red box, and no "full screen" button. And right clicking and selecting "zoom" shows the "full screen" option non-functional.

Maybe I need up upgrade my media player, do you think?

French Rage · October 28, 2005, 07:02:52 PM

[Q]lhayes Wrote:

Thanks, Al and Liz. But no dice: I've got no counting clock, no red box, and no "full screen" button. And right clicking and selecting "zoom" shows the "full screen" option non-functional.

Maybe I need up upgrade my media player, do you think?[/q]

Possibly, does sound a little like what the old WMP looked like.

Al DeFlorio · October 28, 2005, 07:03:46 PM

[Q]French Rage Wrote:

[Q2]lhayes Wrote:

Thanks, Al and Liz. But no dice: I've got no counting clock, no red box, and no "full screen" button. And right clicking and selecting "zoom" shows the "full screen" option non-functional.

Maybe I need up upgrade my media player, do you think?[/Q]
Possibly, does sound a little like what the old WMP looked like.[/q]

That could be the problem. Unfortunately, I'm no expert.

Rita · October 28, 2005, 07:30:34 PM

lhayes, are you using a Mac perchance? i am, and can't enlarge my screen either. none of the previous suggestions work for me [there isn't anything below the clock, nothing in the red bar etc.).

Let's Go Red!!

Rita

ben03 · October 28, 2005, 07:37:48 PM

WMP 10 is the newest version for pc users and WMP 9 for macs = our problem ::screwy::

Liz '05 · October 28, 2005, 07:51:25 PM

Not sure if this is an All-Access problem per se, but does anyone else think that the camera above A need to be brighter? Is it a problem with the rink lighting, or did they just not adjust the brightness to the same level as the other cameras?

Rita · October 28, 2005, 07:53:04 PM

yup, seems to be a pc v. mac thing.

I have an old pc and a mac in my office at work.... i can get the full screen video (even saw the "full screen" button) on the pc but not the mac.
hopefully this will eliminate video freezes when i try to do other things on my computer.

Let's Go Red!!

Rita

A-19 · October 28, 2005, 08:07:12 PM

does anyone else's video skip every30 sec or so? the audio keeps going but the video won't keep up

Molly · October 28, 2005, 08:09:39 PM

It's been happening to others with NE Comcast as well--although, as I type this, I lost audio and now only have video... ::screwy::

lhayes · October 28, 2005, 08:38:09 PM

Rita, I've got a PC, so it's not just a Mac problem. On the other hand, the full screen zoom option suddenly started working (after I'd fussed with Media Player a bit), so maybe it's an outdated MP thing after all. Glad you too now have full screen access.

billhoward · October 29, 2005, 09:05:59 AM

To go full-screen, you can also just try double-clicking on the image.

Al DeFlorio · October 29, 2005, 09:12:04 AM

Not sure I can explain this, but I fixed the recurring problem I was having with video "freeze-ups" by restarting the player. After doing that, everything was just fine.

billhoward · October 29, 2005, 09:21:44 AM

Here's a guide to making the Webcasts work better:

Be patient.

Have low expectations.

Restart the video feed. Just don't expect it to come back instantly.

Reboot your computer. " " "

Light and sound move at different speeds, so don't always expect the audio to be in sync with the video.

The red light flashing indicates you just missed another Cornell goal, or the webcast missed it for you. Click the instant replay button in the lower left corner to see the previous 30 seconds of action.

... but seriously, your computer's power should be able to handle the streaming feed without problems, so the problem is usually out of your control. It's not a Time-Warner sucks, no actually Comcast sucks worse issue. It's just the state of the Internet circa 2005.

It's not a bad idea to disable utilities you don't need, mostly as a convenience, to avoid an anti-virus scan just when Pegoraro starts another rush up ice, or AIM popping up, or the screensaver kicking in.

[Just kidding on instant replay.]

ben03 · October 29, 2005, 06:26:05 PM

Question for the eLynah Mac/computer experts: Is there any way to get the full screen option of WMP to work for the webcast? Since we are forced to use WMP 9, I have yet to find the necessary "trick" (assuming it can be done, that is) and I'm w/out a mouse for my laptop. Any help would be appreciated. thanks and Let's Go Red!
~ben '03