RealNetworks and Intel Collaborate on Next-Generation Video Technology

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RealNetworks and Intel have announced a major breakthrough in video streaming technology, enabling high-quality streaming and download-and-play video for a wide range of internet users. The collaboration has resulted in the development of RealVideo 8, which provides superior quality in both streaming and download-and-play applications, catering to users with connections ranging from modem to broadband. This innovation has significant implications for internet users, broadcasters, and online content providers.

Key Takeaways:

  • RealNetworks and Intel have jointly developed RealVideo 8, a next-generation video streaming technology that provides high-quality streaming and download-and-play video for a wide range of internet users.
  • RealVideo 8 includes new algorithms that improve smoothness of motion, enhance readability of text and graphics, and reduce common video artifacts such as "blockiness," "ringing," and "mosquitoing."
  • The technology is optimized for Intel Pentium III processors, providing improved performance and multiprocessor support.
  • Internet users with broadband connections (200Kbps - 500Kbps) can experience near-VHS-quality video with RealVideo 8.
  • Modem users (56Kbps) can also experience a level of clarity and smoothness of motion previously impossible with prior generations of internet video.
  • RealVideo 8 enables download-and-play video programming comparable to broadcast television, opening up new business models for pay-per-view, subscription, and other video content.
  • The technology enables the delivery of high-quality video to digital entertainment devices for playback on televisions.
  • RealSystem 8, which includes RealServer, RealProducer, and RealPlayer, is the only standards-based, operating system-independent, fully scalable, and highly extensible media delivery platform.

Statistics:

  • Over 85%* of Web pages containing streaming media content use RealNetworks formats.
  • More than 200 developers have created applications for the RealSystem 8 platform.
  • Internet users with broadband connections (200Kbps - 500Kbps) can experience near-VHS-quality video with RealVideo 8.
  • Modem users (56Kbps) can experience a level of clarity and smoothness of motion previously impossible with prior generations of internet video.

Sources:

  • PRNewswire, May 24 (no specific citation, but the article is attributed to PRNewswire)
  • RealNetworks website (no specific citation)
  • Intel website (no specific citation)