Needs: Windows 95, Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0
Keywords: ACTIVEX PLUGIN STREAMING VIDEO AUDIO WIN95
TYPE: Freely distributed
LIBRARY: IC/ Helper Apps
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Author's Web Address: http://www.microsoft.com/advtech/activemovie/amstream.htm
Problem Report Web Page: http://www.microsoft.com/advtech/activemovie/feedback.htm
The Microsoft« ActiveMovie streaming format (ASF) is a new data-independent format for storing and transmitting illustrated audio -- multimedia content specifically designed for the Internet and corporate networks.
ActiveMovie streaming format allows multiple data objects (for example, audio objects, video objects, still images, events, URLs, Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) pages, and programs) to be combined and stored in a single synchronized multimedia stream. It encapsulates existing popular media types and formats such as MPEG, .avi, .wav and Apple« to be synchronized and stored efficiently on a variety of servers.
ASF is network-transport neutral and can be transmitted over a variety of protocols and networks, including TCP/IP, UDP, RTP, IPX/SPX, and ATM. ActiveMovie streaming format addresses a number of important issues in multimedia-content storage and transmission, such as efficient packetization for multiple network transports, a flexible timing model, support for multiple bit rates, error correction and concealment, and the ability to support future media types through dynamic extension. Because .asf files can be streamed, playback of these files can begin immediately.
TO INSTALL: Run the file AMOV4IE.EXE
DOCUMENTATION: None included with the file. See the Web Page.
