Microsoft Showcases Advanced End-to-End High-Definition Encoding And Playback Solutions Powered by Windows Media 9 Series at IBC2004

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Sonic and Microsoft Enable
High-Definition DVD Authoring Using
Windows Media 9 Series

Sonic and Microsoft Enable
High-Definition DVD Authoring Using
Windows Media 9 Series 01/08/2004 07:32 PM
Sonic Solutions (Nasdaq: SNIC) and Microsoft Corp. today announced that they are developing new production tools that will allow film studios and production facilities to create high-definition DVD titles in Microsoft® Windows Media® 9 Series. DVD titles created using Windows Media Video 9 (WMV HD), a component of the Windows Media 9 Series platform, provide dramatically superior image quality at data rates comparable to those for standard-definition DVD video content. WMV HD titles can be played on the latest-generation Windows XP-based PCs, including the popular new Windows® XP Media Center Edition, which integrates into the living room to provide a top-notch home entertainment and online computing experience. Sonic plans to ship its WMV HD authoring system in May 2004.

Microsoft Announces Breakthrough
High-Definition Video Production
Solutions for Windows XP

Microsoft Announces Breakthrough
High-Definition Video Production
Solutions for Windows XP 04/19/2004 02:59 AM
Today at NAB2004, Microsoft Corp. announced that Windows® XP and Windows Media® 9 Series are powering leading software and hardware solutions for the professional film, video and broadcast production community, and enabling real-time, end-to-end, high-definition (HD) video production on the desktop for the first time. Solutions from Adobe, BOXX Technologies Inc. and CineForm Inc. are now available for Windows XP, making desktop real-time, multistream, 10-bit high-definition serial digital interface (HD-SDI) video editing a reality. In addition, real-time Windows Media Video 9 Series HD (WMV HD) encoding is being demonstrated at the show, with both software-only and hardware-accelerated solutions.

Microsoft and Sonic Unveil DVD Authoring
Application For Windows Media Video
High-Definition

Microsoft and Sonic Unveil DVD Authoring
Application For Windows Media Video
High-Definition 04/19/2004 02:59 AM
Today at NAB2004, Microsoft Corp. and Sonic Solutions unveiled DVD Producer (TM) -- WMV HD Edition, a special version of Sonic's award-winning professional authoring application that supports the production of DVD titles using Microsoft® Windows Media® Video High-Definition (WMV HD). WMV HD delivers dramatically superior image quality with high-definition video at data rates comparable to standard-definition DVD video.

Telestream Unveils Windows Media 9
Series Encoding Support For Mac
(TechWeb)

Telestream Unveils Windows Media 9
Series Encoding Support For Mac
(TechWeb) 09/14/2004 03:13 AM
TechWeb - Telestream announced Friday support for exporting or importing files in the Microsoft Windows Media format on Mac OS X platforms.

Microsoft and STMicroelectronics Team to
Enable High-Definition Windows Media 9
Content for Consumers On the Leading
Set-Top Box and DVD Hardware Platforms

Microsoft and STMicroelectronics Team to
Enable High-Definition Windows Media 9
Content for Consumers On the Leading
Set-Top Box and DVD Hardware Platforms 06/08/2004 10:40 AM
STMicroelectronics (NYSE "STM") and Microsoft Corp. today announced that the two companies are working together to develop a series of new integrated circuit components for manufacturers of consumer electronics products. These components will extend the reach of high-quality, secure Windows Media® 9 Series content, in both standard and high definition, to a wide range of popular devices such as set-top boxes and DVD players. Support of Windows Media 9 Series in products such as these means consumers will be able to easily enjoy the high audio and video quality that Windows Media provides.

Record and playback high definition TV
signals

Record and playback high definition TV
signals 04/28/2004 11:33 AM
Want to enjoy HDTV, but haven't forked over the $21,999 for that 82'' LCOS Rear Projection HDTV yet? (Or even know what the heck that is!). Fear not, because with just about any Panther-capable Macintosh, you can enter t...

Microsoft Introduces Microsoft TV
Foundation Edition 1.7,One of the First
Software Platforms to Support Motorola
DCT6400 Series Set-Tops With Integrated
Dual-Tuner DVR and High-Definition
Functionality

Microsoft Introduces Microsoft TV
Foundation Edition 1.7,One of the First
Software Platforms to Support Motorola
DCT6400 Series Set-Tops With Integrated
Dual-Tuner DVR and High-Definition
Functionality 05/03/2004 03:16 PM
Today at The National Show, the National Cable & Telecommunications Association's (NCTA's) Annual Convention and International Exposition, Microsoft Corp. announced Microsoft® TV Foundation Edition 1.7, the latest update of its digital cable software platform and one of the first to support the Motorola DCT6412 set-top with integrated dual-tuner digital video recording (DVR) and high definition functionality. Microsoft TV Foundation 1.7 provides cable operators with a comprehensive and flexible solution to deploy, market and merchandize premium services such as video on demand (VOD) and high-definition television (HDTV), and provides some of the most advanced support for DVR available today, taking full advantage of the new dual-tuner capabilities of the Motorola DCT6400 advanced digital set-top platform. Microsoft TV Foundation Edition 1.7 will be on display at Microsoft Booth No. 2223.

Windows Media Player 9 Series and 10
Series Add-in for Microsoft FrontPage

Windows Media Player 9 Series and 10
Series Add-in for Microsoft FrontPage 09/03/2004 01:08 AM
This add-in enables new capabilities for FrontPage users including the ability to: Easily embed the Windows Media Player 9 Series or 10 Series control into FrontPage web pages and SharePoint sites; Control the look and feel of the media playback experience; Easily convert your media files for efficient network delivery. Publish to a Web or streaming server automatically. All this from within the add-in's wizard without having to write any script!

Microsoft touts High-Definition video
production tools for Windows XP

Microsoft touts High-Definition video
production tools for Windows XP 04/20/2004 08:48 AM

Microsoft Technology Powers Leading
Broadcast Tools And IPTV Solutions at
IBC2004

Microsoft Technology Powers Leading
Broadcast Tools And IPTV Solutions at
IBC2004 09/12/2004 05:12 AM
Today at IBC2004, the International Broadcasters Convention, Microsoft Corp. is highlighting a range of new broadcast technologies and delivery solutions built for the Microsoft® TV Internet Protocol Television (IPTV), Windows Media® 9 Series and Windows® CE platforms.

Telestream offers OS X Windows Media 9
encoding

Telestream offers OS X Windows Media 9
encoding 09/10/2004 10:35 AM
Telestream on Friday introduced Flip4Mac -- digital media tools that enable Mac OS X users to import and export files in Windows Media format. The software works from within any QuickTime-based application, supporting QuickTime Player, iMovie, Final Cut Pro and others. A "standard" version will allow standard-definition export, while a pro HD version adds high-definition output support and 5.1 channel audio. Both versions are expected to be released in the fourth calendar quarter of 2004, starting at under US$100.

V Inc. Announces Bravo HD DVD Player
With Windows Media Video 9 and HighMAT
Playback.

V Inc. Announces Bravo HD DVD Player
With Windows Media Video 9 and HighMAT
Playback. 01/07/2004 07:13 PM
V Inc. Announces Bravo HD DVD Player With Windows Media Video 9 and HighMAT Playback. The experts over at AVS Forum discovered a feature that's not in the press release: "An Internet connection will be available on the Bravo D3 to play WMV9 content that the content provider has chosen to implement DRM."

Telestream offers Windows Media encoding
support

Telestream offers Windows Media encoding
support 09/10/2004 11:16 AM
Telestream today announced what it calls the industry's first support for exporting or importing files in the Microsoft Windows Media format on Mac OS X...

Microsoft Announces Leading Broadcast
Companies to Deploy Products and
Services Based on Windows Media 9 Series

Microsoft Announces Leading Broadcast
Companies to Deploy Products and
Services Based on Windows Media 9 Series 04/19/2004 02:59 AM
Rainbow DBS's Satellite Service VOOM, U.S. Digital Television and Akimbo to Support Windows Media 9 Series; Submission of VC-9 to SMPTE Reaches Committee Draft Status

Microsoft Business Solutions Showcases
ERP Strategy and Road Map

Microsoft Business Solutions Showcases
ERP Strategy and Road Map 06/16/2004 11:57 AM
Reaffirming its commitment to innovation across its family of business applications, Microsoft Business Solutions today announced ongoing investments to enhance its enterprise resource planning (ERP) product lines, which offer financial management, supply chain management (SCM), customer relationship management (CRM) and business analytics functionality. Over the next 12 months, all four ERP product lines -- Microsoft® Business Solutions--Axapta®, Microsoft Business Solutions--Great Plains®, Microsoft Business Solutions--Navision® and Microsoft Business Solutions--Solomon -- will see significant enhancements, underlining Microsoft Corp.'s strategy to continue development for these solutions and meet customer needs as they evolve.

World's First Single-Chip Solution for
Multi-Standard High Definition Solutions
from HDTV and DVD to 3G Mobile

World's First Single-Chip Solution for
Multi-Standard High Definition Solutions
from HDTV and DVD to 3G Mobile 01/06/2005 03:27 PM
3G Jan 6 2005 4:32PM GMT

DIRECTV Announces Plan to Launch Next
Generation Satellites to Provide
Dramatic Expansion of High-Definition
and Advanced Programming Services.

DIRECTV Announces Plan to Launch Next
Generation Satellites to Provide
Dramatic Expansion of High-Definition
and Advanced Programming Services. 09/10/2004 01:42 AM
DIRECTV Announces Plan to Launch Next Generation Satellites to Provide Dramatic Expansion of High-Definition and Advanced Programming Services. Translation: Spaceway failed before it got off the ground (literally).

Sigma Launches the First All-Format
Media Processor Offering High Definition
Support for H.264, WMV9/VC-1, and
MPEG-2.

Sigma Launches the First All-Format
Media Processor Offering High Definition
Support for H.264, WMV9/VC-1, and
MPEG-2. 01/06/2005 10:26 PM
Sig ma Launches the First All-Format Media Processor Offering High Definition Support for H.264, WMV9/VC-1, and MPEG-2. Are you seeing this, Roku?

High-Definition Movies on DVD Discs
Arrive for Users of Windows XP

High-Definition Movies on DVD Discs
Arrive for Users of Windows XP 01/08/2004 07:36 PM
Microsoft Corp. today announced that 16 feature films are being released as high-definition movies on DVD discs by a variety of publishers using the high-definition video capabilities of Microsoft® Windows Media® 9 Series (WMV HD). The 16 titles include 10 IMAX movies from MacGillivray Freeman Films Inc., and movies from Artisan Home Entertainment Inc., National Geographic, Luc Besson and more. The movies will be available at retail in two-disc DVD sets that contain both the movie in standard definition for playback on any DVD player and a companion DVD disc that contains the entire feature film in high-definition video and 5.1-channel surround sound using WMV HD, for playback on a Windows® XP-based PC. In addition, leading companies today signaled they have products or services available for content owners to author, produce and/or secure additional titles using WMV HD DVD discs.

df|Media Group And The Hollywood Edge
Announce At NAB, The Exclusive Release
Of The AFX™ – Advanced Audio Effects
Sound Effect Series

df|Media Group And The Hollywood Edge
Announce At NAB, The Exclusive Release
Of The AFX™ – Advanced Audio Effects
Sound Effect Series 04/19/2005 03:41 AM
NAB Show Las Vegas: The multi-award winning teams at Soundelux’s The Hollywood Edge and df|Media Group announce the release of AFX – Advanced Audio Effects sound effect series at the 2005 NAB Show. This leading edge library was designed specifically for interactive, entertainment and game development producers and is exclusively available through the Hollywood Edge. [PRWEB Apr 19, 2005]

Microsoft Announces Windows Media
Connect Technology, Enabling Seamless
Media Transfer Between Windows XP-Based
PCs and Consumer Electronics Devices

Microsoft Announces Windows Media
Connect Technology, Enabling Seamless
Media Transfer Between Windows XP-Based
PCs and Consumer Electronics Devices 01/08/2004 07:36 PM
Today at the 2004 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Microsoft Corp. announced Windows® Media Connect, technology designed to enable hardware manufacturers to easily develop devices such as Digital Media Receivers (DMRs), which have rich functionality for playing digital media files stored on personal computers over home networks. A broad range of industry leaders have announced their support of this upcoming technology, including leading PC OEMs and consumer electronics device manufacturers including Arcadyan Technology Corp., Creative Labs, Dell Inc., Mediabolic Inc., PRISMIQ Inc., Rockford Corp., Roku, Simple Devices Inc. and Toshiba. Leading content service providers such as LAUNCH Music on Yahoo!, MusicNow (formerly FullAudio), and Napster also endorsed Windows Media Connect for its ability to extend the reach of their content and services to a new range of consumer devices. Available in 2004, Windows Media Connect technology will overcome two critical hurdles faced by networked media devices today: compatibility between proprietary devices and ease of access to content stored on the PC.

Windows Media Encoder 9 Series SDK

Windows Media Encoder 9 Series SDK 08/10/2004 10:38 AM

Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD
Battle

Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD
Battle 09/03/2004 09:55 AM
Blu-ray on Wednesday said Microsoft Corp. (MSFT.O: Quote, Profile, Research) has won the DVD technology group's backing of a video compression standard for new high-definition discs, marking an advance for the software maker in an emerging consumer electronics arena. Two consortia, Blu-ray and HD DVD, are competing to become the technology for the next generation of DVDs which can store high-definition movies and many times the data of today's discs.

Update for Windows Media Player 9 Series

Update for Windows Media Player 9 Series 05/01/2004 03:53 PM

Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD
Battle (Reuters)

Microsoft Wins a High-Definition DVD
Battle (Reuters) 09/01/2004 05:18 PM
Reuters - Blu-ray on Wednesday said Microsoft Corp. has won the DVD technology group's backing of a video compression standard for new high-definition discs, marking an advance for the software maker in an emerging consumer electronics arena.

IBM looks to High-end Windows solutions

IBM looks to High-end Windows solutions 06/05/2004 01:31 PM

Update for Windows Media Player 9 Series
(KB837272)

Update for Windows Media Player 9 Series
(KB837272) 05/15/2004 01:12 PM

Windows Media Player 9 Series Software
Development Kit

Windows Media Player 9 Series Software
Development Kit 12/12/2003 10:29 AM
The Microsoft® Windows Media® Player 9 Series Software Development Kit (SDK) provides information and tools to customize Windows Media Player and to use the Windows Media Player ActiveX® control. This documentation also provides information about using Windows Media metafiles.

Creating Skins For Windows Media Player
9 Series

Creating Skins For Windows Media Player
9 Series 02/14/2004 10:37 PM

Industry embraces Windows Media 9 Series
at NAB 2004

Industry embraces Windows Media 9 Series
at NAB 2004 04/20/2004 12:25 AM
The professional video, film, and broadcast industry continues to embrace Windows Media 9 Series and deliver innovative breakthrough services and solutions based on Windows XP and Windows Media 9 Series. The audio and video codecs in Windows Media 9 Series provide state-of-the-art quality and compression efficiency, which means more content can be delivered at higher quality over networks or on physical media, at lower costs than other technologies.

Windows Media 9 Series Codec
Installation Package for IT
Professionals

Windows Media 9 Series Codec
Installation Package for IT
Professionals 09/02/2004 03:25 PM

Windows Media Player 9 Series Winter Fun
Pack 2003

Windows Media Player 9 Series Winter Fun
Pack 2003 11/13/2003 12:32 PM
Dress up your Player for the holidays, organize your holiday music, or reorganize your whole music library. The Windows Media Player 9 Series Winter Fun Pack includes skins, auto playlists, a visualization, and a tool to export details about your whole catalog to put you and your computer into the holiday spirit.

Creating Skins For Windows Media Player
9 Series White Paper

Creating Skins For Windows Media Player
9 Series White Paper 02/14/2004 09:21 AM
Describes how to plan, design, and create a skin for Windows Media Player 9 Series. Readers should have a basic understanding of Microsoft JScript (or a similar scripting language), as well as a basic understanding of XML.

Multilingual User Interface Packs for
Windows Media Player 9 Series

Multilingual User Interface Packs for
Windows Media Player 9 Series 08/06/2004 06:56 PM

FIX: Windows Media Player 9 Series quits
unexpectedly playing online content

FIX: Windows Media Player 9 Series quits
unexpectedly playing online content 07/13/2004 08:46 PM

FIX: Windows Media Player 9 Series quits
unexpectedly while you are playing
online content

FIX: Windows Media Player 9 Series quits
unexpectedly while you are playing
online content 07/13/2004 12:25 AM
When you are playing content from a network source, Microsoft Windows Media Player 9 Series may quit unexpectedly (crash) if Windows Media Player briefly loses the network connection and then tries to reconnect. If you are using Windows Media Player together with a host application such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, and Windows Media Player is embedded in the host application, the host application may quit unexpectedly if the network connection is lost.

Just Like High-Definition TV, but With
Higher Definition

Just Like High-Definition TV, but With
Higher Definition 06/03/2004 02:07 AM
With high-definition television only just beginning to catch on, researchers at the Japanese national broadcaster NHK are already working on a successor.

High-powered business coalition backs EU
commission against Microsoft (AFP)

High-powered business coalition backs EU
commission against Microsoft (AFP) 04/06/2005 09:21 AM
AFP - A five-member coalition of high-tech heavyweights, including IBM, Oracle and Nokia, has thrown its weight behind the European Commission in its anti-trust court battle with US software giant Microsoft, the group's lawyer said.

Intel Showcases Advanced Computing
Research

Intel Showcases Advanced Computing
Research 05/06/2004 03:00 AM
Advanced chip, wireless, mobile and server technology comprise some of the research projects Intel is tackling.
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