low-res webcasts

[Jay]

Hi, I have windows vista (business) on a laptop.
Photos, movies all look perfect.
However when I d/l a webcast (microsoft - msdn) the slides/screenshots
etc are very low res, grainy and colours look like they have been
"gif'ed" if you see what I mean.
Is this likely to be done on purpose to keep file sizes smaller or do
I need to set something in media player?
I'm 99% sure the answer is file size but thought I'd check first.
There is no low res/high res download option.

 

[Jonathan M. \TacticalSniper\ Boyko]

It's probably the file size. If the video would be good, high-res with high
quality colors, you'd see it as is.

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[Mac]

Yes, its just because the file has been compressed. this link I googled
might help you understand a little more -
www.fluffbucket.com/othettutorials/video/format.htm

 

[Synapse Syndrome]

Hi, I have windows vista (business) on a laptop.
Photos, movies all look perfect.
However when I d/l a webcast (microsoft - msdn) the slides/screenshots
etc are very low res, grainy and colours look like they have been
"gif'ed" if you see what I mean.
Is this likely to be done on purpose to keep file sizes smaller or do
I need to set something in media player?
I'm 99% sure the answer is file size but thought I'd check first.
There is no low res/high res download option.

You are likely to find that the webcast would look the same on any other
computer (unless your processor hasn't got SSE3, or SSSE3, etc - and those
extensions have a function in compression).

ss.