For those who would like to distribute "Going Upriver" CDs as they canvass, or to give to friends or that special undecided someone, here's all the information you should need to download and burn them.
These instructions assume you are using a PC and don't have CD-burning software on your machine. Please feel free to modify or skip steps that don't pertain to you.
Preface: If you've never bought blank CDs before, I suggest you buy the cheapest you can find in bulk (>30). Just make sure that the speed of the CD is equivalent to the speed of your burner. In other words, if your burner burns at 48x, make sure the CD's are at least 48x. If this isn't possible, make sure you lower the burn speed when you complete step #5.5 below.
1. Download Bit Torrent (recommended)
Downloading the movie will be quicker if you use BitTorrent; it will also minimize the load on the servers. To get it, go to this link and click on the page icon to the right of the closest server.
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/bittorrent/BitTorrent-3.4.2.exe?download
2. Download "Going Upriver"
If you have BitTorrent installed, you can link directly to the BitTorrent instruction file here:
http://www.thekerrymovie.com/goingupriver.mov.torrent
Double-click the downloaded BitTorrent file to start the movie download.
If you don't have BitTorrent, go here:
http://www.thekerrymovie.com
Download the file (618MB). On a fast cable connection it will take less than an hour.
3. Download QuickTime Player Standalone Installer (recommended)
This file should be included on the CDs you burn just in case the recipient doesn't have QuickTime installed. No Internet connection is needed to install QT if they have this file. Get it here:
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/standalone/
4. Download and install Deep Burner (optional)
If you don't already have software for burning CDs, I recommend you download and install DeepBurner, which is simple to use and free. Get it here:
http://www.download.com/DeepBurner/3000-2646-10320665.html?tag=lst-0-1
5. Burn CDs
1. Start DeepBurner
2. When prompted with the "Select Project Type" box on startup, choose "Create data CD/DVD"
3. In the next pop-up box, select "No multisession"
4. In the DeepBurner Explorer window, navigate to each of the two files (goingupriver.mov & QuickTimeFullInstaller.exe) and drag them to the "Data CD#1" window.
5. In the Data CD#1 window, click on the Burn Disk icon on the left side.
6. Put a blank CD in the appropriate drive. Close any system windows that may appear.
7. Click on the Burn button.
Please feel free to post any questions and comments below.