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Software-only solution for realtime playback of high-definition AVC/H.264 and VC-1-encoded video

Integrated production suite upgraded with SDI switching and HD editing

Geoff Daily | Movielink and CinemaNow recently announced programs that enable consumers to purchase and download movies online. Until DRM issues are resolved, however, these are but small steps toward the holy grail of download-once, play-anywhere content delivery .

Bundle includes a 10-hour video series on Dreamweaver, a 24-hour video series on Flash

New Cumulus add-on helps enterprises find, manage and stream video files as well as individual video shots

Now available, FlipFactory Version 4.1 adds more format and system support, including QuickTime 7, iPod, Avid DNxHD, Telecine, and more

New addition of Flex Enterprise Services 2.0 and free software development kit for rich Internet application development

MediaREADY 6000 Advanced Media Center, Flyboy HD, and CoPilot portable media players to be unveiled

New application will allows users to encode files locally and save on desktop or upload to publishing service

First official DivX encoding software for Mac lets users create high-quality DivX videos in one step

The April announcement of the deal paved way for speculation on how Adobe would leverage Macromedia’s Web and interactivity tools. With word that the acquisition is now complete comes a clearer, though somewhat surprising, picture of what the future may hold.

The RIDATA OLE 8100 provides both professional-quality video and audio streams

DVD TransPro offers custom DVD templates and graphic overlay during capture

New audio and video podcast device offers 50 hours of video capture

DVD player compatible with today's best-quality and most popular multimedia formats

Demonstrates End-to-End, Open Personalized Entertainment Network and Support for the H.264 Video Compression Codec

Digital Program Insertion Solution to allow users to deliver content through various streams

Latest version of media desktop coding software supports MPEG-2, MPEG-4, Quicktime, DV, H.264, H.264 Main Profile, 3GPP, Flash, Windows, Real Mediam and High Efficiency AAC

New video converter offers extra perks like extracting audio and soundtracks from movies

Multi-format solution for wireless ICs--MPEG-4, H.263 H.264/AVC, VC-1, and JPEG in one design

Promises to removes complex barriers to putting digital video on the Web

New line of video authoring tools now available to the million-plus member Flash developer community

Combines latest releases of Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, Fireworks, Contribute, and FlashPaper

New DivX Media Format enables highly compressed video files with advanced, interactive features

Adobe and Microsoft joint proposal advances text and graphics handling in multimedia specification

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen | Flash Professional 8 offers higher video quality, more encoding options

Editorial/Feature - Posted 21 Aug 2005 By Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen

WMV Studio/Pro Version 1.0.6 adds Windows Media batch encoding for Final Cut Pro users; WMV Player/Pro Version 1.0.2 expands compatibility with more Windows Media on the Web

Xtivity includes Photoshop compatibility, supports multiple video formats

Flip4Mac WMV products now fully qualified with Tiger 10.4 and QuickTime 7

VB6200 video appliance extends robust, interactive video to users with Internet connections; optimizes live and on-demand video streaming

Encoding board will provide real-time HD encoding for post production/DVD

ADI's video filters simplify video signal conditioning design challenges

Expands Flip4Mac's Windows Media encoding capability to support all the latest Mac OS X video editing products

Video processor enables delivery of media content through H.264 solution

Medéa’s VideoRaid arrays designed for high-bandwidth applications and HD video

asknet platform offers fraud prevention and access to joint promotional opportunities

Includes Nero Recode 2 CE, Nero ShowTime 2 CE, and Nero MediaHome CE

X Software will use DivX video compression technology to allow consumers to archive video

Alliance to Participate in Panel on "The Scramble for the Set-top" and Demonstrate Digital Entertainment Network over Coax

Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen|If you’re doing your own DVD authoring and duplication, as most videographers are, you thankfully don’t have to worry much about whether your discs will play on your client’s (or their family members’) players. If you’re delivering video from your Web site, however, it’s a different story.

News/News Feature - Posted 12 Feb 2005 By Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen

Processors target applications such as IP set-top boxes, portable and networked media players, audio, and networked security

Technology suppliers collaborate on audio codec for mobile products

Includes AAC Plus audio and compatibility with Flip4Mac Windows Media encoding on the Macintosh

New HD H.264 solution for high-speed, cost-effective delivery of HD-quality video

Pinnacle Systems ships software video editing applications featuring Dolby Digital 5.1 Creator Technology

iVDO Streamer 2/4 encoders and decoders enable simultaneous streaming of MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 video for viewing and storage

The new drive features of desktop and set-top burners in a single unit

News/Breaking News - Posted 01 Dec 2004 - December 2004 By Stephen Nathans-Kelly

New format uses WMV9 to support cost-effective high definition content

UPnP Certification Logo assures Nero MediaHome users compatibility, ease of use and stability

Macintosh- compatible recorder produced from partnership with Elgato

Companies collaborate to provide key enabling technologies for Plextor

MPEG Industry Forum promotes MPEG emerging standards and ensures their interoperability

New support capabilities allow Mac users to import Windows Media files for editing

Solution supports integrated motion-detection algorithm; unused chip DSP resources available for customer-added features

Update includes two new applications; H.264/AVC support to come in late November

CX25900 Series integrates dual DVI transmitter, TV-Out, and VGA outputs to support concurrent PC and TV display applications

New real-time recorder offers distance learning, corporate training, and Web communications

HD-DVD and Blu-ray will both carry several video codecs (MPEG-2, AVC/H.264, WMV) as official parts of the spec, and as of late September, both camps have locked in Dolby Digital and dts as well

News/Breaking News - Posted 20 Oct 2004 - November 2004 By Stephen Nathans-Kelly

Complete reference design for IP Set-Top Box, Digital Multimedia Appliances and Home Gateways; Achieves BOM of Under $100 in Volume

Combined IPTV Solution supports MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 decoding at a reasonable cost

Extends video format playback support for Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center Edition 2005, and Windows Mobile-based Portable Media Center devices

InterVideo MPEG-4 codec technology integrated with Texas Instruments DSP-based solution to provide high-quality video capture/playback

Aims to establish aacPlus as common denominator codec between mobile music download, digital broadcasting, consumer electronics, and Internet streaming

Broadcast editing solutions provide native DVCPRO HD nonlinear editing support in collaboration with Panasonic

Sonic integrates Inlet OCEAN™ Platform, the World’s Most Highly Optimized Technology for WMV Encoding

Company hopes that an international push, as well as continued synergy with consumer electronics manufacturers, will keep format on the rise.

Column/Case Study - Posted 08 Sep 2004 - September 2004 By Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen

Microsoft, Real, Apple, Macromedia, and other media player producers like to brag about market penetration, but what do those numbers really mean?

News/News Feature - Posted 08 Sep 2004 - September 2004 By Geoff Daily

With easy access to encoders and players, you'd be hard-pressed to find a digital studio pro or videographer who isn't at least thinking about how to harness the tremendous power of straight-to-desktop video. So we bring you this, the first installment of a new column.

News/News Feature - Posted 11 Aug 2004 By Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen

Announcements include streaming for 844/X, 3.0 version of 844/X, MPEG Movie Maker 200S MPEG encoder

Nero Digital, by contrast, is making a bee line for the living room, and as-yet-unreleased CE devices will sport the Nero Digital logo and embed the Nero MPEG-4 decoder

With a brand-new interface, batch processing, output to all major formats, and both high-definition and H.264 capability, the new Squeeze 4 Compression Suite marks Sorenson’s latest attempt to go after users who want a compression tool that doesn’t bind them to a single codec.

News/News Feature - Posted 04 Aug 2004 - August 2004 By Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen

With a few tweaks on the shoot and in the edit bay, plus a basic knowledge of streaming codecs, video pros can take the next logical step in reaching new clients—getting their work on the Web.

Editorial/Feature - Posted 04 Aug 2004 - August 2004 By Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen

Provides most of the major audio functions for next generation of 5.1, 6.1, and 7.1 Audio-Visual systems

Provides 10-bit conversion from either YUV component, S-Video, or composite analog inputs to SD SDI video

State-of-the-Art CODEC Hardware Enables Systems Integrators to Strengthen Multimedia Offerings

With a brand-new interface, batch processing, output to major formats, and both high-definition and H.264 capability, the new Squeeze 4 Compression Suite marks Sorenson’s latest attempt to go after users who want a compression tool that doesn’t bind them to a single codec.

News/News Feature - Posted 02 Jul 2004 - August 2004 By Eric Schumacher-Rasmussen

Includes a video and image compression/decompression IP core, a DMA controller, and a video capture functional block

High-resolution, small footprint, and low power consumption IP core facilitates use of popular MPEG-4.

A wide range of value added services will be introduced to GPRS users on 2.5 and 3G networks during the course of 2004.

MPEG-4 specifications are the international standard for coding of audio visual and multimedia content.