Re: [Fed-Talk] TV Shows in the Internet
Re: [Fed-Talk] TV Shows in the Internet
- Subject: Re: [Fed-Talk] TV Shows in the Internet
- From: Alan B Stepakoff <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 08:56:41 -0800
Apparently we (Mac community) were not invited to this party.
When I attempted to try out the new Hi-Q Video format, I get the
message that it only works with Windows XP, IE 6.0, and WMP 10.0.
Alan Stepakoff
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
At 11:31 AM -0500 11/16/05, William Cerniuk wrote:
TV on the internet is coming of age.
Will standard streaming technology (MPEG-4 AVC otherwise H.264)
prevail or will proprietary streaming technology achieve a strong
hold?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051115/ap_on_hi_te/online_tv
Dozens of old television shows including "Welcome Back Kotter" will
be available online and free-of-charge under a deal between America
Online Inc. and Warner Bros.
"Welcome Back Kotter," "Sisters" and "Growing Pains" are among the
30 series to be offered initially. They will be grouped on channels
by genre, including comedy, drama, animation, sci-fi and horror,
action-adventure and "vintage TV."
[snip]
Some of the shows will be offered in a new video format, "AOL
Hi-Q," that AOL promises will offer DVD quality on a full computer
screen. Users will be directed to a plug-in to install the
technology on their computer.
Sounds like standard H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) high def video at first...
but not so fast there...
http://hiqvideo.aol.com/
Seems that the "deal" forgot to mention Microsoft... proprietary
formatted video in Windows Media 10.0. Anyone but Windows XP users
need not apply.
The teaser site for AOL is at:
http://television.aol.com/in2tv
Further note, unlike the competition, there will be commercial ads
in these videos.
Very Respectfully,
Wm. Cerniuk
Wm. Cerniuk
Army PEOEIS/AKO
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