How to view MPEG movies


If you are not using a Macintosh computer, please refer to this page.

Mac Users:

Choose menu Options/General Preferences../Helpers, what you will see is a box with the following headings: Mime Type (mimetype), Application (subtype), Action, and Extension. If you can find "video/mpeg" under the column "Mime Type" in this box, your Netscape has already been set up to view MPEG movies, and you may skip the following part. However, if your Macintosh is using the old version of Sparkle, the movie may seem very slow; you may want to download the newer version 2.5.4 here. If you do so, you have to go through the following steps to reset-up your Netscape helper application.

If you cannot find "video/mpeg" setting, do the following:

1. Click the button "New" under the box
2. Enter "video" in the Mime type box and "mpeg" in the Mime subtype box.
3. Enter "mpeg, mpg, mpe" in the Extensions box.
4. Choose "Launch Application."
5. Click the "Browse.." button and locate the application "Sparkle." If you don't have Sparkle on your Macintosh, you can download it here.
6. Clik OK.

Close this window after you finish the set-up.