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Euclid Discoveries, More Incredible Claims, Must Be Monday

Posted in September 18th, 2006
by Mark in Video, Data Compression

Euclid Discoveries continues with their modus operandi, talking big and showing nothing. Now it’s a 5X improvement in compression over standard MPEG-4, at least in a press-release-ware.

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Windows MCE Replacement On a Budget

Posted in August 14th, 2006
by Mark in Web Articles, Audio, Video

Dr. Dobb’s Portal August, 2006
Article on DDJ site

Over the years I’ve spent quite a bit of time and money experimenting with the best ways to implement networked music and video in my home. Back in 2004 I showed you how to build a home […]

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Another Incredible Video Compressor?

Posted in August 2nd, 2006
by Mark in Video

Incredible video compression claims are a morbid fascination of mine - usually it’s obvious that the claims are going to go down in flames, and it’s just a matter of watching for the inevitable disaster. I’m using the term incredible in its literal sense, a synonym for unbelievable, which comes in to play when somebody […]

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A new mobile video codec

Posted in July 21st, 2006
by Mark in Video, Data Compression

There are a lot of video codecs in the world, and the competition is pretty fierce. Is there any room for a newcomer to claw out some market share? There are lots of pretenders, but few who actually succeed in making a dent in the marketplace.
Let’s look at what’s already out there and in […]

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Building Your Home Video Jukebox

Posted in February 9th, 2004
by Mark in Web Articles, Video

Byte.comFebruary 9, 2004
Article on Byte.com

I’ve been an ardent proponent of server-based digital media for a long time. Way back in 1999, technology finally reached the point where I could migrate my music collection from CDs to a server, with the result chronicled here. Once […]

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