This whole thing with Media Center sounds great! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brent Harding" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 9:37 PM Subject: Re: Article: Microsoft Details Vista's Media Features
> The idea looks good! It would be nice to be able to tell JFW to play > through > a headset in combination with everything else, but not to record it if > you're recording. These days there is no easy way to shoutcast using > software speech because you have to switch every program to another card > instead of just Jaws. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve Pattison" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC Audio" <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org>; "GUI Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > "Access-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 7:39 PM > Subject: Article: Microsoft Details Vista's Media Features > > >> This article is taken from www.betanews.com. -Steve. >> >> Microsoft Details Vista's Media Features >> By Ed Oswald, >> BetaNews >> April 24, 2006, 12:49 PM >> >> Microsoft on Monday detailed innovations coming in Windows Vista that >> the company >> believes makes the operating system superior in the delivery of >> multimedia. This >> would include several enhancements to Windows Media itself as well as >> expanded functionality >> within Windows Media Center, now standard in Vista. >> >> The company is promoting the new features of its upcoming operating >> system at the >> National Association of Broadcasters convention being held this week >> in Las Vegas. >> >> With online multimedia becoming more prevalent, traditional >> broadcasters are increasingly >> interesting in utilizing the Internet as a method for delivery. >> >> "With Windows Vista, we went back to the drawing board to create a >> premier platform >> for audio and video," Windows Digital Media Division corporate vice >> president Amir >> Majidimehr said. >> >> Improvements to playback of media include glitch resilience, which >> will ensure that >> audio and video applications will receive processor priority during >> playback. The >> company has also made enhancements to the playback of audio. For >> example, each application's >> volume can be set separately, rather than the universal setting of >> previous operating >> systems. >> >> In addition, device roles will be introduced. Initially, peripherals >> will be grouped >> into three categories: general, music and movies, and communication. >> >> This would allow for applications to route sound through a specific >> device:; for >> example, music could play through the computers speakers, while >> e-mail alert chimes >> sound in a headset. Additionally, enhancements to the digital audio >> processing will >> allow for higher fidelity audio. >> >> On the Windows Media Center side, Vista will introduce the Windows >> Media Center Presentation >> Layer. This feature will allow developers to easily create >> applications that can >> take advantage of the "ten-foot interface," as well as match the look >> and feel of >> Windows Media Center. WinFX support will also allow for further >> visual enhancement >> of these applications. >> >> To demonstrate this functionality, Microsoft is showing NAB attendees >> an application >> created by Showtime Networks. The prototype is an interactive >> television channel >> for its award-winning series "Weeds." >> >> "Whether you are a music producer, post-production house or >> television studio, you >> will find that Windows Vista is an incredibly powerful tool for the >> future of content >> creation, delivery and playback," Microsoft's Majidimehr said. >> >> Vista is expected to be completed in late 2006 and released publicly >> in early 2007. >> >> >> Regards Steve >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Skype: steve1963 >> MSN Messenger: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >> http://www.pc-audio.org >> >> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we >> offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com >> > > > _______________________________________________ > PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... > http://www.pc-audio.org > > To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we > offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com > _______________________________________________ PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. To see what other lists we offer, visit us on the web at http://www.MosenExplosion.com
