GST Develops New Streaming Video for Internet.Business Editors/Hi-Tech Writers CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2000 Good Stuff Technologies announces the development of "Stream It!"(tm), a new streaming video A one-way video transmission over a data network. It is widely used on the Web as well as company networks to play video clips and video broadcasts. Computers in home networks stream video to digital media hubs connected to a home theater. technology for the Internet. Version 1.0 of "STREAM IT!"(tm) uses complex compression algorithms to permit narrow-band streaming of video and audio over the Internet using a standard 28.8K, 56K, or higher modems. Frame rates can be set to almost any setting from 1 to 30 fps, but are generally 15 fps for narrow-band applications. Window sizes also may vary depending on the bandwidth settings at the time the video bit stream is compressed. For narrow-band width applications, the optimum size is generally 160 X 112 or 160 X 120. If sufficient bandwidth is available, larger window sizes (320 X 240 up to full screen) as well as improved audio and video quality are possible. In the coming months, special interfaces using this new technology will be made available to use Stream It!(tm) for Video Conferencing See videoconferencing. (communications) video conferencing - A discussion between two or more groups of people who are in different places but can see and hear each other using electronic communications. , Video E-Mailgrams, Internet Video Video material obtained from the Internet. It may refer to streaming video from real time broadcasts, streaming archival material or downloading video files for watching later, all of which are viewed on the computer. Telephone, Web Cams, wireless video cellular telephones,.and other wireless technologies. "STREAM IT!"(tm) audio and video bit streams do not require the use of a special server. Due to the low bit rate, the audio and video streams can be streamed from an ordinary HTTP server. Special video servers (i.e., UDP UDP (uridine diphosphate): see uracil. (User Datagram Protocol) A protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite that is used in place of TCP when a reliable delivery is not required. , TCP (1) (Transmission Control Protocol) The reliable transport protocol within the TCP/IP protocol suite. TCP ensures that all data arrive accurately and 100% intact at the other end. , FTP FTP in full file transfer protocol Internet protocol that allows a computer to send files to or receive files from another computer. Like many Internet resources, FTP works by means of a client-server architecture; the user runs client software to connect to ) are not required. Moreover, the audio and video streams can be embedded into almost any web page since the player does not spawn an external player. Instead, the player resides within the Browser Window itself. This allows the initial bit stream to be loaded at the time the web page is loaded. Presently, a temporary BETA "setup" program which installs the Stream It!(tm) player is available free and can be easily downloaded from the Good Stuff Technologies website located at: http HTTP in full HyperText Transfer Protocol Standard application-level protocol used for exchanging files on the World Wide Web. HTTP runs on top of the TCP/IP protocol. ://www.goodstufftech.com. The player works on Netscape, Internet Explorer, as well as AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Browsers. This "setup" program will be eliminated all together in the near future. Instead, the player will be downloaded automatically and installed at same time the webpage loads to avoid installation by the user. Good Stuff Technologies Inc. is a research and development company which specializes in advanced technologies and related applications used in microcomputers, mainframes, and the Internet. Areas of concentration include: Computer Science, Mathematics, and Telecommunications. |
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