Maybe, they can set up some sort of system of testing, much like the FDA uses for drug approval. So, if a company can document that the software is stable for N period of time with fewer than X failures, it may market the software with a limited liability/warranty. The only negative effects would be that older software would be used longer, and the bar may be too high for smaller companies/OSS distributors to even qualify.
Finally, Word Perfect 5.1 and Dr.Dos can make a comeback.
Eee gahds Watson, You are right. But, trplayer probably wouldn't work with the included codecs anyway.;-)
I simply looked at the requirements page linked from Real's homepage. Then I checked the link there to the older players, and only Mac OS 7.0/8.0 were available.
Hardly Elementary, my dear Watson.
As you probably guessed, I don't use RealOne or Mac OS X.
And, of course, real.com is a twisty maze leading, mostly, to the pay versions of their products/services.
Since Real Audio is (apparently) the most common format
The Text-Mode RealMedia Player (TRPlayer) is a RealMedia player for Unix which has a command-line interface. It can play RealAudio, RealVideo, MP3, and all other media types supported by RealPlayer under Unix. TRPlayer was designed especially for blind Unix users, who don't yet have access to the graphical user interface. However, it is also useful to others; it is a good tool for background audio playback and for use on low-end hardware, such as Intel 486-based PC's.
Simply pipe this thru your favorite mp3/ogg encoder. You may need to use a cheap x86 Linux box, as OS X isn't supported by Real (yet).
I read the article (really), and the points about ease of duplication, shipping costs, media costs, etc, are all well taken and also totally obvious.
IMHO the *killer* feature, that could put (S)VCD ahead of VHS/Film, is it's potential interactivity.
This press release, describes some DVDs sold with interactive flashcards. My two year old son has the 'Baby Dolittle - World Animals', and loves it. Unfortunately the latest releases are on Disney and are region encoded, but that's another topic =). Basically it's a series of still photos, and some audio clips. The
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buttons are all you need for navigation. First you are shown a picture of an animal, say a dog. Then pushing next shows the same dog with the text "DOG" on the image, and a voice says dog. Pushing next again gets you an audio clip of the dog barking. This is very entertaining for a two year old, and now he knows the animals and their sounds. The same should hold for older kids if the media is compelling enough.
There should be enough royalty free space stuff on the NASA site to make a few discs. And of course you'd be free to create graphics for say alphabet/math cards.
Enough rambling for one post. I've been thinking about doing something like this for a while. If anyone would like to contribute (audio/video/stills/art/whatever), drop me a note and we'll set up something on sourceforge.
While I agree that VCDs aren't perfect, but being multi-disc didn't kill it in north america. Some people flipped Laserdiscs, which were/are quite popular with the videophile crowd.
Probably, it was the fact that everyone already had a VHS recorder/player, while in asia they weren't as popular/entrenched/affordable when the VCD came onto the scene.
It certainly wasn't the quality that kept it from getting popular in north america, since much of the digital cable I've seen isn't much better. Proof that the addition of the "digital" marketing buzzword would *help* VCD despite the deficiencies you've pointed out.
Personally, I think DVD is overkill for most consumer's TV/HiFi setups. What'd be nice is a middle of the road (patent/royalty free) format much like the new format (being?) developed by the Chinese.
Bonus Factoid: The SVCD standard is the only international standard developed by the Chinese.
Seems like a load of cruft, when all you really need is ssh. Not that I use windows, but can't you run the cygwin ssh from the command prompt? Barring that, what's wrong with putty?
Brag is a very simple TCL script that does subject line filtering. You can set up both.accept and.reject files. I was using it for quite some time to collect episodes of TV shows like Futurama. My reject list is something like this *.rm* *.avi* etc.. Also you can add the title/ep# for the ones you already have.
I havn't tried it lately (I don't have time), but there is a new version that supports yENC. It also features using the XOVER rather than just sequentually asking for the SUBJECT, which caused problems with the Twister server.
Using symlinks and some cronjobs to frequently purge old parts I was able to use 2-3 servers at any given time. While I doubt this is as efficient as something like NewsBin Pro, it's FREE and I can read/understand it over a beer.
Here is a great online book with the history of Nixon's rise, abuse, and fall, for those of you who aren't familiar with all the details.It's 35 chapters long and covers the whole "drug war" and the incidents leading to Watergate very well.
Just because I say he/we shouldn't be supporting the MPAA doesn't force him to rent from Blockbuster. And as I've hopefully illustrated, he isn't. And that *was* the scope of the discussion at the time.
BTW: The only reason I mentioned LaserLight in the other post was the fact that they'd stood up against the RIAA on the CD copy control issue.
My whole reason for posting was that he wasn't "forced" to rent from Blockbuster. Maybe you noticed, when you read my other posts, that I listed several alternatives in his community. Nothing like the boycott you have me launching in your original reply.
> Why don't you let the man decide on his own if he "should" be supporting the MPAA.
He should.. and that was my point, thank you. He is not forced to rent from Blockbuster, and has a choice. End of story.
P.S. If you are talking about non-MPAA companies making DVDs (we were talking about DVDs), then you are mistaken in the assumption that it doesn't fuel the MPAA.
Who licences DVDs and DVD Players?
The DVD CCA licenses the CSS system to plyer manufacturers.
Have you seen a DVD player that didn't use CSS? Me neither.
What reason would I have to sue the MPAA?? Denying me my rights to fair-use? No thanks. I'd rather just avoid the whole debacle and not buy/rent/watch movies, unless they are old/unencrypted/region-free (Alfred Hitchcock, etc.) and on a "relatively decent" label like LaserLight.
Like I said... Don't be forced.. Exercise your right to choose, even if the choice is not to participate.
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Tabloid??
What the $@#% does that mean?!
Around here, Ledger size is 11" x 17".
Granted this screenshot isn't OS X, it should work there as well.
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Now maybe these ethanol induced statments will start sounding more like marketing...
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Maybe, they can set up some sort of system of testing, much like the FDA uses for drug approval. So, if a company can document that the software is stable for N period of time with fewer than X failures, it may market the software with a limited liability/warranty. The only negative effects would be that older software would be used longer, and the bar may be too high for smaller companies/OSS distributors to even qualify.
Finally, Word Perfect 5.1 and Dr.Dos can make a comeback.
I simply looked at the requirements page linked from Real's homepage. Then I checked the link there to the older players, and only Mac OS 7.0/8.0 were available.
Hardly Elementary, my dear Watson.
As you probably guessed, I don't use RealOne or Mac OS X.
And, of course, real.com is a twisty maze leading, mostly, to the pay versions of their products/services.
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The Text-Mode RealMedia Player (TRPlayer) is a RealMedia player for Unix which has a command-line interface. It can play RealAudio, RealVideo, MP3, and all other media types supported by RealPlayer under Unix. TRPlayer was designed especially for blind Unix users, who don't yet have access to the graphical user interface. However, it is also useful to others; it is a good tool for background audio playback and for use on low-end hardware, such as Intel 486-based PC's.
Simply pipe this thru your favorite mp3/ogg encoder. You may need to use a cheap x86 Linux box, as OS X isn't supported by Real (yet).
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Have a look here: Open Xbox - PC - Bioxx
Odd that it's just now coming out, eh? ;-)
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"With an AGP slot, this is the perfect small LAN box, and the onboard video looks to be shaping up well too."
Also, FWIW, I've read that a shuttlegroup employee said that the SS40g was their last SFF box without AGP.
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Dell can just go over to OfficeMax/Staples and buy a copy of the latest windows just like everybody else.. er.. wait..
broadcast and licensing outside Asia :: Bandai Entertainment Inc. http://www.bandai-ent.com/
IMHO the *killer* feature, that could put (S)VCD ahead of VHS/Film, is it's potential interactivity.
This press release, describes some DVDs sold with interactive flashcards. My two year old son has the 'Baby Dolittle - World Animals', and loves it. Unfortunately the latest releases are on Disney and are region encoded, but that's another topic =). Basically it's a series of still photos, and some audio clips. The
buttons are all you need for navigation. First you are shown a picture of an animal, say a dog. Then pushing next shows the same dog with the text "DOG" on the image, and a voice says dog. Pushing next again gets you an audio clip of the dog barking. This is very entertaining for a two year old, and now he knows the animals and their sounds. The same should hold for older kids if the media is compelling enough.There should be enough royalty free space stuff on the NASA site to make a few discs. And of course you'd be free to create graphics for say alphabet/math cards.
Enough rambling for one post. I've been thinking about doing something like this for a while. If anyone would like to contribute (audio/video/stills/art/whatever), drop me a note and we'll set up something on sourceforge.
While I agree that VCDs aren't perfect, but being multi-disc didn't kill it in north america. Some people flipped Laserdiscs, which were/are quite popular with the videophile crowd.
Probably, it was the fact that everyone already had a VHS recorder/player, while in asia they weren't as popular/entrenched/affordable when the VCD came onto the scene.
It certainly wasn't the quality that kept it from getting popular in north america, since much of the digital cable I've seen isn't much better. Proof that the addition of the "digital" marketing buzzword would *help* VCD despite the deficiencies you've pointed out.
Personally, I think DVD is overkill for most consumer's TV/HiFi setups. What'd be nice is a middle of the road (patent/royalty free) format much like the new format (being?) developed by the Chinese.
Bonus Factoid: The SVCD standard is the only international standard developed by the Chinese.
I first read this "Your intrepid reporter took a jaunt down "...and thought it said joint =)
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err. yeah.. i missed the -X
I thought he was thrilled to run ssh in an Xterm on a windows box =)
Oh well
Since when does ssh require an X session?
Seems like a load of cruft, when all you really need is ssh. Not that I use windows, but can't you run the cygwin ssh from the command prompt? Barring that, what's wrong with putty?
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3.0 is Woody..
hamm was 2.0
potato 2.2
mkay
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I havn't tried it lately (I don't have time), but there is a new version that supports yENC. It also features using the XOVER rather than just sequentually asking for the SUBJECT, which caused problems with the Twister server.
Using symlinks and some cronjobs to frequently purge old parts I was able to use 2-3 servers at any given time. While I doubt this is as efficient as something like NewsBin Pro, it's FREE and I can read/understand it over a beer.
good luck
enjoy!
Yes. which bings us back to your argument.
Whis is to let him decide.
OK..
What other choices are there?
Just because I say he/we shouldn't be supporting the MPAA doesn't force him to rent from Blockbuster. And as I've hopefully illustrated, he isn't. And that *was* the scope of the discussion at the time.
BTW: The only reason I mentioned LaserLight in the other post was the fact that they'd stood up against the RIAA on the CD copy control issue.
DVD = BAD
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How about this?
*WE* shouldn't be supporting the MPAA!
My whole reason for posting was that he wasn't "forced" to rent from Blockbuster. Maybe you noticed, when you read my other posts, that I listed several alternatives in his community. Nothing like the boycott you have me launching in your original reply.
Really, no one should be supporting the MPAA..
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He should.. and that was my point, thank you. He is not forced to rent from Blockbuster, and has a choice.
End of story.
P.S. If you are talking about non-MPAA companies making DVDs (we were talking about DVDs), then you are mistaken in the assumption that it doesn't fuel the MPAA.
Who licences DVDs and DVD Players?
The DVD CCA licenses the CSS system to plyer manufacturers.
Have you seen a DVD player that didn't use CSS? Me neither.
Who runs the DVDCCA? Hmm?
How much are the licenses? Hmm?
How do you suppose they use the money? hmm?
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What reason would I have to sue the MPAA?? Denying me my rights to fair-use? No thanks. I'd rather just avoid the whole debacle and not buy/rent/watch movies, unless they are old/unencrypted/region-free (Alfred Hitchcock, etc.) and on a "relatively decent" label like LaserLight.
Like I said... Don't be forced.. Exercise your right to choose, even if the choice is not to participate.
Thank you, and have a nice day.
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hmm.. you shoul take your "movie junkie" wife to ..
Christies Toy Box
Norman, OK 73069-4108
(405) 321-0555
That's where I'd be.. But if she does freak out.. you could try
Video Stop
Norman, OK 73019
(405) 329-8359
Stop-N-Go Video No 1
Norman, OK 73071-4958
(405) 364-2446
Movie Place Video Tapes No 2
Norman, OK 73071-2518
(405) 447-5235
Hightower Video
Norman, OK 73019
(405) 366-8948
Fast Lane Video
Norman, OK 73071-2521
(405) 360-2545
After Hours Video
Norman, OK 73072-3390
(405) 329-3899
After Hours Video No 2
Norman, OK 73069-5815
(405) 360-7664
OK?? Don't go to BlockBuster.. mkay..
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P.S. If you'd have mentioned the closest cross streets... it would have made my work a bit easier..