can't get downloaded stratocaster videos to play
 

any clues on how to get downloaded videos to play on a mac osx?

You'll need to install the latest version of the divX codec. You can get it from www.divx.com

yup, did the trick, thanks
is this mentioned anywhere on the site?

Yep:

This from the FAQ page:
Q. Are your movies Mac compatible?
Yes and no most of them are however a few of the WMV ones have been done with a codec that is at the moment is unsupported by the mac. All the videos at Simplylightwave are in DIVX format, but at simplymaya we have some in DIVX and some in WMV, each tutorial will have its format beside it

divx worked, downloaded the codec
thanks