2004 December

One of the big frustrations for fans of movies is the confusion over playback options for DVDs from other parts of the globe. If you live in a region where PAL format DVDs are the standard (most of the European and Asian continents), you may not be able to buy some movies at the same [...]

Before you buy that HDTV you’ve been drooling over at the electronics store, it’s a good idea to consider how much screen will actually fit in the space you want to watch it. 65 or 70 inches may sound like the perfect screen size, but what if the distance between the screen and your peepers [...]

Professional Version of DivX Video Technology to be Bundled With All CyberLink Products Sold in Retail and Online Outlets
San Diego, CA and Taipei, Taiwan - December 10, 2004 - DivXNetworks, Inc., the company that created the revolutionary, patent-pending DivX video compression technology, and CyberLink, in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, today announced a [...]

The Antiques Roadshow FYI site is the online companion for the new series, which is a spin-off from the popular Antiques Roadshow original.
The producers of Antiques Roadshow proudly present Antiques Roadshow FYI, a spin-off series of half-hour programs packed with as much suspense and information as the wildly popular original. Antiques Roadshow FYI airs weekly [...]

CyberLink Corp. (5203.TWO), a world leader and pioneer in providing integrated solutions for the Digital Home, announced today its support for DVD-R (VR mode) and MPEG 2/4 AAC audio. DVD-R (VR mode) is the latest format approved by the DVD-Forum, allowing the recording of copy-once protected content in DVD-VR format. MPEG 2/4 AAC is [...]

Ultra Video Joiner is a tool to help you join or merge AVI (Divx,XviD,MPEG4),
MPEG I/II, DVD (.VOB), RealMedia (.RM,.RMVB), VCD (.DAT), and ASF/WMV files in one
large file in various format. You can add an unlimited number of video files
to the list and easily rearrange their order if needed ,then merge the videos
files to a large [...]

Many of you may be big fans or are starting to get your feet wet with Podcasting, the new phenomena that has started to spread across the web where individuals create mp3 broadcasts distributed through RSS feeds to express their views and thoughts in a talk radio format. Some of the most popular being Phillip [...]

Ultra Video Splitter is a tool to help you split, cut, or trim a large
AVI (Divx,XviD,MPEG4), MPEG I/II, DVD (.VOB), RealMedia (.RM,.RMVB), VCD (.DAT), or WMV/ASF file into smaller clips. Using the included video player, you can
split a movie file to smaller clips in AVI (Divx,XviD,MPEG4), MPEG I/II, VCD,
SVCD, DVD, or WMV/ASF format. Ultra Video [...]

You’ve ripped 10,000 songs to your hard drive and transferred them to your portable media player. Then the light bulb comes on. You don’t have to listen to this music through headphones in your living room, or while you are pool side in the backyard. Playing all these tracks through traditional speakers makes more sense. [...]

Stop-Motion Animated Video Celebrates 40th Annual Broadcast of the Holiday Television Special, “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer”
Video Will Be Available Exclusively on AOL Music For 24 Hours on December 9
Song Available Exclusively on the Rudolph’s 40th Anniversary DVD as a Bonus CD Single
New York, Dec 7, 2004 - Just in time for the holidays, AOL Music [...]

Digital still cameras take movies in a variety of formats; some more accessible to a broad user base than others. Kodak, Nikon, and Olympus commonly record movies in the QuickTime MOV format, which is not easily edited by all video editing apps and require QuickTime for viewing (which may be something people either can’t install [...]

Do you have a brand new digital camera or are you going to pony up the money to buy one this year? Then you know you will have lots and lots of images to save on your hard drive. And you know you are going to forget what the images are about - [...]