Real-time streaming of live media sources: digital cameras, microphones, analog video sources (analog cameras, TV, radio, DVD-VHS players) connected to Video card or to FrameGrabber card that supports DirectShow interface.
Live video content is compressed with MPEG-4 codec in real time, MPEG Layer-3 or GSM formats are used for live audio compression.
[October 8, 2003]
VideoLAN is a project of French students from the École Centrale Paris and developers from all over the world. VideoLAN allows you to stream MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, and DivX files, DVDs, digital satellite channels, digital terrestial television channels and live videos on a high-bandwidth IPv4 or IPv6 network in unicast or multicast under many operating systems.
[June 20, 2003]
In this article, we are focusing on two of their products, DigiSuite and Infonet TV. DigiSuite is billed as a complete content creation platform for broadcast and post, while Infonet TV is designed to let you communicate with your audience via cable channels, closed-circuit television, and the internet or an intranet. Of the two products, Infonet TV is the newer of the two, having been released only one month ago.
[May 21, 2002]
Convera's Screening Room is a software application that allows you to manage video and streaming media content using a single system. You can control your video assets from a single platform and create digital archives, which allow you increase your efficiency when publishing video content using the Web, broadcast and interactive TV, etc.
[May 16, 2002]
Back in 1990, a revolution began in the PC industry as the Video Toaster began shipping for the first time. The Video Toaster was an unusual name describing the marriage of hardware and software into a system that gave Amiga users the ability to create desktop video production.
[May 14, 2002]
The Videogram Creator software application is designed to let users create, edit and send video emails over the Internet. These video emails combine text, graphics and up to 5 minutes of video which is compressed into a self-contained HTML file.
[May 2, 2002]
Thin Multimedia specializes in wireless multimedia streaming and video messaging. Using their services, wireless operators and handset manufacturers can develop new revenue streams that will enhance their current offerings. Their software based tools include encoding, decoding, authoring, messaging and streaming and can be deployed on existing 2G and 2.5G mobile networks. Future plans include 3G mobile networks. With the Thin multimedia application, it is unnecessary for hardware manufacturers to upgrade their phones.
[April 25, 2002]
Compression is an art, as I have learned from my many interviews with people and companies. When you view movie trailers from the Apple site on your computer, they look beautiful and perfect, with high quality imagery and sound. But creating those trailers involves a lot more than meets the eye.
[April 23, 2002]
In an earlier article, I wrote about Screenblast, an interactive, entertainment service where people gather to share their creative vision and express themselves through Audio, Video, Music, Movies, Animation and Special Effects. Users can enjoy digital entertainment and also create their own audio, video and animation, while connecting with an online community where they can work on collaborations and showcase their work to the world.
[April 16, 2002]
On April 1st, Videometry announced its web presence as a provider of Motion Backgrounds, a form of video stock footage, with four different volumes to choose from.
[April 11, 2002]
Unveiled at Comdex in 1999, Camtasia is a video capture and production tool developed by the TechSmith Corporation, based on feedback from SnagIt users, a popular screen capture program for Windows. Also included with Camtasia is DubItTM, an audio editor for laying audio tracks onto your videos.
[April 02, 2002]
If you’re a photography enthusiast who is looking for a new way to spice up your digital photo albums, NetGUI has a new product that you need to check out. The CaptiVision software allows you to create online presentations and movies out of images, using Flash. You can add audio tracks, backgrounds, voice narration and a series of special effects.
[March 28, 2002]
A national initiative, "Give Thanks America" was created as a way of allowing the families of U.S. service men and women to send three minute video messages to their loved ones. Give Thanks America honors the memory of those who lives were lost in the terrorist attacks, including those of five Compaq employees. Give Thanks America is also a show of support for the military effort.[March 26, 2002]
In 1998, Sorenson Media began to develop innovative streaming products and Sorenson Video was their first product. It was a video compression technology which allowed video producers to create video footage that could be distributed over the Internet. By using Sorenson Video, producers could compress their video footage to as little as one percent of the original size. [March 18, 2002]
Since 1973, Gary Hill has been working with the mediums of video and audio, using all the trappings of modern technology, including software, hardware and mechanical devices. A typical exhibition often includes multiple monitors and rear projection technology with screens as large as 25 feet, sound and an interactive environment that is designed to bring the viewer into the experience. [February 28, 2002]
The StillMotion Creator is designed to allow the user to create animated video from digital still photographs. It is a piece of software that mimics the actual functionality of an animation camera stand, where you can apply pan, zoom and rotate to images. The completed animation can then be output in the Flash SWF format, or as a high resolution file for professional video or HDTV. [February 26, 2002]
At Streaming Media World, users have been consistently interested in third party applications to create Flash effects without a steep learning curve. An example of such an application is Sothink Glanda, which allows you to create Flash buttons. [November 8, 2001]
Toon Boom Studio 1.0 is a 2D Web animation application that aims to decrease production time and increase the quality of animation tools. You can draw vector graphics directly in the application using a tablet and digital pen, use the mouse, or import images.
[October 30, 2001]
Wildform is a company that creates software designed to enhance existing technology, enabling users to stream to any platform without the need for a download. Based in Venice, California, Wildform offers two major product lines, SWfx and Flix.
[July 26, 2001]
