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todd ellis · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:18 am Post subject: the secret city browser testing

could some of you guys help me out and look at this site:

http://towncast.com/37830

then let me know what browser/version you are using and if you have any video loading/playing issues?
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Deirdre · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:24 am Post subject:

Safari Version 3.2.1 (5525.27.1)

page loaded quickly.

I was able to chose a video to view and it came right up and played very smoothly.

Was there supposed to be a vid in the slot as the page opened?
I didn't get anything already loaded in the video area, but I did have that nifty TownCast logo.

I like the whole thing— it's pretty charming.
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todd ellis · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 6:41 am Post subject:

i don't have anything playing on load yet - although i could. what are the thoughts on that as well ...

btw - particularly interested in various versions of firefox & (ugh) ie on windows.

... also - our own caryn clark is the vo for the secret city festival bit in the "play" section!
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bransom · DC Joined: 06 Nov 2008 Posts: 650 Location: St. Louis, MO

Worked fine here with a somewhat newer version of Safari: Version 4.0.3 (5531.9) Also tried Firefox Max v3.5.3 and that worked with no problem, too.

I think you're good to go on the Mac side. Now, with IE... well, that could be another story. Mello

Bruce · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:39 am Post subject:

You're in a swamp full of Mac users here, so I won't bore you with another report on how well it worked. However, I clicked on "Learn" and viewed the two videos on the history of Oak Ridge featuring the gentleman who helped create the A bomb, and found them quite interesting.

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bobsouer · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 8:53 am Post subject:

Todd,

WinXP SP3 using both Firefox 3.5 and IE 7 and the page loaded quickly and the videos played when clicked on. The first video in both browsers seemed to stream more slowly than the rest. I'm on a FiOS connection here 25Mbps download and even so the video paused a few times to catch up with the streaming. I didn't notice that with any of the other videos, but they all paused for a few seconds before starting to play.
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Ed Gambill · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:39 am Post subject:

IE8 on XP Pro SP3. Like a moon shiner on the back roads. Just tearing up the pavement
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Worked perfectly on MSN butterfly.

Gregory Best · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject:

Doesn't work on Opera Mini for the Blackberry, but most Fash videos don't. I wish more sites has versions for mobile browsers.
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Lance Blair · M&M Joined: 03 Jun 2007 Posts: 2281 Location: Atlanta

Worked great on Opera on my big ol' computer.

Love me the Opera.
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ronphi · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 3:20 pm Post subject:

I checked the site using Foxfire 3.5.3 on a Windows Vista box and again with IE8..

I went through every link on the site and all worked well except Anderson County Health Council audio is very low.
Explore By Interest > Play > Anderson County Health Council

Map image missing from Oak Ridge CVB, ORGA, Len Hart, ICX, Herron-Connell, Emory Valley Center. With Firefox there is just a gray box but with IE there is the gray box with a red X.
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todd ellis · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 8:56 am Post subject:

thanks everyone - ron - i'm aware of the map image problem - just haven't fixed it yet - the internets do not like the way i named the files.

as for the anderson co. audio issue --- yeah - what's up with that. i converted that video at the same time as all of the others (and since with every converter & in every format i can think of) and the audio comes out screwy every time. still working on that mystery.
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ronharpervoice · Club 300 Joined: 23 Jan 2007 Posts: 347 Location: Ohio

Opera 10.0 looks great. Wow, it's changed a little bit since I worked there!
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