Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Internet Video News, Press Releases, Product Announcements

Internet Video News

RINCETON, N.J., June 19, 2007 - A fresh new source for free mobile video "snacks" is online with today's launch of Clippz.com (www.clippz.com), the world's first and only way to "sideload" optimized video clips from the Internet to a mobile device - bypassing mobile carriers in the process.

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Clippz.com deploys proprietary, patent-pending technology to deliver the highest level of video quality to more than 150 specific mobile video players (and a total of more than 1 billion devices worldwide) including cell phones, PDAs and portable media players including the iPod and Zune. more

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San Francisco, CA -- June 19, 2007)

Digital Anarchy, a leading provider of cost-effective special effects software for Adobe and Apple products, today announced the release of ToonIt! for Film/Video. ToonIt! 1.0 will reliably and easily create cartoon-like images from film and video footage, freeing artists from time consuming techniques such as hand painting and rotoscoping. The filters use advanced algorithms from Toonamation to create cartoon shading and lines in After Effects, Final Cut Pro, Motion and Premiere Pro. more

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June 19, 2007 – San Diego, CA – Internet Video Magazine announced their online guide that makes it easy for families, video amateurs and kids to create their own summer vacation movies and share them on the net.

Article online at http://www.internetvideomag.com/Articles_2007/061507_SummerVacationPage1.htm


"Most people shoot video of their vacation and it does not go anywhere, the tapes just sit on a shelf and no one ever gets to see them," said Mark Shapiro, Editor in Chief at Internet Video Magazine. "Nowadays, transferring and editing video is easy - putting it up on a free video sharing site like YouTube, MySpace or Divx Stage6 is simple and safe. Families have no excuse to not share their vacations with the relatives." more

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Modulus Video, Inc., the leading provider of MPEG-4 AVC video encoding systems for IPTV, today introduced several new configurations of its MRE2000 series receiver encoder, each designed to meet the unique needs of telecommunications operators. With configurations to support both high definition (HD) and standard definition (SD) video, the new models provide telcos with the video headend functionality needed to quickly and cost-effectively launch IPTV services. more

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Young@Heart Chorus, whose members range from 73 to 92 years old. Singing songs they shouldn't even know, at an age when they're expected to be sitting quietly somewhere, they subvert all accepted notions of old and young. read the story, see the videos

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DivX, Inc. (NASDAQ:DIVX) and SanDisk(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:SNDK) today announced a licensing agreement allowing SanDisk to include DivX(R) technology in SanDisk's Sansa(R) line of video-enabled products. As a result of the partnership, future SanDisk video products can now include interoperability with the DivX Stage6 video website. This partnership is designed to provide SanDisk consumers with seamless access to the growing library of professional and user-generated video content available today in the popular DivX format. more

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Broadcaster, Inc. (OTCBB: BCSR), announced the launch of its Powerlink technology, a free traffic sharing innovation. Powerlink provides an incentive for copyright owners to upload content into Broadcaster's video community by providing a promotional hyperlink at the end of video clips viewed on Broadcaster.com. more

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The C2-7210 is a perfect addition to TV One’s award-winning CORIO2® based C2-7000 Series. The CORIO EXP Front Panel takes the difficulty of running a live event in HD away with 48 easy to use push-buttons, multi-way navigation and LCD screen. It caters specifically to those in the live event industry with its video processing capabilities such as: Edge Blending, Seamless Switching with cross fades, two Independent Output Channels in HD and Dual PIP with up to five layers of video. more

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Envivio Inc., the leading technology provider of IP video convergence solutions from mobile to HD, today introduced an entry level encoder for 3G network operators. The quad-channel 4Caster™ M4 mobile TV encoder supports multiple bit rates, resolutions and standards within a space saving one rack unit (RU). Capable of encoding in both H.263 and H.264, and compliant with international mobile video standards including 3GPP and 3GPP2, the telco-grade M4 allows operators to optimally distribute high quality audio and video to mobile phone and mobile television subscribers. more

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Adobe today announced the availability of Adobe GoLive 9 software. This intuitive new version empowers non-code savvy design professionals to create modern, CSS-compliant websites using a visual interface and design techniques familiar to anyone who knows Adobe InDesign CS3 software and print layout. With GoLive 9, designers can master the basics of web design and then grow into building more sophisticated web experiences using the industry-leading tools in Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 software. more

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DivX, Inc.(R) announced the winners of the DivX Film Festival on Stage6(TM), an online community for people who love video. The winning video submissions—containing DVD-like features such as interactive menus, chapter points, subtitles and alternate audio tracks—can be viewed by visiting www.stage6.com/DivX-Film-Festival. It's also a great opportunity to check out a unique high-quality video site that has grown exponentially since its launch in August 2006 more
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Pinnacle Systems, the consumer division of Avid Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVID), today announced the retail availability of the new sub-$100 Pinnacle PCTV HD Stick for anytime, anywhere television watching from a personal computer. The compact device enables consumers to view live television on their PC complete with pause, rewind and fast-forward time-shifting functionality. They can even record their favorite programs for viewing later, at their convenience. more

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CallWave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CALL - News) today announced that it has been selected by the editors at CNET Webware as a finalist in the first ever "Webware 100" awards for its Visual Voicemail service. CallWave Visual Voicemail is a free, PC-based service that sends a copy of mobile phone voicemail messages to users' email - enabling them to see, sort, listen and respond to messages from the convenience of their computer. more