January 2007


General30 Jan 2007 06:33 am

EGT Sets Standard for MPEG-4 Encoding with the New EGT VIPr(TM) Video Processor Platform 
ATLANTA—-EGT, providing the most comprehensive video processing technology for digital networks, today announced the launch of the VIPr Video Processor platform. The EGT VIPr is a revolutionary new approach to digital video processing that allows the customer to build a custom encoding solution on an open, programmable foundation and flexible hardware packaging.

Gadgets: LG Shine | Sidekick 3 | iRecord 
LG Shine | Sidekick 3 | iRecord

Wildform WildPresenter Honored as One of the Best Presentation Software Programs 
Wildform WildPresenter, the powerful and easy-to-use multimedia presentation software from Wildform, has been honored by the readers of Elearning! Magazine as one of the best presentation programs available in its ‘Best of Elearning!’ awards.

Sorenson Squeeze 4.5.3 released 
Sorenson Media has released Sorenson Squeeze 4.5.3, an updated version of its video compression software for Mac OS X and Windows. A free update to the 4.5 release, this version improves video compression and encoding and introduces new features.

Patent expert testifies for Qualcomm 
Qualcomm ended its side of its patent-infringement case against rival Broadcom yesterday with an expert witness who testified that Broadcom should pay nearly $8.3 million in royalties if, in fact, the Irvine-based semiconductor company has infringed on Qualcomm's patents.

Steve Rosenbaum: Happy Birthday! Google Video Is One Year Old! 
The 12 months that changed media. In January of 2006, I was at conference in Las Vegas called NATPE. There, Google had set up a booth and was beginning to talk about digitizing video for a new product called Google Video. You could feel the excitement around the idea of moving video to the web. It was early days, but it was happening. Larry Page had announced Google video at CES just a few …

Casio debuts slim 7.2MP, 7x zoom Exilim 
Casio today announced the release of the 7.2-megapixel EXILIM Hi-ZOOM EX-V7, a compact zoom camera in the stylish EXILIM series. Billed as the “world s slimmest digital camera with a 7X optical zoom lens,” it easily fits in a shirt pocket or small purse, according to the company. Casio’s new SD-compatible offering also introduces an innovative func…

General29 Jan 2007 10:32 am

Steve Rosenbaum: Happy Birthday! Google Video Is One Year Old! 
The 12 months that changed media. In January of 2006, I was at conference in Las Vegas called NATPE. There, Google had set up a booth and was beginning to talk about digitizing video for a new product called Google Video. You could feel the excitement around the idea of moving video to the web. It was early days, but it was happening. Larry Page had announced Google video at CES just a few …

Wall Street Breakfast 
What you need to know before the open today.

TMPG Set to Release TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX Authoring the First Dual-Authoring (DVD/DivX) Capable Program 
DMN Newswire–2007-1-22–TMPG, Inc. (www.tmpg-inc.com ), the company that makes digital video easy, is set to add TMPGEnc DVD Author 3 with DivX Authoring software to its growing TMPGEnc line.

Software helps create LMS compliant quizzes. 
WildPresenter Pro v3 employs wizard-based interface to guide users through process of creating Learning Management System (LMS) compliant customized Flash quizzes, tests, assessments, and surveys. Quizzes can be combined with video, audio, images, PowerPoint files, screen recordings, animations, and simulations. Multimedia presentation software combines multiple question types in same quiz, …

Arris To Acquire Norwegian Interactive TV Firm in $1.2B Deal 
SUWANEE, Ga. Arris and Tandberg Television are merging in a deal worth $1.2 billion, the companies disclosed Monday. Arris (NASDAQ: ARRS), which is based in Suwanee, is paying cash and stock valued at $14.93 per share for Tandberg, which is based in Norway.

January 2007 Buyer’s Guide: Midrange Menagerie 
The price of progress is outdated systems. We’ve got updated recommendations for midrange computers that look to put progress back in its place.

General28 Jan 2007 01:30 pm

Kinoma Introduces Kinoma Player 4 EX
24-7PressRelease.com - 1 Kinoma Player 4 EX supports Flash Video (.flv) files containing the Flash H.263 variant and MP3 audio. Kinoma Player 4 EX does not support Flash vector graphics or interactivity. 2 Kinoma Player 4 EX plays unprotected M4A audio files, but not

How To: Shoot Like Spielberg
Wired - Click it to save the file to your desktop as QaQw9V4Upj4.flv or whatever. 4. Install and launch the free Super video converter ( www.erightsoft.com ). 5. Select Apple - iPod from the Output Container option, and then the output video codec H.264/AVC. Set

Apps: Civ IV; oXygen XML Editor; Wx
MacNN - The v7.0.1 release supports FLV (Flash video) files, and improves the appearance of icons and the About box. Mac OS X 10.3 is required, but it’s recommended that users have 10.3.9. [Download - 9.4MB ] Jedit X 1.38 ($28) is a text editor with special

Keep tabs on browsers–use both
Chicago Tribune - This video gem of add-on amounts to a small part of what can be expected in the wake of an agreement between Mozilla and Adobe Systems Inc., that lets amateur programmers build programs that will play files in Adobe’s proprietary Flash Video (FLV

Simon says Seattle can’t sing!
Seattle Times - We can accept these video formats: .flv (preferred), .mpeg, .avi or .mov. at 320x240 resolution and no larger than 5 MB. (Hint: If you are having trouble meeting the size requirement, try changing the frame rate to 15 or 10 fps.) And remember: Your

Online Video Tools And Internet Television Trends: The Best Of 2006
MasterNewMedia.org - After you have saved the files into your hard drive, make sure the extension of the file is .flv. You can then download a free flash player like FLV Player or VLC Player to open the flash video file. To decode FLV files from downloaded Google Video

General27 Jan 2007 01:30 pm

3GP Converter 2007 - Convert All Your Videos to 3GP, 3G2, AVI or FLV
PR.com - London, United Kingdom, January 25, 2007 –(PR.COM)– Reganam Interactive, a company that s working in the high technology field and specialised in video conversion software development, launches 3GP Converter 2007, a new video converter which can

Apps: Civ IV; oXygen XML Editor; Wx
MacNN - The v7.0.1 release supports FLV (Flash video) files, and improves the appearance of icons and the About box. Mac OS X 10.3 is required, but it’s recommended that users have 10.3.9. [Download - 9.4MB ] Jedit X 1.38 ($28) is a text editor with special

How To: Shoot Like Spielberg
Wired - Click it to save the file to your desktop as QaQw9V4Upj4.flv or whatever. 4. Install and launch the free Super video converter ( www.erightsoft.com ). 5. Select Apple - iPod from the Output Container option, and then the output video codec H.264/AVC. Set

General26 Jan 2007 01:32 pm

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Long Lost Free Streaming Video Software Unearthed A recently published free Special Report reveals how to create streaming video content and add it to your website, using a free software program, previously thought lost, to help increase your online

CBS views Web as ally to boost TV viewership
Chicago Tribune - Repeated viewing and easy sampling afforded by various on-demand formats, including online streaming, video-on-demand, downloads, reruns or the selected scene on YouTube.com and other sites have become part of all networks’ playbooks. The mass

Voices by Kyle McSlarrow
Multichannel Online - Digital technology — which has given wings to services and products such as Web sites offering streaming video, mobile phones and iPods — has completely transformed the way programming is delivered to consumers. Broadcast and cable networks are

Searching for a connection (Gay)
Washington Blade - The companies are also using streaming video and podcasts on their websites to bring their programming to anyone with a high-speed internet connection. Logo has deals with iTunes and Amazon.com so users can download programs, and it released the

WLOX.com Video Player Guide
WLOX - To send an email that contains a link to the streaming video, click on the EMAIL VIDEO icon in the Interactive Panel toolbar and complete the form. If you want to send the video to more than one email address, use a semicolon (;) to separate

Kerry Bows to Reality and Skips 2008 Run
Nation - So we’re supposed to be impressed that he’s into web-streaming video? You can’t really blame Barack for talking nonsense. He’s running for President. And that’s why I’m sick of him already. And Hillary. And all the rest of these bozos and their

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Kiddie Cam Eases Parents Transition to Pre-School Selecting the right daycare center can be one of the more stressful events for parents, but Bright Beginnings Pre-School believes its new security and streaming video equipment will make that

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Internet Television Innovators Add 200 Channels to Largest Streaming Video Resource- Over 700 Channels Total SAN FRANCISCO, CA EAST BAY TECHNOLGIES, INC. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CTube!, the first Internet TV tuner, is the largest online

Matt Zahn’s Blog
WSAW - I’m back, finally. Sorry for the blog delay. I’ve been pretty burned out by that whole being the whole sports department for two months thing, and then the whole training new people thing. But we’re almost at full staff in sports, and the new guys

Blockbuster Marries Stores to Internet
New York Times - Netflix has upped the ante in its push to outwit its chief competitor, Blockbuster . This week, Netflix, which rents movies by mail, introduced a service to deliver movies and television shows directly to PCs as streaming video. Blockbuster is

General25 Jan 2007 03:30 pm

Politicians Go Viral: Clinton, Obama Usher In Age Of YouTube Campaigns
MTV - Judging from the trio of Democratic candidates who recently used their Web sites to post video messages announcing their presidential exploratory committees New York Senator Hillary Clinton, Chicago Senator Barack Obama and New Mexico Governor

Brazil’s phone companies block YouTube
ZDNet - Anyone can post video on YouTube, a unit of search engine Google . The case dragged on for several months before they filed a third lawsuit in December requesting that YouTube be shut down as long as the video is available to users. Brasil Telecom

Job Opportunities At WSOC-TV/ WAXN-TV
WSOC-TV - In addition, you must also be able to write effective and compelling news and informational copy as well as post video to the web. You will assist with general daily web site tasks in a deadline-driven, high-pressure environment. You should have

MODERN ART NOTES
Arts Journal - MoMA may post video of Aitken’s sleepwalkers as projected on its buildings once the exhibition starts on Jan. 16. After all, dozens of New Yorkers will probably post their own homemade sleepwalkers vids on YouTube, so why shouldn’t the museum do so

Return to Release
Market Wire - Users Can Share and Post Video, Music and Photo Content Legally on Any Website, Blog or Social Site Using the “MyTVBox” Embeddable Media Player for Easy Customized Self Broadcasting ATLANTA, GA — (MARKET WIRE) — 09/12/2006 — DAVE.TV, the Social

Spin Cycle
Contra Costa Times - No Web sites post video of us falling asleep waiting for Dick Clark’s Rockin’ New Year’s Eve to get rockin’. No one asks us to their swanky parties. But since we long for celebrity status, we’ve decided to follow the trend set by such superstars as

Steger Baffin Island expedition will send global warming message to
Timberjay Newspapers - Each day, the group will post video, images, sounds and text on their Web site at www.globalwarm ing101.com. Those feeds will be available worldwide, and teachers in many schools will integrate the materials into their coursework, participating in

Privacy law call as video of McConnell’s son’s friends appears online
Scotsman - YouTube’s own rules state that users should not post video clips containing pornography, dangerous or illegal acts, or clips that involve invasion of privacy. It undertakes to remove this kind of material once notified about it - a policy in the

What I Saw in Iraq
CNS News - Michelle’s embed tour in Iraq, with her HotAir.com colleague Bryan Preston, was sponsored by the New York Post. Video reports of their Iraq journey can be viewed at HotAir.com.) (Michelle Malkin is author of the new book “Unhinged: Exposing Liberals

General22 Jan 2007 08:30 pm

Online Press Release
PRWeb - Streaming Video Technology Used For Porn Recovery Instead of Porn - Pure Online Web Site Uses Macromedia Flash (FLV) Video Streaming to Help Christian Men Overcome Addiction to Internet Pornography Pure Online, a sex addiction recovery site launched

Kinoma Introduces Kinoma Player 4 EX
24-7PressRelease.com - 1 Kinoma Player 4 EX supports Flash Video (.flv) files containing the Flash H.263 variant and MP3 audio. Kinoma Player 4 EX does not support Flash vector graphics or interactivity. 2 Kinoma Player 4 EX plays unprotected M4A audio files, but not

Wii Internet Channel Breakdown
N-Philes - Looks like we’re stuck with FLV videos for the time being. Luckily just about every video on the planet has made it into FLV by now. Featurewise, it’s pretty slim. There’s no tabbed browsing or settings to play around with. You pretty much have the

Screencast Guide: Capure Your Linux Desktop on Video! Category
Softpedia - The output file can be either mpeg, avi, asf or mov but the output file can also be saved as swf, flv, dv, m1v or m2v. It can also capture an audio stream from /dev/dsp (digital sampling and digital recording device) and add it to the video stream. To

How To: Shoot Like Spielberg
Wired - Click it to save the file to your desktop as QaQw9V4Upj4.flv or whatever. 4. Install and launch the free Super video converter ( www.erightsoft.com ). 5. Select Apple - iPod from the Output Container option, and then the output video codec H.264/AVC. Set

Simon says Seattle can’t sing!
Seattle Times - We can accept these video formats: .flv (preferred), .mpeg, .avi or .mov. at 320x240 resolution and no larger than 5 MB. (Hint: If you are having trouble meeting the size requirement, try changing the frame rate to 15 or 10 fps.) And remember: Your

Put aside browser rivalry; use both of them
Seattle Times - This video gem of add-on amounts to a small part of what can be expected after the agreement between Mozilla and Adobe Systems that lets amateur programmers build programs that will play files in Adobe’s proprietary Flash Video (FLV) format. This

General21 Jan 2007 09:31 pm

Transport Agreements with Disney-ABC Television Group, GSN, NBC Universal and Viacom, and Additional Channels from … 
DENVER, BUSINESS WIRE — Transport agreements for twenty-three additional channels lift the Comcast Media Center’s (CMC) offering of digital video and audio services to more than 200 channels, the company announced today.

Motorola cuts 3,500 jobs as profit drops sharply 
After reporting a 48 percent plunge in its fourth quarter profit, Motorola said Friday that it will cut 3,500 jobs in an effort to wring greater profits out of fast-rising sales of its wireless handsets.

No good reason for Apple’s 802.11n fee? 
Experts and officials are questioning Apple’s stated reasons behind its proposed $1.99 fee to enable faster wireless technology in some already shipped Macs. The company on Thursday confirmed that it will charge users a small fee to enable the new, faster 802.11n wireless technology in its previously shipped Core 2 Duo-based Macs, saying that the c…

Paying Too Much for Cable? 
(ARA) - The next time you get a bill from your cable provider, ask yourself, “What am I paying for?” You may be getting 120 channels, but if you only watch a handful of them on a regular basis, the service is a waste of money.

Eccentric director Lynch shows new movie that leaves people wondering 
DAVID LYNCH has made a name for himself as the director of creepy, disturbing movies and TV shows like “Eraserhead,” “Blue Velvet,” “Mulholland Drive” and “Twin Peaks.”

NEST Family Learning and Discovery Education Team Up to Engage Students with Video Content in the Classroom 
DALLAS, Jan. 19 / Christian Newswire / — NEST Family Learning, a leading producer and distributor of safe, wholesome edutainment products for children, and Discovery Education, the leader in digital video-based learning, announced today a partnership to provide more than 30 million teachers and students across the country with NEST learning tools through the Discovery Education unitedstreaming …

Motorola cuts 3,500 jobs as profit drops sharply 
After reporting a 48% plunge in its fourth quarter profit, Motorola said that it will cut 3,500 jobs in an effort to wring greater profits out of fast-rising sales of its wireless handsets.

‘Macaca’ Moments Will Define 2008 Presidential Campaign 
Candidates are getting ready to use Internet video to get their messages out. But the big moments in the campaign will be documented by a guy with a cameraphone who’s there when the candidate slips up.

RAID Storage Solutions: Archion Deepens Hollywood Feature Film Connection With Storage Sales To ‘’Underdog'’ And … 
Archion, the entertainment industry’s largest storage solution to Avid storage systems, has sold digital media storage to the editorial teams currently doing post-production on two major, upcoming Hollywood feature films.

General20 Jan 2007 10:30 pm

Avivo vs. Purevideo, Round 1: The Radeon X1000 vs. Geforce 7000 Generation 
Video play is not created equal: Our quality and performance analysis shows quality gaps exist between the video processing and acceleration technologies used by ATI’s Radeon X1000 and Nvidia’s Geforce 7 generation.

Sorenson Media Launches Squish Web Application and SquishNet Website for User-Generated Video Content 
SALT LAKE CITY—-Sorenson Media , the worldwide leader for video encoding and compression applications, today announced the launch of Sorenson Squish and the companion Web application Sorenson SquishNet, designed to enable seamless and cost-effective publishing and sharing of user-created video.

Abacast’s Next Generation Radio Streaming Ad Injection System Released 
(Billboard Publicity Wire) December 22, 2006 — Abacast an industry leader in creating unique and effective streaming technologies, has released the next generation in its streaming ad injection technology, AIS 2.

Core 2 Quad Q6600: Four Cores for the Masses? 
Review: Intel releases its second quad core CPU, now out of the “Extreme” product line and into the mainstream lineup. At over $850, can it really be called “mainstream?” Does it achieve a better price/performance ratio than the QX6700?

General20 Jan 2007 12:32 am

No offence intended in Mahatma act: NRI 
Gautham Prasad, the Indian-American comedian who sparked controversy in India by posting a web video of himself playing Mahatma Gandhi doing a strip dance, says his purpose was to entertain, not offend.

Special Report Consumer Electronic Show: Content Joins Tech Centerstage at CES 
One sign that the annual Consumer Electronics Show has morphed into a conference for content providers as well as gadget hounds is that CBS CEO Les Moonves and Disney CEO Robert Iger will deliver two of only five keynote addresses slated for the event.

New Sling Media device will send Web videos from PC to TV 
LAS VEGAS — The maker of Slingbox, a device that lets people watch their home television on laptops away from home, now plans to reverse that flow and bring Web video to television sets.

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