Video archive

The video documentation of every concept presented at the Frankfurt, Munich and Graz edition is available for download now. The encoding, decoding and distribution of the video files is entirely based on open source technology. This is to guarantee true cross platform compatibility and a maximum of sustainability and accessibility rather than promoting proprietary video formats that run only on certain types of machines or operating systems.

We are aware that this may mean for some visitors first to install two pieces of open source software that might not be included in corporate operating systems such as microsoft windows (please complain to them and not to us ;). Don't worry, it is rather easy and painless if you follow the instructions below. In case you run into troubles don't hesitate to post a comment to this site (please note that - in order to post comments - you need to be registered as a user)!

1. Download

If you click on the link to "concepts" on the top of this site or choose one of the concepts displayed on the right sidebar, you will be transferred to a page that holds all entries to a certain concept. On the top of this list there is short summary displayed of the node that contains the video recording.

After you clicked on "download the video" you can choose between different download methods. In case you are not familiar with peer-to-peer networks the easiest may be to download the torrent file by clicking on the link "torrent".

If you have no torrent software installed yet, please do so following the instructions provided here: http://www.v2v.cc/node/21

BitTorrent is a small open source application that is available for download for free from here:BitTorrent Download Site.

We are also collecting some screenshots according to the most popular operating systems.

2. Playing

After you downloaded the video you may need a player that supports the open source video codec and container format OGG THEORA. Unfortunately this is not the case if you have only default versions of quicktime or windows media player running.

Don't panic, there are basically two alternative solutions to solve this problem:

We strongly recommend to install VLC media player, an open source video player that supports most video formats. It is a great piece of open source software and available for free for every operating system: VLC Download Site.

Alternatively you can install the following plugins to see the video in proprietary player software:

3. Streaming

In order to ease the access to the video recordings for those who are not able to proceed in the order described above we also do offer a playerless streaming version. Please note that this version is of drastically reduced quality since it is supposed to be just a preview solution. Make sure you have the latest java version installed on your computer and just click on the link: "streaming media version" displayed under the "Preview" section for each dictionary item.


Screenshots for MAC OS X

Here we have collected several screenshots that are supposed to clarify the download via bittorrent assuming that you work with mac osx and the safari browser. Please comment on these pages if you run into troubles or if you have suggestions to make this instructions more clear.

Download the torrent file

Click on the torrent link displayed on the bottom of the site that promotes the video. Your browser should download the torrent file which is a small file that contains the tracker information, yet not the video data. If you open Window -> Downloads in the Safari browser you will see the downloaded file displayed as your latest download. Please click on the magnifier icon on the right of the file!

Open the torrent file in "Finder"

If you clicked on the magnifier icon on the right of the file in Safaris "Downloads" window it opens the folder containing the torrent file with your "Finder" application and pre-selects the file for you. Doubleclicking the torrent file then triggers the start of the torrent application.

Opening the torrent file in BitTorrent

Now you see the torrent file in the BitTorrent application. It should look similar if you have another torrent application installed, such as "Bits on Wheels".

Start the Download

By choosing the file and clicking on the "Start" buttom you can start the download of the video.

Screenshots for MS Windows

Here we have collected several screenshots that help with the download via bittorrent assuming that you work with windows XP and Internet Explorer. Please comment on these pages if you run into troubles or if you have suggestions to make this instructions more clear.

Download the torrent file

Click on the torrent link displayed on the bottom of the site that promotes the video. Your browser should download the torrent file which is a small file that contains the tracker information, yet not the video data. Before the download starts, a window pops up asking you where to save the file. Remember the location you are choosing and click on "save".

Open the torrent file

Go to the saved torrent file and click with the right mouse button on the file and open it with bittorrent. You need to have bittorrent installed on your computer, in order to download the video.

Download the video

After you have chosen "open with" bittorrent, the download will start immediatly. You can watch the download as it progresses.