Questions?
Which video format should I download?
What's the quality of the video I'll download? or resolution of them?
Can I project these videos on a screen and still get high quality?
Answers!
You can download by right-clicking on the link or icon for the file or format you would like to download, then clicking “Save target as” or “Save link as”. You can then select where on your computer you would like to save the file and click “Save” to begin the download.
We recommend using a high speed broadband internet connection as wireless and dial up connections tend to time out before the download is complete.
Complete Illustrated Download Instructions
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For the Workbook you may either chose to download the entire workbook (the first link) or download each seperate chapter as you need it for the study. For the videos download only the one file format you need. Click on the links with your RIGHT mouse button and you will see a menu like the one to the right open up. In Internet Explorer Choose "Save Target As..." and download the file to your desktop (in Firefox, Flock or Netscape you choose "Save Link As.."). Once you select the "save target as" or "save link as" entry, a download screen will appear asking you where you want to save the file to on your computer. The download screen will appear like this...
You should save the files to your "Desktop" or another folder you can easily find. Once you have downloaded the file, go to your desktop or the file you saved it to and double click the ebook to open it. These ebook manuals are .PDF files and require Adobe Reader to open. If You need the latest copy of Adobe Reader, you can download it here: Adobe Reader Download. Repeat this process for each of the files you want to keep... |
Which video format should I download?
Our videos come in three different formats: Make sure that you download the file type that is going to be most compatible with the media player or presentation software you are using
MPEG1 is very easy to use file that is compatable with both PC and Mac based programs. You can also burn this file onto a regular CD and it will play in Most modern DVD players. MPEG1 is also compatible with Easy Worship Presentation Software.
MP4 is the best file type to use with Mac programs and Quicktime. MP4 is also compatible with the SundayPlus Presentation Software.
WMV is a Windows based file that will work very well in Windows Media Player and other Microsoft programs. It will work with Powerpoint, but that program is not always stable with video and will not allow you to place text on top of your videos or loops. This file type is also compatible with Media Shout Presentation Software.
What's the quality of the video I'll download? or resolution of them?
All three video file types we offer for download are 640x480 high-quality video. (All videos are 640x480 pixels in dimension. They are "progressive scan" videos, meaning they should play back well on computer monitors, and they were encoded with "square pixels," meaning your software won't need to resize the video to fit a normal display ratio.)
In most cases the video will look just as good as a DVD-quality video—especially for audiences viewing the presentation from a distance under house lights.
Can I project these videos on a screen and still get high quality?
These Video clips are produced from a VHS recording of a talk Jakie Kendall gave a decade ago, and as such, the quality is not perfect.
Also, in order to make downloading these videos feasible on a typical high-speed Internet connection, we are not providing DVD-quality or High Definition (HD) videos, we compress them pretty highly. This means you don't have to wait hours just to download a 5- or 10-minute video, and it also means you won't kill your hard drive space after just a couple downloads.
However, one consequence of compressing video for download and storage is that the quality suffers. The more compression applied to a video the more fine details are lost. However, since these videos are designed for public viewing under typical house-lighting conditions in a church or home, those fine details would be lost anyhow. We have settled on a compromise between DVD-quality and presentation-quality that many have found comfortable.
Also, most church projectors are not as powerful as the typical movie theater projector, the screens are not usually as large, and there is often more ambient lighting during the presentation than you would find in a theater. These factors all combine to make offering a DVD-quality video (and therefore a longer download) of minimal benefit to you.
Please feel free to use these for any personal or church use or presentation. We are not able to allow broadcasting of any kind due to copyrights.
