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From: scallawa@digigami.com (Scott Callaway)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Streaming 'Fast-Start' QuickTime(tm) Conversion Tool for Unix Webmasters and Multimedia Production
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 1996 20:48:00 GMT
Organization: Digigami Inc.
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Streaming 'Fast-Start' QuickTime(tm) Conversion
Tool for Unix Webmasters and Multimedia Production
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Digigami is looking for Beta testers for MovieScreamer --
our multi-platform 'Fast-Start' publishing and conversion
tool for QuickTime(tm) movies.
'Fast-Start' QuickTime movies are standard 'flattened' movie files that
have been 're-organized' for playback over the Internet (or corporate
Intranets).
Every QuickTime movie on the Internet should be converted to
the 'Fast-Start' format.
'Fast-Start' movies allow persons to play QuickTime movies before the
entire movie has downloaded (i.e. streamed playback). This streamed
playback can be done through Digigami's CineWeb plug-ins for Navigator,
through Navigator 3.0's native QuickTime plug-ins or anyone's elses
QuickTime plug-in that is 'streaming' enabled.
A 'Fast-Start' QuickTime movie is a non-proprietary format which can be
played back in any standard QuickTime viewer just like regular QuickTime
movies.
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Digigami is looking for Unix Webmasters who have existing QuickTime
movies and want the ability to convert existing and/or new movies
to the 'Fast-Start' format directly on their Unix web servers.
We are currently testing on the following platforms:
OS Version CPU
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SunOS 4.1.x SPARC
Solaris 2.x SPARC
BSDI 2.x Intel
SGI 5.2+ MIPS
DEC Ultrix V4.3 Alpha /?
DEC OSF/1 V3.2
HP HP/UX (9000)
Linux 1.2 Intel
Ports to other Unix platforms are possible. Please send specific
requests regarding ports to other platforms.
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If you would like to be a beta tester for MovieScreamer, please
do the following:
1) Go to the Digigami web site and read the MovieScreamer Info
Sheet and the MovieScreamer Press Release to ensure that you wish
to beta test our products. http://www.digigami.com
http://www.digigami.com/MovieScreamer-info.html
http://www.digigami.com/MovieScreamer-press-release.html
2) Submit the following information to
<mailto:moviescreamer-beta-testers-request@digigami.com>:
a) Your name
b) Your e-mail address
c) Your postal address
d) the URL of your Web site (if any)
e) Test platform operating system (SunOS , Solaris 2.4,
Irix 5.3, etc)
f) Test platform CPU:
(Sun4/260, Sparc5, Intel 586/133 , SGI R5000,
Dec Alpha 300Mhz .. , etc)
g) Version(s) of Netscape Navigator that you are currently using:
(Navigator 2.x Gold, 3.x Gold, etc.)
h) Approximate number of QuickTime movies at your site that
you would convert to 'Fast-Start' format
i) Any other information that you feel is pertinent to
beta testing MovieScreamer
Thanks for your interest in being a beta tester for Digigami's MovieScreamer.
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-- MovieScreamer beta test program
http://www.digigami.com
mailto:moviescreamer-beta-testers-request@digigami.com