In Dust We Trust
We were going to call this series of stories "Industry
News", but thought [with the help of some dyslexic
downtime] that "In Dust We Trust", sounded much
better.
So lining up for the first story is news that Macromedia
are going to give the new Director 7.02 release support
features like: streaming MP3 and DirectSound support;
QuickTime 4 video streaming; enhanced font embedding;
and new support for Macromedia Flash 4.
The Director 7.02 update is now available as a free
download for all registered users of Director 7 and the
Director 7 Shockwave Internet Studio from Macromedia's
Web site.
http://www.macromedia.com/
Cleaning the pipe for second round is news that AT&T,
BMG, Matsushita and Universal Music have announced a
joint agreement to develop and test technology for large-
scale, secure music and media distribution.
Not to be out done by everyone else having a pop at their
own standard, their Electronic Media Distribution (EMD),
will I'm sure *really* help everything move forward
in a clear, decisive way. But don't worry it is an "open
technology [that] would provide consumers with an easy
and convenient way to obtain and play music in new and
compelling digital formats." Yeah, doesn't MP3 already
do that?
http://www.bmg.com/
Sonic Foundry slides in third with their news that they
have updated Sound Forge 4.5 to incorporates
RealNetworks' G2 file format support and MP3 support
as a plug-in. Sound Forge 4.5, if those not in the know, is
an audio media editing environment containing a wide
range of processes, tools, and effects for manipulating
audio including support for audio and video formats.
Current owners of the program are eligible for a free
update and demo versions are available.
http://www.sonicfoundry.com/
