Installing audio software

This page contains instructions for playing the audio (Vorbis) files from Lawyerment Law Dictionary . To set up your system to play these files, find your operating system (Microsoft Windows, for example) below.

Windows

Installing a program (codecs) from Illiminable will allow DirectShow players such as Windows Media Player to play all Ogg media.

1. Most Windows users will already have Windows Media Player installed on their computer. If you don't have Windows Media Player, or you want to use a different player, please install one from the list below. Otherwise, skip to step 2.
   • Windows Media Player (download)
   • Winamp (download) (note that if you choose to use Winamp 5 or later the next steps are somewhat unnecessary)
   • Media Player Classic (download)
   • VLC media player (download) (note that if you choose to use VLC the next steps are unnecessary)
   • RealPlayer (download)
2. Download Ogg DirectShow Filters.
3. Wait for the setup program to download. This should take less than 2 minutes on a 56k modem.
4. Once downloading has finished, run the setup program and follow the instructions on screen.
5. After the Setup Wizard finishes, your player (from step 1) should be able to play Ogg files.
6. If Windows does not automatically associate the file type with your favorite program, all you have to do is to drag/drop the file into it, or force the program to be associated with the .ogg file.

Macintosh (Mac OS X)

• MPlayer OS X is a media player which can play Vorbis and Theora files.
  
  1. Select an appropriate version of the software to download.
  2. Click the corresponding icon under the download column.
  3. Wait for the zip archive to download. This should take around 18 minutes on a 56k modem, or quicker if you have a faster connection.
  4. Once downloading has finished, double click the zip archive to extract the files.
  5. Copy the MPlayer Application to your Applications folder.
  6. When the copy operation finishes, you can use MPlayer to play Ogg files.



• VLC media player is a media player which can play Vorbis and Theora files.
  
  1. Select an appropriate version of the software to download.
  2. Wait for the disk image file to download. This should take around 18 minutes on a 56k modem, or quicker if you have a faster connection.
  3. Once downloading has finished, double click the disk image to mount it.
  4. Copy the VLC Application to your Applications folder.
  5. When the copy operation finishes, you can use VLC to play Ogg files.