Mediasite System Requirements

Windows

• Supported platforms: Microsoft Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7.
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later, Firefox 2.0 or later, or Google Chrome 1.0 (Chrome is only supported on Mediasite version 5.0.3 and later).
• Windows Media Player 9 or later.
• For Firefox and Chrome playback, Silverlight 1.0 or later (viewers are prompted to install this when attempting to view a presentation).
• Broadband Internet connection (256 Kbps or more)

Macintosh – Mediasite 4.3 and later

• Supported Platform: Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later
• Safari 2.0.4 or later or Firefox 2.0 or later.
• Silverlight 1.0 or later (viewers are prompted to install this when attempting to view a presentation).
• Broadband Internet connection (256 Kbps or more)
• Note: Variable speed playback and multicast are not currently supported in Silverlight. Closed captioning and full screen video via Silverlight are available only in Mediasite 5.0 or later.
• Please see the technical specifications at Sonic Foundry for more detailed information about viewing on a Mac.
• For more information about PowerPC Mac support and Silverlight, please click here.

Macintosh – Mediasite 4.2 and earlier

• Mac OS X
• Safari 2.0 or later, Firefox 1.0 or later, Camino 1.0 or later
• Windows Media Player 9 for Mac OS X
• Broadband Internet connection (256 Kbps or more)
• Note: Windows Media Audio 9* Voice and ACELP audio codecs are not supported on the Mac OS.

Linux

• As of Mediasite version 5.0.3, playback on Linux platforms is supported.
• Playback of Mediasite presentations on Linux is accomplished via the Moonlight Project, an open source implementation of Microsoft Silverlight. For more installation on the installation and configuration of Moonlight, please visit their page here. The compatible operating systems and browsers are listed on this page.
• Microsoft Media Pack for Moonlight
• Broadband Internet connection (256 Kbps or more)