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Streaming
Media
There
are a number of streaming formats available. The
links below should provide additional information
about streaming media.
ComputerWorld
has an interesting "Quick Study" guide to web
video streaming technologies.
<www.computerworld.com
quick study "Masses
won't soon stream to PCs to watch
TV">
Ben
Waggoner wrote an article about streaming
media for Interactivity magazine which
compares RealSystem, NetShow and
QuickTime. It's available in PDF format on
the web. Conclusion? There's no clear winner at the
moment, and which is the best tool depends upon
what you are trying to do.
<www.eyemedia.com
article "RealSystem,
NetShow & QuickTime How do they stack
up?">
The
website Streaming Media World features news,
tools, tutorials, resource links, and discussion
forums for Webmasters who are developing and
managing Internet multimedia content.
<www.streamingmediaworld.com>
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RealSystem
G2 from Real Networks is an
open, extensible system for delivering
verious kinds of media over IP based
networks.
<www.real.com>
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Emblaze
VideoPro from GEO Interactive
is a tool for creating streaming Web video
without programming, plug-ins or special
server software. VideoPro converts AVI
files of any length that can be viewed on
any Windows platform using popular
browsers, including 3.0+ versions of
Microsoft Internet Explorer or Netscape
Navigator. Emblaze VideoPro for Windows 95
and NT has a street price of $295.
<www.emblaze.com>
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HyperVideo
is technology for creating and delivering
interactive streaming video. Veon says
they offer complete services, including
tools for adding interactivity to existing
media assets, production services to
assist customers in developing interactive
content, and application servers (the Veon
Interaction Server) to deploy the
content across distribution media;
Internet, broadband, cable, telco or
satellite. Their server supports
personalized and customized video,
e-commerce transactions, interactive
advertising and personalized one-to-one
promotions.
<www.veon.com>
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last
updated: 2/1/99
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