General Plug-in Download Instructions

If you have no earlier experience of downloading, we recommend you consult your personal support advisor. Especially the protections of Windows NT operating system may cause problems.

Behind the download link on the programme designer's homepage there is a page where you can download a plug-in or client related to an operating system.

Many plug-ins require the unloading of an earlier version prior to downloading a new one, e.g. QuickTime. Additionally, it is advisable to log out from other programmes.

If a programme fails to get started, save the loading file in the memory of your own PC and start the file in question (generally with suffix EXE) by clicking on it. The programmes normally get started with default values. If the programme does not work immediately, re-start the PC.

Technical Requirements

Since the Virtual Helsinki 3D applications in particular require powerful hardware, we have listed below some minimum requirements:

Browser Software:
Internet Browser Netscape Navigator 4.x or Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.x.

Hardware Environment:
Pentium-level PC, 90 Mhz
Operating System Win95 or WinNT
16 BM RAM

Connection:
We recommend ISDN or ADSL.

Necessary Plug-ins

To utilise Virtual Helsinki applications you need the plug-ins listed below.
More developed pay versions (e.g. RealPlayer) of some programmes are available, but the plug-ins needed for Virtual Helsinki are free.

Tip: if you are using Netscape Navigator, you can check what plug-ins you have by clicking Help / About Plug-ins on your browser menu.

For viewing 3D VRML models:

Pivoron >
Update of the popular Cosmo Player. Fast and quite well functioning.

Cortona >
Very well functioning, but a bit slow.

blaxxun >
Fast and quite well functioning. Also used for blaxxun's multi-user virtual environments.

The slightly out-of-date Cosmo Player ja Intervista WorldView can be found here.

To view Panorama photos:

Quicktime VR >

To view video and audio:

RealPlayer >