Commercial use of the Internet is relatively new, and, as a result, a unified system for previewing educational multimedia content online has yet to be developed. Searching for video content, for example, continues to depend on the user's research skills and patience. A streamlined and accessible system will enable video title searches, previewing and ordering with a few clicks of a mouse, whether from a classroom, school library, or home computer in Winnipeg, Leaf Rapids, or Thompson, Manitoba. Please keep checking the IRU homepage for updates and developments. I n order to experience the full potential of the sites offered from this page an update of your web browser may be a consideration.
Most sites already have the necessary download links.
In addition to software, your system's hardware will also effect the quality and capability of your viewing. A t present, video clip files take up a lot of memory to store and run. Until digital media technology is refined, storage and related costs for video compression technology remain an obstacle to experiencing in-depth video screenings over the Web. This is why, in part, only larger Motion Picture Production Studios offer online clips. If you are on the Web with a 386sx PC with a 120 MB hard drive, you simply are not going to experience much in the way of digital audio-video.