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About EpixHD.com
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What is EpixHD.com?EpixHD.com is the new movie streaming service from EPIX, a leading provider of premium movies on television, and now the internet. EpixHD.com carries all the great movies that you'll see on-air. With over 150 movies and over 1,000 video segments that you can access anywhere, your EPIX subscription offers you the following: First-run hit movies, independent films, westerns, classics, extreme sports, music concerts, and much, much more.
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What are the system requirements?To have the best experience on EpixHD.com, you will need the following software installed on your computer:
▪ Internet Explorer 7.0 or above, Firefox 3 or above, or Safari 3.0 (Mac / PC), or Google Chrome. We do not support IE6. Click here to upgrade...
▪ JavaScript and Cookies must also be enabled
▪ Adobe Flash Player 10.3. Click here to upgrade...
▪ Macintosh OS X 10.4, 10.5, or 10.6, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, Microsoft Windows 7, or Windows Vista
You will also need to have at least the following hardware specs:
▪ Windows Desktop/Laptop: Pentium 4 3GHz, AMD Athlon 64 3400+ or faster, 128MB of RAM, 64MB VRAM
▪ Mac OS: Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz or faster, 256MB of RAM, 64MB VRAM
In addition to the software requirements, you will need a high speed internet connection that is capable of providing you with about 3000Kbps of connection speed from our servers to your computer. This will enable you to seamlessly stream movies in HD.
A minimum speed of 575Kbps is required to seamlessly view the lowest rate possible.
Our videos stream at a variable rate between 500Kbps up to 3000Kbps, and we will dynamically adjust our stream based on your bandwidth capability. You also have the ability to manually choose either the highest quality stream, 3000Kbps by setting the player to "Fixed" in the Stream Info window. -
No IE6? Really?
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Do I need to subscribe to EPIX to watch movies online?
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What do I get by signing up?You can enjoy most of EpixHD.com by simply visiting the website, and even more when you sign up for a free account.
When you sign up for a free account you will receive:
▪ Full access to the website and all of its pages
▪ Ability to watch all the extras videos
▪ Create a profile which will let you share your interests with other users and a feed to follow your recent activity on the site
▪ Most importantly, you can watch a movie in the Private Screening Room when you're invited by a subscriber...
However, a paid subscription will offer you the full experience and the following advantages:
▪ All the access that free subscribers get, plus...
▪ The ability to watch all the movies, concerts, specials, and series available from our library -
What do I get by subscribing?Watch movies. Watch shows. Watch EPIX-exclusive concert and comedy events. Invite friends to a Private Screening Room. Get full access to absolutely everything on EpixHD.com, as well as all the movies you want On Demand and on the air at EPIX. You can do it all.
EPIX is currently available from Charter, Cox Communications, DISH, Mediacom, Verizon FiOS, and several Insight and NCTC television providers. Call your television provider and ask for EPIX today. -
What is an Invite Code?You can try the full-on EpixHD.com entertainment experience by signing up for the chance to get an Invite Code at http://www.epixhd.com/invite
If you’re one of the first to request and receive an Invite Code, it will unlock a full week-long pass, giving you complete access to hundreds of the hottest HD movies and exclusive originals!
Here’s what you’ll get:
▪ Front row seats to hundreds of big Hollywood movies, anytime, anywhere
▪ Tons of studio exclusives, behind the scenes access, and movie extras
▪ Private Screening Rooms: watch movies with friends, from anywhere, while you chat in real time
And that’s just for starters.
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What do I get with my free trial?You can try the full-on EpixHD.com entertainment experience by signing up for a free trial at http://www.epixhd.com/freetrial
The crazy awesome cool free trial, will unlock a full two week pass, giving you complete access to hundreds of the hottest HD movies and exclusive originals!
Here’s what you’ll get:
▪ Front row seats to hundreds of big Hollywood movies, anytime, anywhere
▪ Tons of studio exclusives, behind the scenes access, and movie extras
▪ Private Screening Rooms: watch movies with friends, from anywhere, while you chat in real time
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How do I enable parental controls?In order to use EpixHD.com you must be 18 years old.
If you'd like to limit the maximum movie rating that can be watched, select the "Parental Controls" option on the Me tab on EpixHD.com. Choose the maximum rating you wish to allow to be watched and then enter your email address.
Once you click the link in your email, the parental controls are set. We recommend using an email address that the person whose parental controls you're enabling does not have access to. -
I have an Invite Code. How do I use it?1. Click "Sign Up" in the upper right-hand corner (on top of the search box). Click on "Have an Invite Code." You'll be prompted to enter your Invite Code. Enter it into the box and click "GO."
2. You'll need to create an EPIX account, so enter your email address, and choose a screen name and password, confirm your password, and agree to the Terms of Use.
3. Click "Let Me In!" and start watching movies!
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How do I create an account on EpixHD.com?To create a new account:
▪ Click "Sign Up" in the upper right-hand corner (on top of the search box). Click on "Have an Invite Code." You'll be prompted to enter your Invite Code. Enter it into the box and click "GO."
▪ You'll need to create an EPIX account, so enter your email address, and choose a screen name and password, confirm your password, and agree to the Terms of Use.
▪ Click "Let Me In!" and start watching movies!
If you already get EPIX on your TV, choose your provider from the drop-down menu, and just enter your TV provider credentials. -
How do I enable or authenticate my account?First step is to ensure that you're an EPIX subscriber.
EPIX is currently available from Charter, Cox Communications, DISH, Mediacom, Verizon FiOS, and several Insight and NCTC television providers.
Each television provider requires different information in order to enable your subscription to work. Begin the process by registering on EpixHD.com. If you have trouble, please call your television provider. -
What if I don't want to give you my Provider credentials?Don't worry. You're not!
When you subscribe to EPIX from your TV Provider, you're actually logging in to their site (from a special, magical window) so they can verify that you are a subscriber. We don't get access to your information. We just get a "yes" or a "no."
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Why should I sign up?You can enjoy most of EpixHD.com by simply visiting the website, and even more when you sign up for a free account.
When you sign up for a free account you will receive:
▪ Full access to the website and all of its pages
▪ Ability to watch all the extras videos
▪ Create a profile which will let you share your interests with other users and a feed to follow your recent activity on the site
▪ Most importantly, you can watch a movie in the Private Screening Room when you're invited by a subscriber...
However, a paid subscription will offer you the full experience and the following advantages:
▪ All the access that free subscribers get, plus...
▪ The ability to watch all the movies, concerts, specials, and series available from our library -
Do I need high speed internet to use EPIX?Yes, you will need a high speed internet connection that is capable of providing you with about 3000Kbps of connection speed from our servers to your computer. This will enable you to seamlessly stream movied in HD.
A minimum speed of 575Kbps is required to seamlessly view the lowest rate possible.
Our videos stream at a variable rate between 500Kbps up to 3000Kbps, and we will dynamically adjust our stream based on your bandwidth capability. You also have the ability to manually choose either the highest quality stream, 3000Kbps by setting the player to "Fixed" in the Stream Info window. -
How do I invite friends to a Private Screening Room?To use the Private Screening Room, click on the movie you want to watch with your friends, then look just under the player. On the right side, you'll see the "Watch With Friends" button. Click that and you’ll be magically transported to the screening room and get a pop-up with a link. Copy and paste that link, and give it to your friends. Feel free to use the links on that page to easily share with Twitter, AIM, email, or Facebook.
Invite up to 4 people...new friends, old friends, anyone within the US. Even invite them right after you've watched their favorite part (although that's not very nice).
Once they click on it, they’ll join you in a private screening room, and you’ll be able to play and pause the movie. And if you want to talk, you can. Just don’t blame us if your friends tell you to shut up and watch the movie.
Remember, your friends do not need to be EPIX subscribers to join a Private Screening Room! (But they do need to set up a FREE account on EpixHD.com.) -
How do I get invited to a Private Screening Room?If you’re asking us how to make friends, there’s only so much we can do for you. (We hear bars are good for that sort of thing, if you’re old enough.)
Seriously though, to get invited to a Private Screening Room, you just need a friend who has a full EPIX subscription or a free trial of EpixHD.com. (You can get your own free trial here.) All they have to do is send you a link to their Private Screening Room. Click it, and you’ll find yourself in a plush red seat next to your host, with the best seats in the (virtual) house. No lines, no wait, and no crying babies (unless you’re supplying your own).
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What is an EPIX Live Event?EPIX Live is a new online forum that allows fans to interact with their favorite artists via Q&A sessions. EPIX Live provides a true social TV experience. Viewers can submit and have questions answered in real time, interact, share and comment with one another and broadcast their participation to their friends via integrations with Twitter and Facebook, allowing their social graph to access and contribute to their TV viewing experience.
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What is the EPIX Event Theater?The EPIX Event Theater is a new online destination that provides a true social TV experience. Viewers join with thousands of other fans to watch live events and movies while interacting, sharing, and chatting with one another. Viewers can also broadcast their participation to their friends via integrations with Twitter and Facebook, allowing their social graph to access and contribute to their TV viewing experience.
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How do I retrieve my password?This is an easy one! Head over to EpixHD.com and click on "Sign In". Choose "Use my EPIX account" and right in that box you'll see a link that says, "Forgot password?" Click that, enter your email address and then click "Submit".
If you've got an account on EpixHD.com, you will receive an email with handy-dandy steps on getting you signed in again. If you receive an error, you don't have an account and can sign up by clicking "Sign Up" in the top right corner of the screen.
We can only retrieve passwords for customers with Free Trial accounts. If you subscribe to EPIX through your TV provider, you will need to get your password from them. -
Where can I watch?You can watch EpixHD.com anywhere you have an Internet connection and a computer that supports the minimum system requirements. Simply visit EpixHD.com, login with your name and password, authenticate with the credentials provided by your television provider, and you're all set!
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Can I post your Fun Facts to my blog?
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Are the movies on the homepage the only movies available?
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How can I browse your entire collection at once?
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Can I browse by genre?
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What is the queue?Our queue feature you can add movies you want to watch to a list on your "ME" page for later viewing. To add movies, simply go to the movie page for the film you would like to add. To the bottom-right of the movie, below the "Watch with Friends" button, is the "Add to Queue" button. To add a movie to your queue, simply click the button and the film will be added to your list.
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How do I use my queue?Your queue can be accessed by clicking the "ME" button at the top of any EpixHD.com page.
From here you can organize your movies in a number of ways: by when you added the movie to your queue, by title, by when expiration date, or by any way your heart desires!. To watch a movie, just click either the "Watch Now" or "Watch with Friends" buttons on your queue. -
How do I clear my cache?We don't want to get too technical on you, but let's just say that sometimes, clearing your cache makes everything work better.
For Internet Explorer 7
1. From the Tools menu in the upper right, select Internet Options.
2. Under "Browsing history", click Delete.
3. To delete your cache, click Delete files.
To delete your cookies, click Delete cookies.
To delete your history, click Delete history.
4. Click Close, and then click OK to exit.
For Internet Explorer 8
1. From the Safety menu in the upper right, click Delete Browsing History.
2. Deselect Preserve Favorites website data, and select Temporary Internet files, Cookies, and History.
3. Click Delete.
Internet Explorer 9
1. Select Tools > Safety > Delete browsing history…
2. Uncheck Preserve Favorites website data and check both Temporary Internet Files and Cookies
3. Click Delete
For Mozilla Firefox
1. From the Tools menu, select Clear Recent History.
2. From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
3. Click the down arrow next to "Details" to choose which elements to clear.
4. Click Clear Now.
For Google Chrome
1. On the upper right, find the Customize and control Google Chrome button (it looks like a wrench).
2. Select Tools and click Clear Browsing Data.
3. Select the items you want to clear (e.g., Clear browsing history, Clear download history, Empty the cache, Delete cookies and other site data).
4. You can choose the period of time for which you want to clear cached information from the Clear data from this period drop-down menu. To clear your entire cache, select Everything.
5. Click Clear Browsing Data.
For Safari
1. From the Safari menu, select Reset Safari.
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Why is my video playback stuttering?When a video begins to stutter, it's usually the result of your computer not having enough power or free resources to play video. Additionally, it could be because your Internet connection is too slow.
Bandwidth Problems
If you are experiencing both an audio and video stutter during playback, the most likely cause is an issue with your internet connection. Click the "Stream Info" button in the player to make sure you've got at least 575Kbps of bandwidth available. If you see a bandwidth number less than 575Kbps (it's the number on the left) quit other programs that may be using the Internet (like Bit Torrent) and make sure you or your roommate isn't on Skype or your VoIP phone and give it a shot again. Also, you might need to talk to any other people who are sharing your Internet connection. If they're hogging the connection, it could be impacting your performance. If you've still got a slow Internet connection, you probably need to call your Internet provider.
Computer Problems
If you're seeing video playback stutter, especially in full screen playback, you're probably out of memory or have maxed-out your CPU. Try freeing up memory by quitting other programs. If you still see stutter in full screen, but not when the video is small in the web page, then your CPU is not powerful enough to play video in full screen... and it's probably time for an upgrade.
If all else fails, you may need to reinstall Flash.
Of course, these are only guidelines and it may be best to seek professional PC support help and not rely on a frantically assembled FAQ. -
Why is my audio playback garbled?A majority of audio issues that users experience can be resolved on their end very easily. The following are some suggestions if you are experiencing less than satisfactory audio:
▪ Make sure the volume level on the video player is properly set and that you have not muted the movie.
▪ Make sure that your computer speakers are turned on and that the volume is set to the appropriate level. Also make sure that your computer volume is not muted. To check this do the following: On Windows: double-click the volume Icon in the System Tray making sure none of your settings are muted. On Macintosh: the volume controls are located in the top right corner of the menu bar.
▪ Make sure that you are able to listen to audio files locally on your computer.
▪ Restart your browser and try to watch another video.
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What encoding settings do you use for movies?We don't share our encoding specs, but the EpixHD.com video player is capable of streaming multiple levels of quality to your browser. You are able to decide whether you want to watch a movie in variable quality or in the highest quality.
Movies are available in the following resolution and bitrates:- 1280x720 3000kbps, peak 6000kbps
- 1280x720 2200kbps, peak 4400kbps
- 1024x576 1700kbps, peak 3400kbps
- 768x432 1200kbps, peak 2400kbps
- 768x432 900kbps, peak 1800kbps
- 512x288 500kbps, peak 1000kbps
When in "Variable/Seamless" mode, the stream quality will run the range of all the values depending on your connection speed. If a you choose to watch a movie only in the highest quality possible, choose the “Maximum/Locked” mode in the stream info menu in the player. -
What ports do I need open to watch movies?In order to use EpixHD.com, you need access on the following TCP ports:
▪ 80
▪ 1935
▪ 443
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Can I access EpixHD.com from outside the United States?





