How to View Flip Video Email Attachments
A Flip video camcorder is a small, handheld camcorder that records video with sound. Its appeal to consumers is its few buttons and predownloaded software that makes the file transfer include few steps. Flip camcorders are made by Pure Digital Technologies. Once Flip video files are created and saved to a computer, they can be shared over email as attachments. Viewing the videos requires a knowledge of email attachments and the proper video viewing software.
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Instructions
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Access your email account using your username and password. Click on the email message that contains the video attachment to open it. All messages with attachments will have a paperclip symbol next to the subject line.
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Check the file extension of the email attachment. The file name will be listed either below the subject line or at the bottom of the email. A Flip video may come in two different file formats: a ".WMV" or ".AVI" file if it was created on a Windows computer, or a ".MOV" file if it was created on an Apple computer.
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Download the Quicktime Movie player if the file name ends in ".MOV" and the computer currently does not have Quicktime installed. Quicktime is a player for Windows operating systems that will allow you to play MOV files. The download is free, and the URL can be found in the Resources section of this article.
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Download Windows Media Player if the file name ends in ".AVI" or ".WMV" and the computer currently does not have Windows installed. Windows Media Player is a player for Windows operating systems that will allow you to play these files. The URL can be found in the Resources section of this article.
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Double-click the attachment file name, which is actually a hyperlink to access the movie file. It will automatically open the appropriate viewing program and begin to play. Replay the movie when it is finished by clicking the "Play" arrow on the player.
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