Welcome to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy's Commencement Activities for the Class of 2006
 

            Commencement activities will be available from two different locations over the Internet. The Academy provides access for the first
3, 500 visitors to this site on a first-come, first-served basis. The Academy's Internet broadcast will be available in either Apple's QuickTime format or Microsoft's Windows Media File. QuickTime is available for both Apple and Microsoft computers (see below). However, most Microsoft PCs will have Windows Media Player ready-to-go.

            Due to the demands of supporting this event, staff from the Academy will not be available to assist you, in the unlikely event you encounter any difficulties. [Caution: See "Quality of Internet TV Broadcasts" below.]
 

Please be aware that Mozilla FireFox users may not be able to view these broadcasts without the appropriate plug-in.
 

Academy Broadcast with Apple's QuickTime
To download the Apple QuickTime installer, click here: QuickTime for Windows. Apple PCs have QuickTime built-in.

Academy Broadcast with Windows Media Player
The Academy operates a Windows Media Player for Apple and Microsoft Windows Computers If you wish to have Media Player for your Macintosh, or your Windows PC requires an updated version of Media Player.

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The Quality of Internet TV Broadcasts
The Academy produces a high quality picture image streamed across the Internet to your Internet Service Provider (ISP), through your ISP's local network, and into your home or office. Your office may have its own network. Your home may as well and/or make use of wireless technologies. As a result, picture quality can, and most likely will, be affected by a number of bandwidth issues. No one has the ability to control Quality of Service (QoS) across an Internet broadcast with so many transmission and transfer points and technologies. In the absence of QoS guarantees, your picture image may come to a standstill, or freeze, for brief periods of time, sound and imagery may not always be in synchrony. In addition, you may experience pixelation--the video image looks like swiss cheese where small rectangles, or groups of rectangles, do not carry the proper video image.