Digital Renaissance Announces T.A.G. Production Suite; New Product Line Gives Web Developers Complete Solution for Creating Streaming Media Applications.NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 5, 1998--Digital Renaissance, a leading provider of interactive new media content and technologies, today announced the T.A.G. (tm) Production Suite(tm), offering Web developers the most comprehensive line of products for creating streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. applications. The T.A.G. Production Suite will be demonstrated this week at Fall Internet World in the RealNetworks partner pavilion, booth # 2507. The T.A.G. Production Suite includes the T.A.G. Editor 2.0 -- for RealSystem G2 (WIN 95/98/NT), the most comprehensive authoring solution for RealNetworks' RealSystem G2; the T.A.G. Editor 2.0 -- for RealSystem G2 (MAC), the only RealSystem G2 authoring product available for Macintosh; the T.A.G. SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) Pronounced "smile." A format for delivering and synchronizing multimedia content on the Web. Introduced in the summer of 1998 by the W3C, it is a document type (DTD) of XML and provides the timing commands that Editor, the most comprehensive tool for authoring within the SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (hypertext, language, multimedia, text, World-Wide Web) Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language - (SMIL) A language based on Extensible Markup Language (XML), that enables people without programming or scripting backgrounds to author multimedia presentations in a simple text ) environment; and the T.A.G. Batch Encoder, the only automated solution for converting traditional media files, such as AVI (Audio Video Interleaved) A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft. It interleaves standard waveform audio and digital video frames (bitmaps) to provide reduced animation at 15 fps at 160x120x8 resolution. Audio is 11,025Hz, 8-bit samples. , WAV or MOV (1) (Metal Oxide Varistor) A discrete electronic component that is commonly used to divert excessive current to the ground and/or neutral lines. Acting like a pressure relief value, an MOV is comprised of zinc oxide with small quantities of bismuth, cobalt, , into RealSystem G2 Surestream and Microsoft's NetShow 3.0 streaming formats. "New streaming formats are giving developers a broader range of options for creating Web applications. Developers need complete solutions to easily take advantage of authoring features across multiple platforms Refers to two or more operating environments, which typically include the CPU family and operating system. For example, if versions of a program run on Windows and the Macintosh, the software is said to support multiple platforms. ," said Rob Martell, director of product development for Digital Renaissance. "The T.A.G. Production Suite provides developers with the most comprehensive, easy-to-use software set for creating compelling, interactive applications using the latest streaming media formats." The T.A.G. Editor 2.0 -- for RealSystem G2 (WIN) and the T.A.G. Editor 2.0 -- for RealSystem G2 (MAC) allow developers to add time-synchronized and frame-targeted content, such as URLflips, hotspots, captions, marquees, telepromters, scrolling news, ticker tapes, and customized commands to Web applications. These interactive features, when combined with RealSystem G2 functionality for Windows or Macintosh, make the T.A.G. Editor 2.0 the most comprehensive tools for creating RealText, RealPix, RealVideo, RealAudio, and SMIL. The T.A.G. SMIL Editor aids in the production of interactive Web content. In addition to traditional, text-based editing and visual content editing features, the T.A.G. SMIL Editor incorporates a new set of authoring features that check syntax and allow developers to preview previously generated content created by an earlier version of the T.A.G. Editor, or other authoring environment. The T.A.G. Batch Encoder allows developers to automatically batch convert non-streaming files, such as AVI, WAV or MOV files, to RealSystem G2 Surestream or NetShow 3.0 streaming files. This first-of-its-kind automated encoding environment eliminates the need for an attendant, saving developers valuable time and resources when doing batch encoding. Availability The T.A.G. Production Suite beta program is available now through Digital Renaissance. Prices will be released following Fall Internet World. The final version of the T.A.G. Production Suite will ship in November of 1998. About T.A.G. T.A.G. (Temporal Annotation 1. (programming, compiler) annotation - Extra information associated with a particular point in a document or program. Annotations may be added either by a compiler or by the programmer. Generator) allows Web developers, multimedia developers and broadcast producers to publish interactive, compelling digital storytelling Digital Storytelling refers to using new digital tools to help ordinary people to tell their own real-life stories. An emerging term It is an emerging term, one that arises from a grassroots movement that uses new digital tools to help ordinary people to tell their own projects to online and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). applications. T.A.G. is the most comprehensive solution for creating quick and easy streaming media applications such as video, audio, animation, images and text. With time-sensitive tags like URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. launches, dynamic text, executable files, JAVA and VB scripts, and custom commands, T.A.G extends traditional media by synchronizing synchronizing, n a technique that a therapist uses to coordinate his or her breath with that of the client; builds trust and establishes relationship. it with additional, interactive content. For example, with T.A.G., an end-user viewing video on the Web can link to additional related information simultaneously without interrupting the flow of the video, allowing the developer to transform linear video into a multidimensional mul·ti·di·men·sion·al adj. Of, relating to, or having several dimensions. mul  ti·di·men , dynamic experience. T.A.G. products support a variety of media architectures such as RealSystem G2, NetShow, and QuickTime. Visit the T.A.G. Web site at http://tag.digital-ren.com for more information. About Digital Renaissance Digital Renaissance, with offices in Toronto, Ottawa and San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden , is a leading provider of interactive media content and technologies. Since 1991, Digital Renaissance has been working with corporate, telecom and entertainment clients to extend their stories by developing content and enabling technologies designed to transact, educate, entertain and inform across multiple media. Digital Renaissance has garnered international acclaim for innovations in advanced Internet applications, broadband architecture solutions, network media platforms, development tools and community-of-interest based programming. Digital Renaissance has leveraged its years of new media development experience to develop T.A.G. (Temporal Annotation Generator) software products, revolutionary technologies for creating interactive links and scripts to time-based media sources. Visit Digital Renaissance on the World Wide Web at http://www.digital-ren.com or call 416-535-4222 for more information. T.A.G. is a trademark of Digital Renaissance. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the properties of their respective owners. |
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