Video

• Guide to Desktop Video - Learn all about the latest trends in desktop video from the Mining Company.
• Media CHANNEL - Daily guide to video on the Internet, includes movies, music, news, sports, tv, and webcams.
• VideoUser - Articles, tips, and reviews make up this product guide from ZDNet.
• CNet - Webcams - Articles and reviews illustrating what to look for in a webcam, and which are the best.
• DV Live - Tools and services for the digital media professionals.
• InterneTV - Great site offering on-demand music and videos, film clips and trailers, art, and original programs.

Downloadable Clips

• Digital Film Festival - Traveling festival shows innovative ways people are using technology to make indie films.
• Eurocinema - A multimedia warehouse for European art and independent film.
• Multimedia Library - Video and audio clips from Hollywood Online.

Media Players

• RealNetworks - Download this free player or find out how to buy the Realplayer G2 Pro.
• Windows Media Player - This Microsoft player can handle most multimedia file types including WAV, AVI, QuickTime, and RealAudio 4.0 and RealVideo 4.0.
• A2B Music Player Version 2.0 - This version of the music player works with the Realplayer G2 to provide streaming media at a higher quality.
• Apple QuickTime - Download this popular video clip player. Also available are QuickTime VR, and QuickTime Internet movie tool.
• Astarte - Allows you to create mpeg streams of any QuickTime movie for playback on mpeg compatible systems.
• Astarte MPEG Exporter - Export component for Quick Time movies. Includes support services and downloads.
• CrystalGram - Demo version of this Windows95 program for sending video emails using the Crystal Net compression technique.
• Daemon - NeTalk - Talk directly to people over the Internet, intranet, or local network. Includes support, download, and product links.
• EarthTuner - Multimedia player which uses RealAudio to reel in radio and television stations from around the world. Take a look at screen shots and some FAQs.
• Galt Shareware and Software - Video Launch Pad is Windows shareware which plays avi, mov, wav, MIDI, and is available here - scroll down the page to find it.
• GRINS - Uses the W3C SMIL standard to play streaming media in a browser, mainly as a development project in a system geared more toward features than performance.
• Helio SOJA - SOJA uses HTTP and Java to render SMIL presentations into simple streaming web pages.
• I Visit - Developers of a multi-party video conferencing application. Find system requirements and downloads.
• Johnny C N Lee Software - Makers of the P-in-P Movie, a QuickTime movie player. Includes downloads and links.
• M2COM - Multimedia Components - MacGSM is a drag and drop compressor/decompressor for GSM to au and vice versa. Download the full program for Mac.
• MacUpdate - Movie CD Player 1.0.3 - Download this shareware version of this Macintosh compatible CD and movie player.
• Media Sequencer - Takes the user's sound files and complies them to be played in different sequences. Provides a screen shot and FAQ on the product.
• Microsoft Media Manager - Win95/NT 4.0 player/indexing tool for sounds, movies, and pictures. Requires 486/66 or higher, 16MB RAM; beta expires May 1 1997.
• Microsoft NetShow - VXtreme Interactive Player - Windows 95/NT utility to view streaming video, synchronized with other elements on a web page. With controls to fast forward, rewind, stop, or pause.
• MidiPlus - (Freeware) Full featured drag and drop Midi Player that also plays AVI, Wav, and MP3 files.
• MpegTV - Beta version of this software mpeg player for the Linux operating system, free for download. Links to info about the product.
• Multimedia Xplorer - 32-bit application (Windows 95/NT 4.0) for handling most types of multimedia files, including images, sounds, videos and icons. Shareware, US$20.
• Multimedia Xplorer - Windows program for handling all sorts of multimedia file types, including images, sounds, videos and icons. Evaluation version available.
• Neonborders - Simple image viewer that offers access to your windows media player.
• NET TOOB - Handles mpeg, avi, mov, QuickTime VR and real-time audio and video files. Download the product, read the specs, or become a beta tester.

Streaming Media Guide

• AudioNet - Netcasting live concerts, sports, music, books, and hundreds of TV and radio stations.
• ChannelSEEK - Guide to audio and video events on the Internet, with descriptions, ratings, times, and fee schedule.
• LikeTelevision - Streaming sci-fi, cult and horror movies, classic TV shows and music videos, updated weekly.
• KCRW
• LiveConcerts.com - Cybercasts live and archived, plus chat with the stars.
• MSNBC - Up-to-the-minute news and sports, with current affairs features from Microsoft and NBC's joint venture.
• NPR - News, programs, member stations, live online feeds, and audio archives.
• On the Air - Find radio and television stations that you can hear online.
• RealAudio - Multi-platform software for real-time audio playback over the Internet or corporate intranets. Download the player, server or encoder.
• Ruch Limbaugh Radio Program - Listen to the views of the conservative radio talk show host and his guests weekdays.
• SonicNet - Alternative music chat, news, reviews, and cybercasts.
• Spinner.com - Broadcasting over 100 channels of commercial-free music via Web browser or Internet connection.
• Talk America - Live talk programming 24 hours a day, seven days a week. More than 40 shows each week on a wide diversity of subjects with varying political viewpoints.

Video Cards

• Graphics CardUser - Graphics card articles and reviews from ZDNet.
• ATI Technologies - Graphics, communication, and multimedia software.
• Broadway MPEG Video - Half-size PCI board and software for Windows 95/NT. Captures, digitizes and compresses analog video to mpeg-1 avi format.
• Byte Magazine - Graphics Accelerators for Business - Byte Magazine's review makes accelerator recommendations on the basis of cost, performance and overall value.
• BYTE's Video Glossary - Explanation of video terms such as "lossy compression" and "cinepak."
• Capture Cards Review - Hands-on review and product evaluation of non-linear editing cards priced under $US1,000.
• CardChannel.com - Impact offers PC cards to key distributors and resellers in the computing and digital camera arena in the US and Europe.
• Dimension 3D Games Cards - Manufacturer information on 3D games cards plus a discussion forum with user questions and opinions.
• DTV Handbook Online - Answer the survey questions and you'll be advised which video capture card and non-linear editing system is best for you.
• Hercules Graphics Accelerators - A developer of graphics and multimedia hardware.
• How to Buy a Graphics Card - Guide from Computer Shopper.
• Miro Products Info Page - Product overview and technical data for Miro's range of graphics accelerator cards.
• Number Nine Visual Technology - Maker of graphics accelerators, chips, and boards.
• Radius Digital Video Info Server - Comprehensive repository of background information, tips, and resources for users of the Radius digital video system.
• Tips for Tricky Installs - Installation advice for video capture cards, covering cabling, ports, memory addresses and the VESA specification.
• Vidspeed 4.0 Survey - Instructions for getting the VIDSPEED program so you can check and compare the speed of your graphics card.

Tech References