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Apr 13, 2000 iCanStream Media 100 Inc. and Digital Origin have created an alliance of leading consumer technology and Internet innovators interested in promoting streaming media. Canon U.S.A., Inc., Beatnik Inc. and Digital Fridge have joined the streaming media alliance and are primary contributors to the development and launch of its first online initiative - iCanStream.com. iCanStream.com is dedicated to teaching new and experienced video enthusiasts the basics of streaming media, and includes content that promotes understanding of the complete process of shooting, editing and streaming video over the Internet. Digital video editing software - FreeDV from Digital Origin for Windows - can be downloaded at no charge to visitors from the iCanStream.com site.
DVD on CD Sonic Solutions announced at the National Association of Broadcasters Convention (NAB) an extension to the DVD format that allows PCs to play CD-ROMs formatted as DVD-Video discs. Called cDVD, the format makes use of a new, embedded software-only DVD player developed in collaboration with RAVISENT Technologies that makes it possible for Pentium-level PC users to view DVD-formatted Video titles delivered via CD, DVD, or any other storage media. The new cDVD technology will be included in all Sonic DVD authoring systems &endash; including DVDit!. The RAVISENT CineMaster cDVD player includes DVD navigation capabilities, MPEG video decoding, and PCM and MPEG audio playback. The player will be automatically embedded in all titles produced by Sonic DVDit!, DVD Fusion and DVD Creator, and can be distributed royalty-free with each cDVD or DVD disc created. The web-enabled player will be upgradable through Sonic's web store to add Dolby Digital audio decoding, the ability to play commercial DVD titles from DVD-ROM drives and the ability to play new High Definition DVD video content. www.ravisent.com
Memory Stick and Macs If you have a Sony Memory Stick digital camera then you'll be interested to learn that Sony is releasing a USB Memory Stick card reader that will work with Macs and PCs. It will retail for $69.95, transfer at up to 3MB/s and include software for Mac and Windows. You can find out more about the MSAC-US1 at:
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