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News, Press Releases, Product Announcements, Contests, - Send to Editor at Internet Video Mag DOT com 2008 NEWS -
San
Diego,
CA--
On
Thursday,
August
28, 2008
at 7 pm,
San
Diego's
premier
short-film
showcase,
alt.pictureshows,
returns
to the
Museum
of
Contemporary
Art San
Diego's
La Jolla
location
(700
Prospect
Street).
The
sixth
annual
alt.pictureshows
features
a fresh
selection
of
smart,
provocative
short
films
guaranteed
to
delight,
engage,
and
challenge
moviegoers.
The
one-night-only
event is
free to
MCASD
Members
and $5
general
admission.
From MC Hammer to metal,
Spore fans have
brought sexy back like never before with the
Spore
Creature Creator
Dance Off Contest. The contest, currently running on the
Spore channel on
YouTube, has been a huge success with nearly 2,400 entries - the biggest
contest YouTube has ever had! Since December 2007, Myngle.com has been bringing together language teachers and students from all over the world enabling live lessons for conversational practice over the Internet. Myngle offers a solution that provides the possibility of teaching or receiving live one-on-one classes from the comfort of your home for practically any language and level from any type of teacher. more San Francisco, CA (August 9, 2008) Online media distribution leader Crunchyroll today announced an agreement with ADV Films, one of the top producer-distributors of anime in North America, to provide streaming, subscription, and download-to-own viewing for twelve animated series and feature film properties. These new offerings will begin appearing online later this month at www.crunchyroll.com <http://www.crunchyroll.com> . more
The new TV One LM-1750HD high performance Multi-format 17” Color LCD Monitor from TV One features inputs for SDI (either SD or HD) with an active output, HDMI, Analog RGBHV, YUV or YPbPr Component Video and 2x Composite Video. An YC input is available and can be used in lieu of one of the Composite inputs. The monitor offers five Stereo inputs with dual internal speakers and Front panel Tally LED’s that can be activated externally via a DB9 connector. The unit is now shipping and has a suggested retail price of $3950. more Blastwave FX Announces Podcaster 2: A New Addition to the Microwaves Series - 500 Web-ready Sounds on DVD, Optimized for Search Detroit, MI – Aug. 1, 2008: Blastwave FX (http://www.blastwavefx.com), developer of next-generation HD sound effects libraries, announced the release of Podcaster 2 – a high definition MP3 sound effects library specifically designed for podcasting and virtual media. Blastwave FX provides podcasters and virtual media producers with a complete collection of music, sound effects and production elements in this collection of 500 sounds. more
LOS ANGELES (July 29, 2008) —
ClipBlast!
(www.clipblast.com),
the premier Web-wide video
navigation and distribution
platform, today announced that it is
now indexing all video content from
blip.tv (www.blip.tv)
– including the online TV network’s
featured and emerging video
producers and all of blip.tv’s
shows. Pure Digital Technologies Sells One Millionth Flip Video(TM) Camcorder - Pure Digital also announced compatibility with Apple's Mac computers in time for the back-to-school period. With Apple's recent software updates to QuickTime and iMovie, Flip Video camcorders are now fully compatible with Mac video applications, including QuickTime, iMovie, and iDVD. more
Panther Express Selected to Power I4U News Site, one of the top tech and gadget blogs - The News about the Newest Gadgets, Tech, Consumer Electronics – delivered by Panther CDN New York, NY – (July 28, 2008) – Panther Express, (www.pantherexpress.net) a leading global provider of high-performance content delivery services, today announced they have been selected as the content delivery network (CDN) for I4U News, http://www.i4u.com/, one of the top online Tech and Gadget Lifestyle magazines in the US and UK. The site attracts an affluent audience of tech and gadget enthusiasts and consumers, and provides in-depth coverage of the latest Hot Gadgets, Portable Devices, Mobile Phones, Home Entertainment, Notebook & PCs and Gaming. more
Adobe Systems
Incorporated released an update of
Adobe® Media Player, the
customizable, cross-platform media
player software that can provide
high-quality playback of streamed,
downloaded, or locally stored video
in the FLV format.
The latest
release of Adobe Media Player
includes significant user interface
and navigation enhancements,
improved performance, and new
functionality. With the newly
updated Adobe Media Player, Adobe is
offering viewers an innovative,
engaging user experience. The new
version delivers a clean, more
intuitive user interface, a new home
screen, and improved navigation.
Additional enhancements include
notifications that update users
about new content and the ability to
download content in the background
while working on other tasks, making
Adobe Media Player more
user-friendly than ever. Metacafe and Microcinema International Launch MetaFest 2008
Metacafe®, whose
nearly 30 million unique
viewers each month make
it one of the world's
largest video
entertainment sites, and
Microcinema
International, a
leading international
rights manager,
exhibitor and specialty
markets distributor of
the "moving image arts,"
are teaming to create
and curate MetaFest
2008. MetaFest is a
juried online and
offline film festival
presenting the best in
international creative
and contemporary
short-form video
entertainment.
more
Vowsoft has released Tube Explorer v. 2.5, a Windows program that makes YouTube more fun. With Tube Explorer, it's easy to search, browse, download, and convert videos from video-sharing web sites such as YouTube, Yahoo! Video, Google Video, MetaCafe, and DailyMotion.
Tube Explorer eliminates most of the frustrations of watching Internet videos. With Tube Explorer's unique built-in video browser, you can quickly and efficiently search and browse videos from all of the popular video sites. more
On2 Technologies Partners With China's CCTV.com to Deliver Video Coverage of the Beijing Olympics Over the Web
CCTV.com VOD service uses On2
VP6-based Adobe(R) Flash(R) video
TARRYTOWN, N.Y., July 17, 2008 - On2 Technologies, Inc., a leader in video compression technologies, announced today that China Central Television's CCTV.com will use On2 Flix(R) Engine to encode and publish new media video coverage of the Beijing Olympics. CCTV.com, the official internet and mobile phone broadcaster of the 2008 games, will deliver an exclusive video on demand service using On2 VP6-based Adobe Flash video across its network of more than 1000 servers; bringing 24/7 accessibility of the 2008 Beijing Olympics to China's internet users. more
Internet Video Magazine shows you how to shoot, edit and share your videos July 16, 2008 – San Diego, CA – Internet Video Magazine (http://www.internetvideomag.com) has added an assortment of new articles designed to help kids, families and video enthusiasts shoot, create and post their own Internet video movie masterpieces. In addition, Internet Video Magazine has added news video production articles geared to video, Internet and broadcast professionals. more
LOS ANGELES — July 10, 2008 – MySpace, the world’s most popular social network, today announced the launch of a new exclusive branded channel with Sid and Marty Krofft. Sid and Marty Krofft Pictures, creators of beloved children’s television shows throughout the 1970’s and ‘80’s (including “H.R. Pufnstuf,” “Land of the Lost,” “Sigmund and the Sea Monsters,” and “The Bugaloos,”) have made MySpaceTV their official social network and will populate the channel with full-length licensed content, “Krofft Kwikies” (short-form episodes of the original series) along with and highlight clips of favorite Krofft characters and moments. The videos will be viewable by going to the official profile http://www.myspace.com/krofft more OVGuide.com - June 2008 Online Video Trends Report - Trends for this month continue to indicate the immense growth in the popularity of online video; particularly new movie releases. more
TV One Introduces New Analog/Digital Video Format Converters - The 1T-FC-524 converts analog RGBHV or Component YPbPr inputs to DVI signals while the 1T-FC-425 converts DVI to RGBHV or Component YPbPr.
Origin Shielding Improves Site Responsiveness By Slashing Hits to Content Providers Database New
York, NY (July 1, 2008)
Panther Express, (www.pantherexpress.net)
a leading global provider of high-performance content delivery services,
today announced they have been selected as the content delivery network (CDN)
for
PriceMinister.com (http://www.priceminister.com),
one of Europe's leading e-commerce sites. Based in France, and serving
customers throughout the world, PriceMinister.com is a global online
marketplace for connecting buyers and sellers. PriceMinister.com is the
second most popular e-commerce site in France and in the top 15 of all
French websites overall.
more
Racecar Champion Justin Bell and Auto Industry Veteran Mark Ramsey join forces to launch motorguru.com, the car video website poised to become a leading source for entertaining automotive video reviews and information for shoppers and enthusiasts. Delray Beach, FL (PRWEB) May 21, 2008 -- Justin Bell, world champion driver and winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans GT2 Class, has teamed up with Mark Ramsey, former Mercedes-Benz Product Manager, to develop and launch the car video website motorguru.com. The company has just completed the 1st phase of its development which includes producing and publishing regularly scheduled car video review shows each week. motorguru.com has tested over 50 vehicles to date. more
New York,
NY - June 27, 2008 - Dailymotion,
the world's largest independent
video sharing site, in conjunction
with Tad Low, creator of VH1's
popular Pop-Up Video program, today
announced the launch of "The Truth
About Dailymotion Videostars." An
innovative opportunity for the
site's Motionmakers contributors,
the new program will enable original
content producers to submit videos
for consideration to receive pop-up
video treatment as in the classic
music video show. NEW SONY VEGAS MOVIE STUDIO 9 PROVIDES TOOLS FOR PRODUCING HOLLYWOOD QUALITY MOVIES AT HOME
Direct
Publish
to
YouTube,
Blu-ray
Disc
Burning,
Cinescore
Studio
Custom
Soundtrack
Creator
and
Enhanced
Project
Wizards,
Make
Home
Movie
Projects
Fast
and
Easy
Adobe announced the immediate availability of Adobe Creative Suite 3.3 Design Premium, Design Standard, Web Premium, and Master Collection editions for creative professionals. Creative Suite 3.3 incorporates Acrobat 9 Pro, bringing together the power, reach, and richness of the Adobe PDF and Adobe Flash formats. Creative Suite 3.3 Design Premium also bundles Adobe Fireworks CS3 software for designers who need to rapidly prototype Web sites and Web applications. more
TV One’s Universal Input/Output Seamless Switchers with flexible field upgradability to Debut at InfoComm
TV One’s new CORIO2® C2-3000 Series of Seamless Switchers feature eight universal inputs and two outputs with preview however the most interesting feature is that they are feature upgradable. more
Adobe announced new content from MTV Networks, Comedy Central and CBS will be added to Adobe Media Player. The Adobe Media Player now features 15,000 pieces of content with more than 400 shows provided from major broadcasters and content publishers. more
Digieffects just released a
new plug-in called Illuma: Simulate for generating light and glow
effects. Support is available for Pure Digital Technologies Launches Super-Slim Flip VideoTM Mino -
3 oz. camcorder is the ultimate
accessory for the social networking
generation
June 4, 2008 — San Francisco, California — Pure Digital Technologies today introduced Flip Video Mino, the company's latest innovation in its popular, critically-acclaimed Flip Video family of camcorders. Weighing in at just over three ounces, the remarkably slim yet powerful Flip Video Mino raises the bar for high-quality, portable, and easy-to-use video. Smaller than most cell phones, Mino fits neatly into a jeans pocket to capture life's stories whenever and wherever they happen at a party, a concert, the beach, even on a bike ride. The $179.99 (MSRP) Mino also features Flip Video's built-in software that allows consumers to simply plug the camcorder's signature flip-out USB arm into any computer for immediate editing and sharing. more
TV One Announces the Arrival of v1.3 HDMI Professional Grade Switchers and Distribution Amplifiers
The TV One-Task product family grows with the addition of two Switchers and four Distribution Amplifiers that are fully version 1.3 HDMI compliant.
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., June 2, 2008 – Pinnacle Systems, Inc., the consumer division of Avid Technology, Inc. (Nasdaq: AVID), announced today version 12 of Pinnacle Studio™, its market-leading consumer video editing software. Pinnacle Studio version 12 builds on the features that have established the Pinnacle Studio family as number one in the consumer video editing market in the U.S. and Europe. The new version includes Pinnacle Montage, an innovative tool that makes high-end compositing and animation effects accessible to consumers. With more than 25 new features, version 12 adds many new capabilities requested by users, while still maintaining the ease of use that has become the hallmark of Pinnacle Studio products. More titles, DVD menus and templates have been added as well as new professional audio and video controls and a complete HD workflow with Blu-ray authoring in certain versions of Pinnacle Studio version 12. more Adobe Acrobat Adds Flash Video - now you can embed flash videos into your PDF presentations
SAN JOSE,
Calif. — June 2, 2008 — With Acrobat 9
Pro, designers can combine PDF
files, video, audio, and other
documents into easy-to-distribute
PDF Portfolios, which are simple to
browse using customizable
interactive navigation designed in
Adobe Flash®. Designers also can
include Adobe Flash Player
compatible video and application
files in their PDF files and then
play back this content in Acrobat 9
Pro and Adobe Reader® 9 software.
TV One Releases Two New Video Scalers; TV One Releases Video Scaler that will Up/Cross Convert to HDMI with Audio; TV One’s Professional Analog and DVI Cross Converter Now Shipping more
WEBBY AWARDS TO HONOR
DAVID BYRNE AND LORNE MICHAELS FOR
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
Byrne and Michaels to Be Saluted
Alongside Stephen Colbert, will.i.am,
and Michel Gondry at June Webby
Ceremonies
http://www.webbyawards.com
New York, NY (May 28, 2008) The
Webby Awards will honor David Byrne
and Lorne Michaels for lifetime
achievement at Webby ceremonies this
June in
New York City, organizers announced
today.
more
Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today gave a sneak peek at three applications from the next release of Adobe Creative Suite, its award-winning collection of graphic design, Web development and video editing applications. The company released public beta of new versions of Adobe Dreamweaver, Adobe Fireworks and Adobe Soundbooth as free downloads on Adobe labs. more
It’s time to fire up the video
cameras and get the creative juices
flowing. The 2008 Safety Scholars
Video Contest, presented by
Bridgestone Firestone North American
Tire, LLC, will start accepting
student-made, safety-themed videos
on May 27. The
company is again turning to
Progressive Download or Streaming – Which is Best for Your Video BusinessPanther Express, a leading global provider of high-performance content delivery services, today announced their guide to efficiently delivering online video. Many companies and technical staff struggle with choosing between the advantages and features associated with the two main flavors of video delivery – progressive download and streaming. Now that many of the features first associated with streaming are available through Panther with progressive download, the choice is now simple. more Award Winning Drama from New Zealand broadcast on the Internet. Clifton, Virginia —May 15, 2008— Internet Television broadcaster AmericaFree.TV announced today the Internet Premiere online of the film “1 nite”, the award winning debut digital feature from director Amarbir Singh. With a crew of 2, director Amarbir Singh and cinematographer Cristobal Araus Lobos, using only a hand-held mini DV camera, the actors improvised their dialogue as the film explores the interaction of its ensemble cast during one night on a renowned street, Karangahape Road, in Auckland, New Zealand. more
FunnyNotSlutty.com Gives New Home for Funny on the Internet
Southern Jewish Princess Media Launches Alternative Comedy Site for the Fairer Sex
Publisher, Jacki Schklar, created the FunnyNotSlutty.com after surfing through online video communities looking for nuggets of choice humor created for an audience beyond the age of 19 and with sensibilities more appealing to females. “We feature comedy for women created by female producers, writers, humorists and comedians. Our content may be a little smarter and a little deeper than your average web humor,” explained Schklar. more
CyberLink Launches PowerDirector 7, the Video Editing Software for Creating Movie Masterpieces Taipei, Taiwan----May 5, 2008----CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), innovative solution provider for the connected digital lifestyle, today launched the latest version of its video-editing software PowerDirector. Featuring end-to-end high-definition format support, PowerDirector 7 allows users to turn their captured videos into professional-looking movies with ease. more
OVGuide.com Launches Monthly Online Video Report - April's top destinations and searches
Beverly Hills, CA - May 2, 2008 -
OVGuide.com, the Internet's most
comprehensive guide to online video
sites, including TV shows, movies,
user-generated content and video
games, today issued its April online
video alert, identifying the most
popular movie and television
destinations, video genres and
search terms.
more
Woburn, MA – April 30, 2008 – Gotuit, the Video Metadata Company, today announced the launch of Gotuit VideoMarker Pro™, an application for publishers to package and present their broadband video libraries with a new level of rich video metadata that drives greater traffic, longer session times, and superior monetization. Gotuit VideoMarker Pro is used by broadband publishers to author metadata describing each scene within the source video, without requiring any clipping or video editing. Each scene is defined with a Title, Description, Time In, Time Out, Thumbnail, and any Attributes which can be customized by the publisher. Scenes can be referenced in any number of Playlists allowing publishers to offer multiple paths through the library for viewers to personalize their experience. more San Antonio, TX – May 1, 2008 -- NewTek, Inc. has begun shipping TriCaster BROADCAST™, its latest portable live production and virtual set system that offers producers the most extensive list of benefits and flexibility to date. With a small footprint that fits comfortably in even the most space-constrained environments, TriCaster BROADCAST offers easy set up, seamless one-person or team operation and NewTek’s LiveSet™ technology, which makes it possible to turn small spaces into larger-than-life network style studios. more
City of Industry, CA, April 28, 2008 - DXG USA (www.dxgusa.com), announced today the new low priced DXG-569V HD High-Definition camcorder. Available immediately at Radio Shack and other stores for $169 in glossy black and silver, the DXG-569V HD camcorder records real HD video up to 1280 x 720 at 30 fps for videos that are crystal-clear, crisp and colorful. more
ERLANGER, KY, April 23, 2008— TVOne-task’s newest format converter, the 1T-FC-326, allows the user to take either of two HDMI inputs and convert it to Component Video. Very wide video bandwidth insures that the analog output is capable of showing the fine detail present in most HDMI signals. The audio output includes Coaxial Digital and Analog Stereo (R/L) that is de-embedded from the HDMI digital signal stream. more
Amy Shuen's new book Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide (O'Reilly, US $24.99) explains what's different about Web 2.0 and how those differences can improve your company's bottom line. Using real-life examples, Shuen demonstrates how various companies, large and small, are creating new opportunities on today's Web and shows how you can apply the same strategies to your own business. more Panther Express and Jango Team
Up To Deliver Major Social Music Service -
Jango Selects Panther
Express to Deliver Fast, Reliable
Streaming Music Experience for Millions
of Users Barack Obama Has Most Online Video Viewers Among Presidential Candidates, According to Nielsen Online - NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - April 22, 2008) - Nielsen Online, a service of The Nielsen Company, today announced that among presidential candidates, Senator Barack Obama's Web site had the most unique viewers of video content in March, with 518,000. Senator Hillary Clinton had 351,000 unique viewers and Senator John McCain had 38,000. The findings were released with the March 2008 VideoCensus figures, which indicated continued growth in the consumption of online video. more CyberLink YouCam Adds Exciting New Webcam Features to Alienware Notebooks - Adds fun to online video chats and share with others on YouTube or via e-mail Taipei, Taiwan----April 17, 2008----CyberLink Corp. (5203.TW), innovative solution provider for the connected digital lifestyle, today announced that CyberLink YouCam is shipped with all Alienware® notebooks equipped with a webcam. The combination allows customers of Alienware's award-winning Area-51® m15x and Area-51 m9750 notebooks to experience not only extreme multimedia entertainment, but more fun and laughs while chatting via webcam, with all kinds of expressive effects. more JVC INTRODUCES NEW GY-HD200UB ProHD CAMCORDER PROVIDES DUAL LIVE 720p AND 1080i IEEE 1394 STREAMS
PANTHER EXPRESS AND SWARMCAST PARTNER TO OFFER THE INDUSTRY’S HIGHEST-QUALITY VIDEO DELIVERY Complete video solution includes live, on-demand and streaming video New York, NY – (April 17, 2008) – Panther Express, (http://www.pantherexpress.net) a global provider of high-performance, high value content delivery services, and Swarmcast, a provider of multi-source streaming platforms, today announced a partnership that integrates Panther’s global CDN network with Swarmcast’s Autobahn Platform. Content owners now have a complete, integrated solution for streaming the highest quality live and on-demand video content. more
17 April 2008 – The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) today announced the shortlist for the 2008 Meffys, with this year’s entries revealing a true global diversity. Submissions have poured in from more than 20 countries spanning four continents, with the category of Technology Innovation attracting the most entries. more On2 Technologies, Inc. (Amex: ONT), a leader in video compression technologies, announced that it has licensed its Hantro™ 4100 video decoder and 2600 Enhanced aacPlus™ audio decoder to Monsoon Multimedia, an innovative digital video solutions provider. By integrating the optimized decoders to its mobile player, Monsoon aims to bring higher performance and longer playback time to customers watching TV on their handsets using its HAVA™ place shifting solutions. more Media Excel, a leader in advanced real-time video encoding and transcoding solutions, today announced that it has launched a new generation of video compression professional appliances which can rapidly encode, transcode and distribute professional, broadcast-quality video to any device over any network using the Texas Instruments DaVinci™ technology digital media processor. more TV One’s C2-7310 HD Video Processor with full HD-SDI Audio embedding and extraction, supporting Up, Down and Cross Conversion is now shipping and will be showcased at NAB 2008 in Booth N1725.
Smartsound announced Sonicfire
Pro 5, - Shipping in June, Sonicfire Pro 5 features new music timing
controls and searching features. Combined with the incredible control over
the length, arrangement and mix of scores pioneered in recent versions of
the software, Sonicfire Pro 5 gives professional editors the most complete
customizable music library solution. Thurs., Apr. 10, the AFL-CIO will launch its first-ever online video contest - - the Turn Around America online video competition - - with national winners as well as city and youth winners. The contest is the kick off of a national AFL-CIO initiative to “Turn Around America” which will go through the summer and culminate with massive rallies around economic issues. Participants will be invited to submit online videos in any creative form that will answer the question of how to turn around America. The contest will run Apr. 10 through May 20. Winners will be announced in early June. more New York, NY (April 8, 2008) The Webby Film & Video Awards today unveiled a slate of nominees ranging from cult comedy series to political parodies to mainstream news, reflecting a changing media landscape where Web-based upstarts go head-to-head with big media companies. Hailed as the "Oscars of the Internet," The Webby Film and Video Awards are the leading industry awards honoring original film and video premiering on the Internet. The Webby Film & Video Awards are judged by more than 80 entertainment industry leaders, including Showtime chief Matt Blank, 20th Century Fox Chairman Jim Gianopoulos, "Simpsons" creator Matt Groening, and Harvey Weinstein. more San Francisco (April 3, 2008) - blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine, today announced the availability of blinkx BBTV, a significant advance in online television that leverages blinkx’s patented speech and visual recognition technology to simultaneously deliver a high-quality television experience over the Internet, and link it to the universe of information on the Web, adding dimension and context to the viewer’s experience. Launching with a library of premium independent films and a variety of high-quality programming from existing partners, blinkx BBTV is a small download (0.5 MB) that is available free of charge at www.blinkx.com, starting April 2nd, 2008. more
TEL
Wilmington, NC – April 7, 2008 –
Digieffects™, a developer of
popular visual effects software
plugins today announced that it
TV One Adds HD-SDI Capabilities to the Already Popular C2-2000 Series
Five
CORIO2®
C2-2000 units
with HD-SDI will make their debut at
NAB 2008 in booth N1725 and will
include a Universal Up/Down
Converter, two Up Converters and two
Down Converters.
Dailymotion
·
Also includes
clips, trailers, interviews and other independent film-related content
from an impressive list of partners including Film Independent, IFC
Films, Magnolia Pictures and Strand Releasing
muvee announced its new brand identity and corporate tagline, designed to enhance the company’s profile and to communicate its value proposition to its customers and partners. As a pioneer and leader in the automatic video editing space, muvee has been a strong champion of innovation and differentiation from its genesis. “muvee created the automatic video editing space with the launch of autoProducer almost seven years ago. more
Sorenson
Squeeze 5 is
Available Now!
TVOne-task adds RGB/YPbPr Distribution Amplifiers with Stereo Audio
Maximum Throughput to Launch Web-based Editing Service at NAB 08 -
MAXedit Web
Edition Enables Frame-Accurate HD/SD
Editing without Investing in Expensive
Editing Infrastructure
MONTREAL, Canada, March 12, 2008 — Maximum Throughput Inc. (www.max-t.com), developers of ultra high performance software-based solutions for networked storage infrastructure and media management, will unveil the new MAXedit Web Edition, a subscription-based online editing service at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 2008 convention being held from April 14-17 in Las Vegas. more
SAN JOSE, Calif. - March 24, 2008 -Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq:ADBE) today announced the immediate availability of Adobe® Photoshop® Elements 6 software for Macintosh®. Since its January launch at the 2008 Macworld Expo, Photoshop Elements 6 for Mac was named "Best of Show," and given the 2008 Editors' Choice Awards by The Mac Observer and the 2008 Macworld Award by Macsimum News. The highly anticipated Photoshop Elements 6 software for Mac® combines power and simplicity so consumers at all experience levels can easily achieve outstanding results with their digital photos. more
San Jose, CA (March 19, 2008) - Wowza Media Systems, emerging leader in streaming media server software, today announced that its award-winning Wowza Media Server™ Pro is the first Flash media server to bring live streaming to Adobe® Flash players utilizing the plethora of readily available H.264 encoders that support standard RTP/RTSP protocol. more
TANDBERG to Deliver First
High-Definition Webcam for Microsoft
Joint initiative with Microsoft
to enable mass adoption of HD
videoconferencing
NEW YORK AND OSLO, NORWAY, March 20, 2008 - TANDBERG® (OSLO: TAA. OL), the leading global provider of telepresence, high-definition videoconferencing, mobile video solutions, and Microsoft Gold Partner, today announced a development initiative to deliver the first high-definition webcam camera for integration with Microsoft's unified communications platform. more
Internet Video Magazine (http://www.internetvideomag.com) adds new How to Make Your Own Internet Video Tutorials and Articles - Adds new Best Comedy Videos, Best Video Web Sites, and new book reviews March 24, 2008 - San Diego, CA - Internet Video Magazine, the longest running online magazine dedicated to spotlighting the best in Internet Video and showing everyone - amateurs to broadcast professionals - how to create their own Internet shows, today announced that they have added a bakers dozen of new articles and tutorials for video enthusiasts, hobbyists, business owners and even broadcast professionals who want to shoot, edit and post their own Internet video masterpieces. more
Flixwagon, today
announced the launch of the FliXee
Widget which will stream live
mobile-to-web broadcasts directly to
Flixwagon users Websites, Blogs, and
Social Networking sites. Additionally,
Flixwagon users will now have the
capability to deliver their
mobile-to-web broadcasts directly to
YouTube through their Flixwagon account.
ActionClipsTV - ActionClips is a 100% hassle free video site that gleans best from YouTube, Veoh, Metacafe, etc... ActionClips.TV also has original videos, and accepts videos from members. This site features high quality videos, and it is one of the most organized video sites, with a huge friend community and social networking. more Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date--New from O'Reilly Master Microsoft's New Cross-Platform Plug-in for Rich Internet Applications Sebastopol, CA—Now you can design rich Internet applications (RIAs) for the Web using Silverlight 2, Microsoft's second release of the Silverlight platform. The biggest change from Silverlight 1.0 is the inclusion of a compact version of the .NET Framework, complete with the .NET Framework 3.0 Common Language Runtime. By adding .NET to Silverlight, Microsoft makes it easy for .NET developers to reuse their existing programming skills collaborate with designers, and quickly create rich applications for the web. Whether Silverlight 2 turns out to be a "Flash killer" remains to be seen, but it certainly provides developers with an attractive alternative. In Essential Silverlight 2 Up-to-Date (O'Reilly, US $34.99), author Christian Wenz shows you how to take advantage of this new cross-browser plug-in with tools for animation, vector graphics, and video playback, as well as new .NET support for web services, networking, and LINQ (language integrated query). more
Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco Announces Keynote Lineup -
Marc Andreessen, Max Levchin
and Johnathan Schwartz Join
Dozens of Others to Examine the
Future of the Web
SEBASTOPOL, March 19, 2008 Sebastopol--TechWeb (formerly CMP) and O'Reilly Media, Inc., co-producers of Web 2.0 Expo, today announced the lineup of keynotes scheduled to appear at the upcoming Web 2.0 Expo San Francisco 2008 -- a list that includes Marc Andreessen, Max Levchin and Johnathan Schwartz, and many others. Web 2.0 Expo is the global annual gathering of developers, designers, marketers, and business professionals building the next generation Web, taking place April 22-25, 2008 at Moscone West. more
EyeWonder
Launches Live Streaming Video Across All
Online Advertising Formats with New
LiveWonder™
Feature
ATLANTA – March 18, 2008 –
EyeWonder, Inc., rich
media and digital video
advertising’s fastest-growing
innovator, today announced the
launch of its LiveWonder™
feature, designed to deliver
live streaming video via any of
its online advertising formats.
Stinson Partners was the first
agency to leverage this
innovative, interactive feature
to promote and deliver GE’s
retail investor presentation
last week.
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Hulu.com Opens to Public, Offers Free Streams of
Hit TV Shows, Movies and Company Announces New Licensing Deals with the Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate, NBA, NHL and More LOS ANGELES - March 12, 2008- Hulu, an online video service, today announced the public launch of its Web site, Hulu.com (http://www.hulu.com/). Beginning today, consumers in the U.S. can go to Hulu.com to watch a large selection of hit TV shows, movies, clips and more in high-quality – anytime, for free. In addition, Hulu announced new content partnerships with the Warner Bros. Television Group, Lionsgate, NBA, NHL and more than 20 other top content providers. New content additions to Hulu’s library will include: feature films like The Usual Suspects and Ice Age, shows like Dirt, The Incredible Hulk, Babylon 5, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip and The Dick Van Dyke Show, nightly highlights, top plays and full-length games from the NBA and the NHL, popular made for web programming such as Prom Queen and Onion News Network, and much more. more
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The new TV-One 1T-MX-3344 Matrix Routing Switcher from TVOne is a high-bandwidth unit that provides four inputs and outputs of Component Video plus Stereo Audio.
HOUTEN, 13 March 2008 - The total number of Dutch TV connections grew by 10,100 to 7.73 million on 31 December 2007, with the digital TV growth only just off-setting the drop in analogue TV connections. The number of digital TV connections grew by 5.4 percent or 169,200 net additions during the quarter to 3.32 million on 31 December 2007, according to Telecompaper’s quarterly update about the Dutch television subscribers market. more The new TV One 1T-SX-524 is a professional HDCP Compliant DVI routing switcher that can switch up to four inputs.
FountainHead Networks.TV a fast growing Internet Entertainment Television company, today announced the release of a new show from its FountainHead Studios. |
