| The limits of video codes | | Posted Tuesday, January 24, 2006 4:18:45 PM by Rose Martins | Video codes are there to protect the video producers.  Without the correct codes, the videos cannot be reproduced or viewed on your PC or DVD player. All videos have protective codes, from music videos to video games.
Certain videos come with free code that is accessible to all, others are restricted.
Sites like Myspace require payment to view the video, and therefore use a special html code to protect their online videos.
Some video codes are zoned, allowing only certain DVD players to read the code and play back the video.
It's really not funny when you've rented or purchased a video, sit down to watch and you can't because it's not the right code zone.
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| | | Review: SanDisk V-Mate a feature-rich accessory | | Posted Wednesday, February 07, 2007 3:12:49 PM by Blog57 Team | | In 2006, we reviewed a nifty little accessory from Neuros that allowed you to take video that's output from just about any analog video source and convert it to an MPEG-4 video file that's suitable for viewing on portable devices such as the iPod with video, the Sony PSP, and various smart phones and handhelds. The interface wasn't all that snazzy, but the Neuros MPEG-4 Recorder 2 Plus ($160 list) did exactly what it advertised it would do, filling a need for users who wanted to take content they'd already paid for and turn it into a mobile-friendly video format. Since then, Neuros has come out with an even more advanced mini digital VCR, the Neuros OSD Linux Media Recorder ($230), which is drawing from the open-source community for its capabilities. The company has also managed to pick up some competition from a much more established brand, SanDisk, which is now offering the V-Mate video flash memory card recorder.... | |
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| | | Pixsy Helps Publishers Get the Picture | | Posted Thursday, January 25, 2007 1:25:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | Thumbnails could become a new source of livelihood for web publishers who opt to work with PixsyPower—a new monetized image and video search program launched by the Pixsy Corp. in December. Having powered visual search for companies such as PureVideo and Info.com, Pixsy decided to expand its service and provide its platform to anyone with a web page. The company hopes the new service will take its particular brand of search mainstream, while also generating fresh traffic and ad revenue for publishers of all types. .... | |
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| | | 2007 Detroit Auto Show; Lexus Unveils Two High-Performance Vehicles - VIDEO ENHANCED | | Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:15:33 PM by Blog57 Team | | Detroit January 8, 2007; Lexus unveiled the IS-F high-performance luxury sedan and the LF-A sports-car concept at a press conference today at the 2007 North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit. The all-new 2008 IS-F high-performance luxury sedan will deliver more than 400 horsepower from a 5.0-liter V8 engine when it goes into production. The LF-A supercar concept is equipped with a V10 engine that produces more than 500 horsepower. Together, the two exciting new cars make a dramatic statement of Lexus performance. The IS-F and LF-A are very different vehicles, yet they share the same DNA, design philosophy, and heritage. Prominent in both vehicles, the "F" designation was first conceived nearly 20 years ago with a project internally coded "Circle-F," with the "F" standing for "flagship." This was the original code for what became the Lexus Division.... | |
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| | | Dear fellow AAJ contributors, | | Posted Sunday, December 17, 2006 1:18:02 PM by Blog57 Team | | It's that time of year again, when we look back upon what we've heard, take stock of what we've done, and make plans for the months ahead. Please read this special year-end announcement... 2006 Top Ten Lists: Your Vote Counts! A Big Round of Applause For... New Faces at AAJ This Year's Developments The Year Ahead... 2006 Top Ten Lists: Your Vote Counts! As veteran AAJers know, we have a longstanding tradition of polling contributors to determine the collective top ten discs of the year. Since we're quickly approaching the end of the year, we'd like you to look over the music you've heard in 2006 and see which discs strike you as the most outstanding new releases (and reissues). If you want to cast your vote now, you can submit your picks through our handy online form.... | |
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| | | Sierra Entertainment Unleashes the Dragon in Eragon the Video Game | | Posted Wednesday, November 15, 2006 3:17:19 AM by Blog57 Team | | Sierra Entertainment, a division of Vivendi Games, announced today that the video game Eragon, based on the upcoming epic adventure film from Twentieth Century Fox is available at retailers nationwide and will be followed by the feature film opening in theatres nationwide on December 15th. In Eragon, the video game, players will immerse themselves in the mythical world of Alagaesia and fulfill their destiny as a Dragon Rider. Featuring the voice talents and likenesses from the film's star-filled cast -- Ed Speleers, Sienna Guillory, Garrett Hedlund and Robert Carlyle -- Eragon is an unparalleled action-adventure fantasy experience. "We are excited to capture the adventure and beauty of Eragon for fans worldwide and to create an interactive experience authentic to the Eragon universe in the official video game of the Twentieth Century Fox film," said Cindy Cook, chief strategy and marketing officer for Vivendi Games.... | |
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| | | Intel's quad-core speeds up video | | Posted Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:30:58 PM by Blog57 Team | | Tests show that Intel's first quad-core chip, the 2.66-GHz Core 2 Extreme QX6700, should bring impressive speed boosts to complex video-editing and 3D-rendering work. But, while you might think that, since two cores are good, four cores will be twice as good for all your computing tasks, our exclusive tests of the new chip tell a different story. Although PCs with the new quad-core chip (formerly code-named Kentsfield) offer plenty of speed, our tests reveal that many users will get more bang for their buck by sticking with Intel's other Core 2 Extreme chip, the 2.93-GHz, dual-core X6800. (For more on dual-core performance, click here ). For the same price, the X6800 chip offers just a bit more clock speed than the 2.66-GHz QX6700 does, and with few mainstream applications tuned to take advantage of four or more CPU cores, the extra clock speed provides a real performance advantage on most tasks.... | |
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| | | Video-game console wars ready to heat up again | | Posted Monday, November 13, 2006 7:11:14 PM by Blog57 Team | | The final two next-generation video game consoles -- Sony's PlayStation 3 and Nintendo's Wii --launch next weekend, signaling the newest war for allegiance in one of the consumer electronic industry's most lucrative segments. Sony and its PlayStation 2 dominated the previous console generation, garnering a 70 percent market share. But a multitude of changes, including higher prices and new controller designs, could spell the end of Sony's grip. You're likely to find a Wii in stores when it is unveiled Nov. 19. But unless you plan to wait in line for a day or longer, don't bother hoping for a PS3 on Friday. It'll be scarcer than last year's Xbox 360. Strategy games The two newest systems offer radically different views on where video game consoles are headed.... | |
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| | | Code Talkers subject of middle school project | | Posted Sunday, November 12, 2006 7:44:00 AM by Blog57 Team | | Rehoboth Middle School student Jesse Sanchez takes notes while Navajo Code Talker Bill Toledo talks about his experiences as a Code Talker during World War II. Code Talkers related their experiences to Rehoboth Middle School Students who then did projects on what they learned Thursday morning. [Photo by John A. Bowersmith/Independent] By Elizabeth Hardin-Burrola Staff Writer REHOBOTH ? A group of local middle school students came a little closer to understanding the sacrifice Americans make when they became U.S. soldiers in wartime. On Thursday, students at Rehoboth Middle School met with several Navajo Code Talkers to interview them for the school's Code Talker Living History Project. The students learned how to research and prepare for an interview, and they operated video cameras as they taped the interviews.... | |
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| | | New on video | | Posted Friday, November 10, 2006 3:31:15 PM by Blog57 Team | | Dan Brown's novel is utterly preposterous; Ron Howard's movie is preposterously entertaining. Howard is a better filmmaker than Brown is a novelist, and he follows Brown's formula (exotic location, startling revelation, desperate chase scene, repeat as needed) and elevates it into a superior entertainment, with Tom Hanks as a theo-intellectual Indiana Jones and Audrey Tautou (with Hanks, above) as the French cop who becomes his accomplice. The plot is so convoluted, it's a miracle the code is ever broken, but Howard evokes mood and mystery that weaves a spell. Yes, the film makes outrageous claims about the Catholic Church and its order of Opus Dei, but they are such fantasies no one of sound mind could seriously entertain them. Rated PG-13. (Roger Ebert) DVD special features: 11 featurettes.... | |
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| | | BroadLogic claims video processor is cable's Holy Grail | | Posted Wednesday, November 08, 2006 11:25:30 PM by Blog57 Team | | SAN FRANCISCO ? BroadLogic Network Technologies, a provider of chips for broadband networks that counts TimeWarner Investments among its prominent investors, said Monday (Nov. 6) it has introduced a video processor that enables cable operators to triple their digital spectrum. According to BroadLogic (San Jose, Calif.), the BL80000 TeraPIX chip is a massively parallel, multi-channel video processor, capable of decoding dozens of digital video streams and generating a full analog and digital service tier. The TeraPIX processor powers a new type of residential gateway, installed outside or just inside a residence, which allows the network to be all-digital, while subscribers continue to receive cable-ready analog video, digital video, high speed data and voice services, the company said.... | |
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