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29:30

Episode #1: Bankwatch An 84-year-old man walks over ten miles each day in search of Erie Canal leaks

MPEG1

428MB

$6.95

29:10

Episode #2: Lock Tide The problem: How to get boats over hills using the force of gravity alone

MPEG1

424MB

$6.95

29:30

Episode #3: Day to Remember A historic ship is transported on the Erie in 2005 to become a floating canal museum

MPEG1

432MB

$6.95

BEST VALUE! Package of all three programs

Package #1: All three "Era of the Erie" shows Edit or burn directly to a DVD

MPEG1

1.2GB

$14.95 Best Value!

Teachers: Personalize your own Erie Canal video presentation

Short Erie Canal video clips appearing on this site  Topics from our Lowbridge Gallery are available as a package at reduced pricing; or individually for more focused presentations.

BEST VALUE! Package of the following clips:

Package #2: Collection of 23 Erie Canal Clips Create your own video presentations

MPEG1

615MB

$19.95 Best Value!

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0:45

Caption clip - Tugboat Mohawk River - no voiceover: music only

MPEG1

10MB

$.99

2:46

Gallery clip - A National Priority G. Washington was also a canal builder

MPEG1

39MB

$2.49

1:12

Gallery clip - The War of 1812 Canada began its own canal program

MPEG1

16MB

$1.99

2:05

Gallery clip - Startling Discovery The Mohawk River made the Erie possible

MPEG1

29MB

$2.49

2.32

Gallery clip - The Key Players Governor Clinton wasn't the only advocate

MPEG1

35MB

$1.99

2:49

Gallery clip - Surveying the Level Brass transits in a wilderness of trees

MPEG1

39MB

$1.99

2:02

Gallery clip - The Flight of Five Lockport's engineering marvel

MPEG1

28MB

$2.49

1:29

Gallery clip - The Final Obstacle Seven miles of solid rock without dynamite

MPEG1

21MB

$1.99

0:56

Gallery clip - A Towpath Canal Animals would pull the Erie's early barges

MPEG1

12MB

$1.49

1:51

Gallery clip - Lafayette The French were our honored friends then

MPEG1

25MB

$1.99

2:00

Gallery clip - Erie Mules Mules: The perfect choice for canal service

MPEG1

28MB

$2.49

3:19

Gallery clip - A Great Depression A depression came at just the right time

MPEG1

46MB

$2.49

1:49

Gallery clip - Opening Ceremony Ten days of continuous celebration

MPEG1

25MB

$1.99

2:07

Gallery clip - Bankwatch Muskrats were the Erie's public enemy #1

MPEG1

29MB

$2.49

2:34

Gallery clip - Maker of Cities New York City was the primary benefactor

MPEG1

35MB

$2.49

2:28

Gallery clip - Adirondack Water Lake Erie's water would not be enough

MPEG1

34MB

$2.49

2:06

Gallery clip - Fifteen Miles The Erie's most famous song of all

MPEG1

29MB

$2.49

1:42

Gallery clip - The Town of Delta Ensuring the Barge Canal's supply of water

MPEG1

24MB

$1.99

1:40

Gallery clip - The End of an Era Jim Brennan and the Day Peckinpaugh

MPEG1

24MB

$1.99

1:22

Gallery clip - Mohawk & Hudson New York State's first steam railroad

MPEG1

19MB

$1.99

3:00

Gallery clip - Wartime Transition Craig Williams discusses World War I

MPEG1

42MB

$2.49

1:02

Gallery clip - Snubbing There were no brakes on mule barges

MPEG1

17MB

$1.49

3:00

Gallery clip - Transit Roads The story of two straight wilderness roads

MPEG1

42MB

$2.49

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Downloading FAQ: How do these downloaded videos compare with the streaming media we're seeing on your site? The quality of the downloads is better.  MPEG1 files produce "VHS-quality" images that are sized at the standard NTSC 720x480 screen size.  Also, the open-captioned versions that you see on our streaming gallery clips aren't available for download yet. Do I have to have a Paypal account to buy your downloads? No, you can use your credit card alone, knowing that your transaction is still secured by Paypal.  When going through checkout, look for the credit card logos.  At the screen that says, "Don't have a Paypal account?",  Click on "Continue". What's the download procedure exactly? You select the files you'd like to download by adding each one to your Paypal shopping cart. When the transaction is completed, an email will be sent to the address you gave in your order with instructions that include a password and a link to another location.  This email has everything you'll need:  First copy the password.  Next click on the link, which will take you to a screen with this box at the top:  Paste your password into the second field.  Type the email address you gave with your Paypal order in the top field and click "submit". The next screen you see next will have a list of links for all of the files you purchased.  Simply click on the one(s) you want to download. NOTE: It will ask you if you want to "run" or "save" the file. Always be sure to choose "save". What if a download is interrupted or fails:  Will I be out of luck if that happens? Absolutely not. You'll have three downloads built into each item that you purchase. There's no time limit for their use.  If you still need help after three attempts, email us for satisfaction. How long will it take to download the typical file? Video files of course tend to be quite large.  Our longer "Era" programs should take between ten and twenty minutes to download each program, depending on your connection speed.  The package of three Era programs will come to you zipped as .exe files; and should take about an hour and a quarter on a broadband connection.   The short individual clips aren't zipped; and they should take a couple of minutes for each one.  The "Collection of Erie Canal Clips" comes zipped; and should take about an hour to download.  You won't need to have any special program installed on your computer to receive or open these zipped files.  Do downloaded MPEG1 files result in small screens with sometimes blurry images like streaming videos often are? No.  Streaming video over the internet is a demanding process that greatly limits the quality of the images you see.  MPEG1 files produce full-screen (760x480) images that, though still highly compressed, are close to VHS quality. How difficult is it to produce a DVD from the downloaded files? It shouldn't be difficult at all: If your computer has a DVD burner, check the manufacturer's instructions for "adding files" from your computer's hard drive:  Be sure the list of file types you can add to your DVD includes .mpg, mpeg, or mpeg1. How do I go about editing the files?  Specifically, how can I cut your files into shorter clips and rearrange them; or put in my own music and voiceovers? For this you're going to need to have an editing program of some kind.  There are several  to choose from; and many can be downloaded on a free trial basis before you buy.  Make sure the one you get has the capabilities you want, and that your computer has the features needed for the program to run (especially speakers and adequate RAM).  It can be a good idea to check user reviews of the programs before buying (one of many review sites). Can I order DVDs of your Era programs along with downloads in the same order? Yes. Allow up to two weeks for your DVDs to arrive.