[Nettime-bold] Re: <nettime> windows vs real

[Heiko Recktenwald <uzs106@ibm.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>]

> RealServer, and the beginning of a new era where the Player now becomes
> more important than the codec. 

Yes, what else than the absense of a decent mpeg client was the reason
for the success of Real. Real, as far as I know, is nothing but mpeg with
a special header.

> "Windows Media is simplifying the delivery of digital media for content
> providers and driving competition in the industry to deliver more and

But this player was/is also more "open" than other stuff. You dont need
those special headers, you can use *.mpg, for exemple.

So, whatever the implications are on the other side, smells like good news
for movie makers etc.

H.


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