MPEG Video Test (Motion Pictures Expert Group movie file)

Here are some test videos:

110kB test MPEG-1 video

4.9MB test MPEG-1 video+audio

If you can not view them, you need to install a viewer:

• UNIX:

  add the following viewer entry to your mailcap file:
  

  video/mpeg; mpeg_play  -quiet   %s
  

  where mpeg_play and MpegTV are some of many mpeg viewers.
  
  You may quickly get a copy of the mpeg_play-2.3-src.tar.gz source code for UNIX systems or of the precompiled binaries, mpeg_play-2.1-*, for numerous UNIX systems. Note that this copy may not be as recent as the previous reference however.
  
  

• PCs:

  To set up the MPEG viewer, enter the following into the HelperApplication or ExternalViewer dialog box in your Web Browser:
  
  

  MIME type / subtype	video/mpeg
  extensions	mpeg,mpe,mpg
  application	mpeg2v

  where mpg2w, vmpeg, and WebFlix are some of the many mpeg viewers.

  You may quickly get a copy of mpg2w11b.zip , vmpeg-1.7.exe (lite) for Windows. , or webflix.zip for Windows. Note that these copies may not be as recent as the previous references however.

  Note that you may need to supply the complete path to the application. Also, some browsers need a '.' preceeding the extensions entry.
  
  
  

• Mac:

  To set up the MPEG viewer, enter the following into the HelperApplication or ExternalViewer dialog box in your Web Browser:
  
  

  MIME type / subtype	video/mpeg
  extensions	mpeg,mpe,mpg
  application	sparkle

  There are several Mac based mpeg viewers available. sparkle and mpeg_play are some of the many mpeg viewers.
  
  You may quickly get a copy of sparkle-24.hqx for the Macintosh. Note that this copy may not be as recent as the previous reference however.

  Note that you will use the Browse button to find the location the application on your disk. Also, some browsers need a '.' preceeding the extensions entry.
  
  

You can get additional information, pointers, and programs for a variety of MPEG functions from ftp://ftp.crs4.it/mpeg/programs and from the MPEG FAQ.

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