Category | Streaming Media: Audio & Video

Today Apple talked about the new iPhone 3.0 software that will be available this spring. Apple announced that the new iPhone software will be compatible with embedded video in HTML5, which is supported by GravityLab's mobile hosting solutions, like mp4 H.264. Also HTTP streaming for audio and video, codecs and chunking support. Trust the GravityLab network for all your streaming video hosting solutions, including iPhone streaming products designed to reach your mobile audience. To get started with a free consultation about converting your multimedia assets to mobile compatible formats and delivery,...

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The Lonely Forest, Natalie Portman's Shaved Head and The Oregon Donor are Pacific Northwest pop bands finding new fans across the country. The groups are getting recording contracts, touring widely and generating buzz in the pages of pop music magazines like Spin. Part of their success comes from their prize winning performances at Sound Off. Sponsored by Seattle's Experience Music Project, the Sound Off competition is a battle of Pacific Northwest bands made up of musicians 21 years old and younger. Click here to listen with Real Audio or High Quality mp3 or Low Speed mp3

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University of Washington President Mark Emmert and the department of Computer Science and Engineering host Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates for the final stop of his six-university tour, as Gates transitions from Microsoft to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Listen to the audio (mp3) Watch the streaming video (mp4)

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via nytimes.com Millions of cubicle dwellers across the country helped set records for Internet traffic on Tuesday as they watched online video of the inauguration ceremonies — or at least tried to. The overwhelming demand meant that some Web sites and data networks had trouble keeping up, forcing many people to turn to less cutting-edge forms of media. The latest on the inauguration of Barack Obama and other news from Washington and around the nation. Join the discussion. “It was really frustrating to have this great technology and still not be able to watch the speech,” said Dan Robinson,...

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From WNYC - "The video-sharing site YouTube is a reliable source of homemade comedy, political manifestos and quirky confessionals. It could also put some music teachers out of a job. Today we examine the pros and cons of music lessons offered through the popular online destination." Listen to the show (mp3)

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With the arrival of digital technology, we’ve become a nation “of multitaskers, snackers and samplers,” says Jonathan Miller, Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AOL. A longtime player in the media industry, Miller perceives two distinct trends emerging: the fragmentation of consumption, due to “an incredible explosion of choice,” and the consolidation of money and power in the business. These intertwined phenomena will continue to play out, Miller believes, “to the consumers’ benefit,” because the consumer is in control. Content is available across many platforms,...

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KeepV : Their online service allows you to download video from YouTube, MySpace, Google - then you can transcode with whatever product you choose. Vixy : This service converts a Flash Video / FLV file (Youtube's movie, etc) to MPEG4 (AVI / MOV / MPEG4 / MP3 / 3GP) file. Zamzar : Have you ever needed to convert formats you don't have the software for? Zamzar supports AVI, FLV, Google Video files, MOV, MPEG4 ( mp4 ), MPG, and WMV Media Convert supports 3GP (in/out) AMV (out) ASF (in) AVI (in/out) DV (in) FLI (in) FLV (in) GVI (in) MKV (in) MOV (in/out) MP4 (in/out) MP4 (out) MP4 (out)...

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Via streamingmedia.com: "For years, Ben Waggoner's been sharing his expertise on video codecs with the streaming industry. These days, he's working on Windows Media, and here he provides the lowdown on the latest developments in Microsoft's audio and video codecs." Listen to the discussion on Windows Media ( Mp3 )

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Princeton University's Cornel West, rapper Talib Kweli, and U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters of California join a panel of hip-hop artists and academics to explore the role of hip-hop in America Download mp3 audio Download mp4 video Streaming video low bandwidth  high bandwidth Streaming video low bandwidth  high bandwidth

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Ben Harper and his band perform an uplifting set of great music on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic: Click here to watch the video recording (Real Player Required) Click here to listen (Windows Media) Click here to listen (Quicktime) Click here to listen (Real Player)

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