The ISWISION streaming videos are available both as Windows Media Video (WMV) and Flash Videos (FLV encoded in H.264). Due to technical limitations of our servers, the live streams can only be provided as WMV.

Using the WMV streams

If your browser is configured to open mms:// links with the apropriate player, you can simply click onto the link of an ISWISION episode. Otherwise you have to copy the URL to the player.

Supported players on Windows

We recommand the use of the latest Windows Media Player (at least version 9). It should be possible to play the WMV streams with other player as well, but functionality may be limited.

Such limitations may be:

• only streams in low quality may be available
• connections problems when using a firewall-protected connection

Supported players on Mac OS X

Currently you have two possiblities to play WMV streams on a Mac. Windows Media Player 9 is provided by Microsoft, but development of this player has been discontinued. Microsoft recommands the use of "Flip4Mac" instead. As this player is still under heavy development, please make sure to use the latest version.

Supported players on Linux

MPlayer is able to play WMV streams on Linux. If you compile your mplayer by yourself, make sure to enable the correct codec support before compiling. Binary packages of most distributions should have the needed codec support by default, but you should check, if you have to install a seperate codec package.

Using the Flash streams

All you need is a current Adobe Flash Plugin for your browser. The player should also work with GNU Gnash but this hasn't been tested yet.

Using campus cable TV

ISWISION is available in the campus' cable TV network on channel 3 in all student dorms at the main campus.

Using DVB-T

We are broadcasting via DVB-T with an experimental station mounted on the Mensa roof. Besides the ISWISION program, you can also receive the ISWIradio signal from our station. Since the position of our antenna on the mensa roof is not very high above the ground, it may be difficult to get a signal in remote areas of Ilmenau.