Multimedia playback in browser

A few links to check media players in browsers after install. I will try to keep this list updated, since I need it often, after fresh OS installs.

• Javascript:
• Java: Test your Java Virtual Machine (JVM)
• Adobe Shockwave & Flash Players: http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/welcome/ These pages also show the flash version:
  • http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn_15507 and
  • http://www.macromedia.com/software/flash/about/
  See also: Flash latest update
• Quicktime: http://www.apple.com/trailers/ and/or http://www.apple.com/quicktime/troubleshooting/
• Real: (As of Jan. 2008, the normal test page http://service.real.com/test/ seems broken) Try this page: http://europe.real.com/video/
• PDF: http://www.google.com/search?q=1+filetype%3Apdf

and a few others:

• Fot the inevitable Youtube, a direct link to a listing of "high quality" videos : http://www.youtube.com/browse?s=mphd
• Videos from TSR and SF DRS

For Firefox, you can find links to many plugins on the Add-ons page, in the plugins category. However, these are just links to the Adobe/Apple/Real websites to download their installers.