New DVD Recognition Service Enables Advanced Fuctionality for All DVD Players.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers 2003 International CES LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2003 Initial Deployment of Gracenote VideoID Extends World's Leading Music Recognition Service to Video Gracenote, the worldwide leader in information services See Information Systems. for digital music and media, today announced it will be demonstrating Gracenote VideoID, a new service offering accurate and scalable DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. recognition. Intended for developers of all types of DVD players, the service provides an easy way to access DVD titles, related content, and other advanced information and functionality. Leveraging the technology behind Gracenote's world-renowned music recognition services, Gracenote VideoID provides compelling new features and content for the next generation of DVD players and Personal Video Recorders. Together with the Gracenote CDDB (CD DataBase) An online music database service from Gracenote, Emeryville, CA (www.gracenote.com). Developed in the mid-1990s by Ti Kan and Steve Sherf and officially known as MusicID, the CDDB is widely used to find album and song titles for the tracks on a CD. (R) Music Recognition Service, these products represent a complete media recognition system for combination DVD/CD players that are popular with consumers today. Located in Booth # 34129 South Exhibit Hall 3, Gracenote will be demonstrating the benefits of recognition and management functionality for DVD, CD and digital music products. "Extending recognition services to DVD's is going to bring new features and benefits to consumers, and help propel the next generation of DVD players," stated Ty Roberts, chief technology officer for Gracenote. "With advanced changer Changer The name given to a clearing member that is willing to assume the opposite position of a futures contract within a larger alternative exchange, of which it also is a clearing member. management, customized content trailers, parental controls This article is about computer options. For the television show, see Parental Control (TV series). Parental controls are options, typically included in digital television services, computer and video games, or computer software used to access the Internet, that - we're opening up a whole new range of opportunities with this technology." About Gracenote Gracenote is the worldwide leader in information services for digital music and media. Based in Berkeley, California Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in Northern California, in the United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington. , Gracenote provides a suite of integrated software Separate software components or applications that have been combined into one package. See integrated software package. and services that enable consumer electronics manufacturers and software developers to provide advanced digital media. Over 30 million users each month rely on Gracenote to provide a better music listening experience, wherever they listen to music. Gracenote's information services are used by leading media players including AOL's WinAmp, Apple's iTunes, RealNetwork's RealOne Player; and leading consumer electronics manufacturers including Pioneer, Phillips and Sony. For more information about Gracenote, go to www.gracenote.com/corporate/ |
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