21/08/2007 by john.

Adobe has announced the latest update for Adobe(r) Flash(r) Player 9 software, code-named Moviestar, which includes H.264 standard video support - the same standard deployed in Blu-Ray(r) and HD-DVD(r) high definition video players - and High Efficiency AAC (HE-AAC) audio support, as well as hardware accelerated, multi-core enhanced full screen video playback. These advancements will extend Adobe’s leadership position in Web video by enabling the delivery of HD television quality and premium audio content through the ubiquitous Adobe Flash Player and pave the way to expand rich media Flash experiences on the desktop and H.264 ready consumer devices. The latest update for Adobe Flash Player 9 will be available in beta for immediate download later today on Adobe Labs at http://labs.adobe.com .

With H.264 encoding already available in Adobe Premiere(r) Pro and Adobe After Effects(r) software, H.264 playback is now enabled in Adobe Flash Player, and will be supported by the Adobe Integrated Runtime (AIR) and applications developed with Adobe AIR(tm) software, including Adobe Media Player(tm). Adobe AIR is a cross-operating system application runtime that enables developers to use their existing skills to build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop. The Adobe Media Player, which leverages Adobe’s Emmy(r) Award winning Flash architecture, delivers engaging video experiences to viewers while offering content publishers new abilities to distribute, track and build businesses around their media assets.

“Adobe is committed to providing a seamless creation-to-playback solution that allows creatives and developers to produce video and rich-media once, and then deploy that content across the widest array of distribution and playback environments,” said John Loiacono, senior vice president of Creative Solutions at Adobe. “Already a broadly adopted industry standard, the inclusion of the H.264 codec in Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR, the Creative Suite(r) product line, and the upcoming Adobe Media Player will accelerate customer workflows, enabling the creation and repurpose of high-quality Web video content without extra development costs.”

Broader Reach for Video Consumers
Adobe Flash Player content reaches over 98 percent of Internet-enabled desktops, as well as a wide range of devices. Today, both live and on demand television shows are being delivered online with video that can be viewed using Adobe Flash Player, and the technology also powers the video capabilities of social networking sites such YouTube and MySpace. As Adobe expands Flash experiences outside the Web browser, content can be shared across different devices and people can get great video experiences on the video players of their choice, including the upcoming Adobe Media Player. Consumers can also stream user-generated content such as home movies from Adobe Premiere(r) Elements with Adobe Flash Player and play video movies on handheld, portable devices.

“MTV Networks has consistently led the industry in making its popular music, entertainment and comedy programming available everywhere so our audiences can stay in touch with all the great content they love from CMT, COMEDY CENTRAL, Logo, MTV, Nickelodeon, Spike and VH1,” said Nick Rockwell, senior vice president and chief technology officer for MTV Networks. “Flash is an important part of that strategy and Adobe’s support of H.264 in Adobe Flash Player, Adobe AIR and the upcoming Adobe Media Player will ensure that we continue to deliver high-quality video to our diverse audiences who expect it.”

Content developers can reduce the cost of encoding and preparing data for distribution with H.264 and HE-AAC support in Adobe Flash Player, since these standards are already integrated into their existing authoring workflows. In addition, Adobe is working with an ecosystem of video encoding partners to expand rich media Flash experiences that already support these standards.

Availability
The public beta version of the update to Adobe Flash Player 9 software, code-named Moviestar, which includes H.264 and HE-AAC functionality, will be available later today as a free download from Adobe Labs at http://labs.adobe.com . The final release is expected to be available via update in the fall. Demonstrations of Adobe Flash(r) Media Server and Adobe Flash Media Encoder supporting the new codecs will be held during the IBC 2007 at the RAI Exhibition and Congress Center in Amsterdam, September 7- 11 (Stand 7.721) and again at the Adobe MAX conference in Chicago, which begins September 30th.

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21/08/2007 by john.

The way you watch TV has changed forever! Taking control of what and when you watch has never been simpler. Evesham’s new DTR250 Twin Tuner Digital TV Recorder delivers a wealth of features to ensure you are just a click away from staying in total control of your TV viewing and radio listening.

A combined Digital Terrestrial (Freeview) receiver and Digital Video Recorder the new DTR250 from Evesham gives you access to all free-to-air digital TV channels and radio stations and includes a whopping 250GB HDD to record an extensive amount of TV programmes in digital quality. It includes a comprehensive selection of ports ensuring a phenomenal amount of connectivity options to suit your requirements.

The DTR250 has an automatic channel search facility so set up is not only instant but completely hassle-free and features an easy to read, full 7 day Electronic Programme Guide (EPG) which allows you to pre- schedule your weekly viewing and doubles as a multi guide to schedule recordings quickly and easily up to 7 days in advance.

Recording your favourite programmes couldn’t be simpler, by adding your selections to record with just one touch of a button, the DTR250 automatically records your preset selections until either storage space is filled or until you run out of things you want to record. With Twin Tuners as standard you can even record one Digital TV channel, whilst watching another.

The DTR250 also boasts the Freeview Playback logo certifying it as a high quality product to ensure you get the best TV experience with Freeview. ‘Freeview Playback’ puts you in control of the 40+ Freeview channels currently available, allowing you to watch what you want at a time that suits you. You can record programmes at the touch of a button and can schedule recordings in advance, all that you record can then be played back at anytime, you can even schedule an evenings TV list based on your recordings. Not only can you record your favourite TV programmes, you can also pause and rewind live TV so that if your viewing is interrupted for any reason you can return to the part of the programme you left off or if you miss or simply want to repeat a pivotal moment in a programme you can do so with ease.

All of the DTR250’s features are easily accessible with the supplied fully functioning, user friendly remote control giving you total viewing control at the touch of a button.

The DTR250 is available now for only £169.99 Inc VAT from www.evesham.com.

DTR250 Main Features:

Twin Tuner (DVB-T) – Record one channel while watching another

Time Shift - Pause live TV

One button record

7 Day EPG (Electronic Programme Guide)

Once, daily, weekly programmed event recordings

250Gb HDD

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