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Some articles on {{SITENAME}} contain audio and/or video files that can be played on almost all personal computers. However, in order for those files to run, your computer must have the right software. If your computer lacks the needed software to run these files, the Internet usually contains freely downloadable programs or tools to do so.
Sound files on {{SITENAME}} are typically [[wikipedia:Vorbis|Vorbis]] files, while video files are usually embedded from other websites, but some may use the [[wikipedia:Theora|Theora]] format. Vorbis and Theora files are contained inside an [[wikipedia:Ogg|Ogg]] file, which are analogous to other formats used to play digital audio and video, most notably [[wikipedia:MP3|MP3]] and [[wikipedia:
If you are having difficulty trying to play a media file, please read the sections below.
==Ogg audio and video==
{{View media
|embed = ▼
|width = ▼
|title = Example sound file
|filename = Example.ogg
|description = If you can play the sound file above, you can play Ogg Vorbis files.
|size =
|title2 = Example video file
|filename2 = Big Buck Bunny medium.ogv
|description2 = If you can play the video file above, you can play Ogg Theora files.
}}
The easiest way to play Ogg Vorbis audio and Ogg Theora video is to use the integrated Ogg player provided by the [[mw:Extension:TimedMediaHandler|TimedMediaHandler]] extension. The integrated media player works on most [[mw:Compatibility#Browser_support_matrix|modern browsers]].
If you wish to download these files and play them locally on your computer, you can try the following steps.
===Any platform===
▲*Use Mozilla Firefox [https://www.mozilla.com/firefox (download)], Google Chrome [https://www.google.com/chrome (download)], or Opera [http://www.opera.com/browser (download)], which include native support for Ogg (Theora and Vorbis); or
===[[wikipedia:Microsoft Windows|Windows]]===
The '''[[wikipedia:VLC media player|VLC media player]]'''
Most Windows users will have [[wikipedia:Windows Media Player|Windows Media Player]] by default. Installing a codec should allow Windows Media Player to run OGG files.▼
# Go to
# Run the setup program and follow on-screen instructions.
# Once VLC has finished installing, you can open Ogg files on your computer using the application.
▲Most Windows users will also have '''[[wikipedia:Windows Media Player|Windows Media Player]]''' by default. Installing a codec should allow Windows Media Player to run
#Go to '''[http://www.xiph.org/dshow/ xiph.org/dshow]'''.
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If you use Internet Explorer 9 (or later), you can also install [https://tools.google.com/dlpage/webmmf WebM for IE].
===[[wikipedia:
'''[[wikipedia:
#Go to the '''[
▲#Click the ''Download Now'' button.
▲'''[[wikipedia:VLC media player|VLC media player]]''' can also play Vorbis and Theora files.
▲#Go to the '''[//www.videolan.org/vlc/download-macosx.html VLC player Mac OS X download page]'''
#Select an appropriate version of the software to download.
#Once downloading has finished, double click the disk image to mount it.
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Most recent free Unix systems are able to play Vorbis audio without any special installations. If you don't have any audio software installed, you can try an audio program mentioned above, such as '''VLC'''.
'''libtheora''' is required for Theora video support on Unix systems. You can use your distribution's [[wikipedia:package management system|package management system]] to search for and install libtheora. Like Vorbis files, many modern media players, such as '''VLC''', can play Theora files.
==Embedded videos==
Some videos on {{SITENAME}} may be embedded from other websites, such as YouTube, Gametrailers, and Archive.org. These video sites will generally use an HTML5 video player that works on the latest version of any modern browser. For YouTube videos, check [https://www.youtube.com/html5 this page] to see if your browser can run the HTML5 player. If your browser does not support these HTML5 players, video playback may fail.
If you
==See also==
* [[wikipedia:
{{Seo
|keywords = sims, the sims, the sims wiki, wiki, mediawiki, wikipedia, miraheze, media, audio, video
|description = Some articles on The Sims Wiki contain audio and/or video files. Usually, you should be able to play these files directly from the website. If you want to download and play these files offline, however, you may need additional computer software to do so.
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