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2 Release Notes for IP/TV Viewer Release 3.0
New and Changed Information
New and Changed Information
The IP/TV Viewer may be freely distributed when used in conjunction with an IP/TV 3400
Series Server, IP/TV Server or IP/TV Content Manager. The IP/TV Viewer software is
included with all IP/TV 3400 Series Servers, IP/TV Server, and IP/TV Content Manager
products. Technical support for the IP/TV Viewer will be covered by any service contract
associated with the IP/TV 3400 Series Servers, IP/TV Server, and IP/TV Content Manager
Products.
IP/TV Release 3.0 introduces the following new features:
• Video enhancements
Quality for low-end and high-end video for live and prerecorded has been improved.
IP/TV extends high-quality video by including MPEG2 at full resolutions (720 x 480).
Additionally, IP/TV enhances low-end quality by supporting MPEG4 for low-bitrate
streams.
• Audio enhancements
Quality for low-end audio has been improved with the inclusion of MP3 and Windows
Media Audio support.
• Management enhancements
Management of IP/TV video services has been extended to support multiple IP/TV
Server Clusters and IP/TV Viewer proximity groups. IP/TV Server Clusters allow the
user to group servers based upon video content, geographical locations, or any
combination thereof. IP/TV Viewer proximity groups allow the administrator of an
IP/TV system to create viewer sets that pull content from specific IP/TV Server
Clusters. The enhanced management features allow for flexible video service
management schemes.
• Data integration enhancements
Data Integration has been greatly enhanced for easier delivery of nonvideo and audio
data types. Web Presenter provides the ability to send information via web pages along
with audio and video. IP/TV has incorporated the ability to supports Streaming Format
(ASF) content, which support many features such as content markers. Content markers
are used to 'mark' specific places within a stream for quick location indexing.
• Windows Media Technology (WMT) integration
IP/TV has integrated Windows Media Technology (WMT) with IP/TV to provide the
best of both intranet and Internet streaming video.