About the Videos

 

Beginning of 2012

To play, click on the item. YouTube will begin streaming the video in a few seconds.

The video is still recorded in XDCAM EX format in HQ mode, with a resolution of 1280 x 720 at 60p (60 frames per second, progressive scan).

The video is now encoded to H.264 at a bit rate of 5M bits per second, resulting in files of about 2G bytes per game half. Instead of being uploaded to this site, the files are uploaded to YouTube. YouTube provides excellent streaming support, with short start times and support for a wide range of devices. The uploaded videos are marked as "unlisted," meaning that they do not show up in any on-line search, listing, directory, etc. The links here point to the YouTube copy of the video instead of to a copy stored on this site.

YouTube itself does not support downloading a video to your local computer for off-line viewing. Instead, there are a number of third-party options that facilitate downloading a YouTube video.

Before 2012

To play directly from the server, click on the item. Windows media player should open in a separate window and begin playing.

To download to your computer, right click on the item and select Save Target As ...

Up to and Including 2009

The video was recorded originally in the DV format, requiring about 25 GB per game.This is SD (standard definition) video. The video files available here have been re-encoded to be significantly smaller, but with some loss in quality.

Windows Media (.wmv)

  • Compatible with Windows Media Player
  • Resolution: 720 x 480
  • Average video bit rate: 1,100 kbps
  • Approximate file size:
    • 350 MB per half
    • 7 MB per goal

MPEG-4 AVC (.mp4)

  • Compatible with the iPhone and later versions of Windows Media Player
  • Resolution: 320 x 240
  • Average video bit rate: 700 kbps
  • Approximate file size:
    • 5 MB per goal

Beginning of 2010

The video was recorded in XDCAM EX format in HQ mode, with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 at 35 Mbps, requiring about 25 GB per game. Some of the games were recorded at 60i (60 frames per second, interlaced), others at 30p (30 fps, progressive).

As above, the video has been re-encoded with higher compression to be of a more practical size for downloading from the Web, albeit with a reduction in quality. Some of the video is available in more than one quality/file size.

Windows Media (.wmv)

  • Compatible with Windows Media Player
  • Resolution: 720 x 480
  • Average video bit rate: 2,400 kbps
  • Approximate file size:
    • 430 MB per half
    • 7 MB per goal

MPEG-4 AVC (.mp4)

  • Compatible with the iPhone and later versions of Windows Media Player
  • Resolution: 480 x 270
  • Average video bit rate: 1,000 kbps
  • Approximate file size:
    • 5 MB per goal

H-264 HD (.mp4)

  • Coompatible with Windows Media Player
  • Resolution 1920 x 1080
  • Average video bit rate: 32,000 kbps
  • Approxiimate file size:
    • 100 MB per goal

As of August 1, 2010

The video was recorded in XDCAM EX format in HQ mode, with a resolution of 1280 x 720 at 60p (60 frames per second, progressive scan). 60p provides much smoother video for action shots and when the camera is panning than does 30p. 60i looks smooth on a television set, but not on a computer monitor; it is converted to 30p automatically for display on a computer monitor. (The two highest quality Blu-ray standards are 1920x1080 60i/30p and 1280x720 60p.)