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Throughout news8austin.com you'll see a camera icon  associated to stories which have video elements. To watch one particular story, click on the camera and a pop up window will show the story.
You'll find a play button  within stories as well. Clicking on it will also play that one story.
Clicking on the shopping cart icon  allows you to accumulate multiple stories in your video cart for free viewing. Within stories the add to cart button  does as well.
 The news8cast video cart listing your selected stories will appear in the right column. Add two or more stories to your cart and the  button will appear.
When you're ready to create your own newscast just click the build button and you'll be taken to the news8cast engine.
The build your own news8cast feature allows you to view your selected stories in whatever order you want.
 Your selected stories will appear on the left side of the box. Simply add them to the right side of the news8cast tool with directional arrows in any order you desire.
When you're ready to watch, just click on the  button to watch your customized news8cast.
Detailed instructions for building your own news8cast are listed below the build tool on that page.
News 8 Video is geared toward broadband users, providing a bit rate of at least 300K using Windows Media* format. To download a copy of the latest version of Microsoft Windows Media Player click on the link below.
If you've recently installed Windows Media Player and our video clips have stopped playing, go into the menu item Tools --> Options --> Network, and uncheck UDP.
www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/download/default.asp
Mac users can try the Windows Media Player for Mac standard, and the Flip4Mac QuickTime components versions.
Firefox and Opera users should not have any difficulty with Microsoft Windows Media Player. Check the websites www.mozilla.com and www.opera.com for regular updates regarding Windows Media Player compatibility.
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Watch the fireworks LIVE on News 8
If you can’t make it out to Auditorium Shores this Saturday for the annual H-E-B Austin Symphony Orchestra concert and fireworks display or out to Dell Diamond for the Freedom Fest, News 8 will broadcast coverage of both events.
• On News 8 from 9:20-9:30 p.m. Saturday, you can watch the fireworks live from Round Rock followed by the symphony show from 9:30-10 p.m.
If you are planning on heading down to Austin for the festivities, organizers encourage you to keep a few things in mind. You’re encouraged to bring drinking water, bug spray and blankets. Barbecue grills, alcohol as well as glass and Styrofoam containers are not allowed at Auditorium Shores.
In addition, folks are advised to leave pets at home.
If you are driving down, you are urged to park north of Lady Bird Lake to ease congestion south of the lake or take CapMetro.
• Click for advised parking locations and road closures.
• Click for a map of bus routes to the festivities.
Bike racks will be available.
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