Streaming is easier—and cheaper—than ever before
Featured Articles,
Posted 06 Oct 2004
With technical obstacles gone and costs dropping, rich media makes more sense than ever for the enterprise market.
Featured Articles,
Posted 04 Oct 2004
IBC2004 offered a host of streaming-related announcements, from the ISMA’s Conformance Program to a video headend from SkyStream with eight MPEG-4 AVC encoders. Learn more about the latest and greatest in streaming media in this IBC2004 roundup.
Featured Articles,
Posted 22 Sep 2004
The Maven Media System uses a combination of streaming and progressive download to help the film site reach the broadband demographic with Hi-Def video.
Featured Articles,
Posted 15 Sep 2004
How can you judge the quality of your streaming media (and the success of the overall project) if you don’t have a yardstick? In the biz, such yardsticks are called metrics. Here’s a guide to understanding streaming quality metrics and how to set up streaming quality tests.
Featured Articles,
Posted 08 Sep 2004
Most people skip television commercials, however The American Museum of the Moving Image (AMMI) has found a way to take those ads and turn them in to the main event.
Featured Articles,
Posted 25 Aug 2004
250 million and 93%. Those are just two of the figures given by Microsoft, Apple, Real, Macromedia, and others in reference to the number of people who have downloaded their media players. This is a realistic look into what those numbers actually mean.
Featured Articles,
Posted 18 Aug 2004
The Flash Video extension allows users of Dreamweaver to select media, choose streaming or progressive download, select from six different skins, and specify video playback options.
Featured Articles,
Posted 17 Aug 2004
When it comes to the task of revitalizing public education, the power of streaming media is already proving to be more than just hype. Take for example, Los Angeles' Olive Vista Middle School, where streamed video clips are successfully and cost-effectively stimulating young minds.
Featured Articles,
Posted 04 Aug 2004
If you're looking for an online meeting tool with powerful features and extensibility, you should give Breeze a try. It’s not perfect by any means, but it provides a host of features you won’t find in similar tools, and for a very reasonable price.
Featured Articles,
Posted 07 Jul 2004
With a brand-new interface, batch processing, and more output formats than ever, the Squeeze 4 Compression Suite will be a force to be reckoned with in the ever-competitive encoder market.
Featured Articles,
Posted 29 Jun 2004
The new version puts more options at users’ fingertips, and Redmond says the new "Digital Media Mall" will lay the groundwork for the future of digital content consumption.
Featured Articles,
Posted 23 Jun 2004
The company's Instant Communicator instant messaging service has taken off in the online dating world. But an installation at the Cleveland Clinic shows that it has a serious side, too.
Featured Articles,
Posted 23 Jun 2004
Envivio introduced its 4Forum MPEG-4 solution, while Sonic Foundry unveiled two new Mediasite recorders and ViewCast expanded its Niagara offerings in Atlanta.
Featured Articles,
Posted 16 Jun 2004
With almost universal compatibility and near-zero buffering, Macromedia Flash Video lets streaming and Web developers focus on what really matters: customized branding and a seamless user experience.
Featured Articles,
Posted 09 Jun 2004
When Comcast.net needed a way to bring easy, interactive video to its broadband customers, it turned to Macromedia's Flash and built "The Fan."
Featured Articles,
Posted 19 May 2004
Cinequest Online takes films from analog to digital to streaming in six weeks, giving exposure on the cheap to independent filmmakers and high-quality delivery to movie buffs.
Featured Articles,
Posted 19 May 2004
With the help of Axonix's SuperView server, the company is profiting from the power and convenience of video training on demand.
Featured Articles,
Posted 05 May 2004
With the adoption of WM9 by the DVD Forum, there's increasing reason to believe that MPEG4's future looks grim.
Featured Articles,
Posted 19 Apr 2004
|