Javu Technologies First To Offer Editor For Streaming Media Files

Streaming Media For The Web Can Now Be Created On The Web

2-May-00

Javu Technologies, Inc., has launched a new version of its industry-leading online video editing system that can now edit streaming media files in addition to creating and editing videos in all other popular formats. JavuNetwork 2.5 is the only way streaming video files (specifically, ASF - Active Streaming Format - files) can be edited. JavuNetwork also includes true remote hierarchical file management and build facilities. Concurrent with the release, the company has completely redesigned and upgraded its filmmaker community site, VideoFarm.com, and launched a free video editing service for individuals who want to experiment with what digital video content creation on the Web has to offer. JavuNetwork is a new approach to video creation, editing and management. Rather than requiring the user to buy a high-end desktop, digitizing card and other expensive hardware and software, Javu enables filmmakers, video hobbyists and others to rent use of the software over the Internet by the month. This ASP (Application Service Provider) model gives anyone with an ordinary PC or Mac access to the powerful resources of Javu's revolutionary media editing and management applications running on a central farm of high-performance UNIX and NT servers. Because it is Internet-based, JavuNetwork can be used with any browser, whether it is running on a PC, a Mac or even a Unix machine. Unlike proprietary PC or Mac-based solutions, it is compatible with just about every common video, image, text and sound format on the Internet, with the end-product viewable by anyone with access to the Web. JavuNetwork is presently available for use by subscribers at http://www.VideoFarm.com and for license by telcos, ISPs, Internet Content Providers, portals and other parties who wish to offer comprehensive multimedia services on their sites directly from Javu Technologies. Now, with the release of JavuNetwork 2.5, users have the ability to build videos offline. While JavuNetwork runs on powerful servers that are faster than any desktop editing station, once all the editing decisions have been made, building a large high resolution file can take time. Now filmmakers can use their computer for other tasks (or work on different JavuNetwork projects), while their video is being created by JavuNetwork on Javu's servers, a freedom that is unavailable with a local system. JavuNetwork 2.5 also integrates advanced file management capabilities to help filmmakers work on a number of files and manage their projects more easily. In addition to the new version of JavuNetwork, Javu has completely redesigned VideoFarm.com and added several features for amateur and ""serious"" filmmakers. Amateurs can now get their first taste of video editing for free through JavuNetplay, a wizard-driven creation and editing environment designed for small applications such as video greetings cards, online resumes or sharing of home videos. They can also reference FlickTips, a beginner's guide to filmmaking on the Web, through a partnership with Flicktips.com. An example video created using JavuNetplay can be seen at www.VideoFarm.com/example. Serious filmmakers will now be able to easily distribute their videos online thanks to VideoFarm's new Personal Online Cinema. The Personal Online Cinema enables filmmakers to embed their videos into a professional-looking Web page using a simple wizard-like tool. Visit http://www.videofarm.com:8060/onlinetheater/cyberspace.html to see an example. For users more skilled with HTML, VideoFarm continues to offer members their own URLs, allowing Web-savvy filmmakers to design their own pages. Javu has also added online account management so members can update their account information and seamlessly switch between packages (in addition to free JavuNetplay services, VideoFarm.com members get premium JavuNetwork resources plus up to a full gigabyte of hosting for fees ranging from $19.95 to $89.95 per month). About Javu Technologies Based in New York and founded in 1998, Javu Technologies Inc. is the first company to provide the technology and services for online multimedia content creation, editing and management in the ASP paradigm. Leveraging patent-pending proprietary RIVL technology from Cornell University and a highly-skilled research and development team in Russia and the US, Javu has created powerful and sophisticated products, positioning the company as the clear market leader. The company's flagship JavuNet line of products, which includes JavuNetwork, JavuNetwork Group and JavuNetplay, is the first to feature platform-independent free-format cross-media systems, which enable remote access, management and editing of all types of digital media content including video, image, audio, text and animation over and across the Internet or an intranet. Javu's network-centric model enables individual users to benefit from flexible collaborative project development and roaming access, while utilizing the superior computational resources and cost efficiencies of time-shared central server farm access. The company markets its Webby-nominated VideoFarm.com (http://www.videofarm.com) online video editing and management service to businesses and consumers, and its JavuNet applications to corporate intranets, ASPs, ISPs, Internet Content Providers and portals that want to offer value-added rich media online services to their customers. Javu Technologies is a privately-held company. More information about Javu Technologies can be found at http://www.javu.com.

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