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How do I save a video tutorial to my computer?
When I view the tutorial, the lettering appears fuzzy. How do I make it clearer?
How can I make the tutorial display on the entire screen?
How do I specify where the tutorial is saved to?
When I view a tutorial, the display is cut into multiple sections on my screen!
How do I pause / resume the video?
How do I stop the video?
How do I fast forward / rewind the video?
After trying to play the video, I received an error message: "AVI CLASS NOT REGISTERED"?
When I try to play the video, it tells me I don't have the appropriate decompressor?
The video doesn't play / freezes on my computer.

How do I save a video tutorial to my computer?

Using your favorite web browser, Left Click over a video tutorial link to begin the download.

In the SAVE AS dialogue box, choose a desired destination for the tutorial. A good choice is to use the MY DOCUMENTS folder since you can access it from the DESKTOP.

Once the tutorial is downloaded, navigate to the MY DOCUMENTS folder, double click a tutorial to begin viewing it.

When I view the tutorial, the lettering appears fuzzy. How do I make it clearer?

The tutorial appears fuzzy/distorted because your screen resolution is not set to 800x600.

To change your screen resolution, click START -> SETTINGS -> CONTROL PANEL, and then double click the Display Icon. Go to the Settings Tab at the top of the Display Properties window and move the slider bar under Screen Settings to 800x600.

If your monitor does not support this mode, the screen will go fuzzy for 15 seconds, but will then default back to the previous mode. Wait patiently while the process completes.

How can I make the tutorial display on the entire screen?

By default, the tutorial will open in full screen mode. To get out of full screen mode, press ALT + ENTER at the same time.

How do I specify where the tutorial is saved to?

Right click the link instead of left clicking it. Read the section on "How do I save a video tutorial to my computer?"

Turning off hardware acceleration in Media Player should fix it.

How do I pause / resume the video?

Press the SPACE BAR on your keyboard, or RIGHT CLICK your mouse, and select PAUSE.

How do I stop the video?

Press ESC on your keyboard to bring yourself out of full screen mode. Then you can press the X at the top right of the screen to exit the video window.

How do I fast forward / rewind the video?

Press ESC on your keyboard to bring yourself out of full screen mode. Press the PAUSE button at the top, then drag the progress bar left or right to the position you want. Press PLAY to resume the video.

After trying to play the video, I received an error message: "AVI CLASS NOT REGISTERED"?

If you have the TSCC codec installed on your system and you're using CamPlay.exe and you *still* receive an error message, "AVI CLASS NOT REGISTERED", your Windows Multimedia Registry is corrupt and needs to be repaired.

Techsmith (the makers of CamPlay.exe) recommends that you:

Download and install Camtasia Studio from the Techsmith web site.
Run Camtasia Studio.
Select Capture -> Record and open the Recorder.
A message will appear stating that your AVI registry entry is missing and will ask you if you want to install the key. Click Yes.

Your system is then patched -- try and run the video again.

When I try to play the video, it tells me I don't have the appropriate decompressor?

Download and install TSCC.EXE on your computer. You only need to run and install TSCC.EXE once.

The video doesn't play / freezes on my computer.

Download and install CAMPLAY.EXE. Only use CAMPLAY.EXE to play the video. To load a video, load CAMPLAY.EXE, then click FILE -> OPEN and choose the video file.