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Past, Present, and Future of Internet Stream Video Section
I: Introduction of the Topic
A.)
As a senior electronic communications major and news anchor of
UNC-Chapel
Hill’s own student newscast Carolina
Week, I certainly know the importance of a strong website
that looks organized, professional, and visually stimulating to
potential future employers. While many student organizations on
campus require only a strong visual text-based website, in the
broadcasting field it is also important that CW’s own website
has sufficient video clip. With strong video capabilities that
enable employers to not only read my broadcast stories in print,
but also witness my talents on air through online video links.
I decided to research the topic of streaming Internet video because
I am curious on how Internet video evolved from its primitive
forms and how the technology came to be where it is today.
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Section II: Two print sources available on the
topic from UNC-CH libraries
Conti,
Cynthia, and Kurt Lancaster. Building a home movie studio &
getting your films online: an indispensible guide to producing
your own films & exhibiting them on today's hottest source
-- the Internet. New York: Billboard Books, 2001. Available at
Davis Library: TR896 .P64 2001.
Fraley,
Ruth A., and Bill Katz. Video to online, reference services and
the new technology. New York: Haworth Press, 1983.
Available at SILS library Z711 .R43 no. 5-6.
Section
II-B: One non-paper source from the UNC libraries
Alesso,
H. Peter. E-Video: Producing Internet video as broadband technologies
converge. [CD-ROM].
Boston: Addison-Wesley, c2000.
Available at UNC-Chapel Hill’s SILS library. TK5105.887 .A43 2000.
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Section III: Electronic Indexes and Databases
Sources.
1) Mark Claypool, Yubing Wang and Zheng Zuo. “An Empirical Study
of RealVideo Performance across the Internet.” From the Internet
Measurement Workshop. New York: ACM Press, 2001. 295-309. Database
on-line. Available from ACM Digital Library Database. <http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=505202.505239>.
[1 Feb 2003]
2)
Weber, Jonathan. “Internet Video: Idea Whose Time Will Come….Slowly.”
In The Los Angeles Times. 13 May 1996, (Business), 4. Los Angeles:
Times Mirror Company, 1996. Database on-line. Available from Infotrac
Custom Newspapers. <http://web1.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/705/131/32115891w1/purl=rc1_SP01_0_CJ57171010&dyn=8!xrn_13_0_CJ57171010?sw_aep=ncliveuncch
>.
[31 Jan 2003]>.
3)
Karlin, Susan. “Video on Demand is Ready, But the Market is Not.”
In The New York Times. 10 Oct 2002, Section G (Business), 8. New
York: The New York Times Company, 2002. Database on-line. Available
from Lexis- Nexis Academic Network. <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe>.
[30 Jan 2003].
4) Clark, Don. “RealNetworks, Intel to Offer Software that Increases
Internet Video Quality.” In The Wall Street Journal. 24 May 2000,
Eastern Edition, B8. New York: Dow Jones and Company, 2000. Database
on-line. Available from Wall Street Journal/Infotrac Custom Newspapers.
<http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?Did=000000054096151&Fmt=3&Deli=1&Mt
d=1&Idx=6&Sid=4&RQT=309>. [28 Jan 2003].
5) Overton, Rod. “Streaming Audio Can Enhance Web Site.” In The
Greensboro News and Record. 19 Oct 1996, Section D (Life), 6.
Greensboro: The News and Record, 1996. Database on-line. Available
from Infotrac Custom Newspapers. <http://www.nclive.org/cgi-bin/nclsm?rsrc=106>.
[Jan 27 2003].
6) Gelles, Jeff. “Open Access to Broadband Internet May Be History.”
In The Philadelphia Inquirer. 23 Nov 2002, (Lifestyle) Philadelphia:
Knight Ridder/ Tribune News Service, 2002. Database on-line. Available
from Lexis-Nexis Academic Network. <http://web.lexis-nexis.com/universe>.
[Jan 29 2003].
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Section IV: Web Sources available on the topic
1)
Streaming Media World
Web Address: http://www.streamingmediaworld.com.
Brief Description: SMW is a strong site that gives the latest,
most up-to-date news on technology advances in the Internet streaming
video field. This helpful site includes links to the top 10 Internet
radio stations and gives great feedback of consumer questions
about the latest streaming gadgets. This site is great for streaming
researchers as well as Joe Consumer.
Source: Jupiter Media Corporation
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College And Educational
Web Address: http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Television/News/College_and_Educational.
Brief Description: This site was essential in my comparison of
web video clips from college newscasts across the country. From
a Google search, this site gives you web links to the top 12 college
newscasts, ranging from the University of Syracuse UUTV to UNC-Chapel
Hill’s own Carolina Week. This site is very helpful for anyone
interested in comparing the on-air work of electronic communications
majors from across the country.
Source: Google
3) Title of Web Page: Streaming
Web Address: http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/S/streaming.html.
Brief Description: This far-reaching site, inside the full-text
Webopedia site, is clutch in providing a wealth of information
on the subject of Internet video streaming. This site encompasses
information about the RealNetworks and G2, two of the top streaming
servers today. Also, this site provides a sizeable link that describes
in full detail the differences between high-speed and modem connections
for streaming. This website is a great bet for consumers and tech
researchers alike.
Source: Jupiter Media Corporation
4)
Title of the Web Page: Internet Video Magazine
Web Address: http://internetvideomag.com.
Brief Description: Internet Video Magazine is a great website
that allows people to read about the latest articles in streaming
technology and reviews . The site also has its own search engine
that gives solid information about past and present achievements
in the streaming field. The articles are updated by the month,
so this site is a must for those interested in the latest technological
developments of web streaming video.
Souce: Internet Video Magazine
5)
Title of Web Page: TV Radio World: Your Internet Broadcast Directory
Web Address: http://www.tvradioworld.com/default.asp.
Brief Description: This large and far-reaching site is a directory
of all the television and radio Internet broadcast stations from
around the globe. Included in this site are the addresses to all
major radio and Internet TV broadcasters, as well as a useful
search engine that answers technology questions as well as searching
for a web station in people’s nearest region. This site is very
informative to those who look to expand their contact with various
web TV broadcasters.
Source: TV Radio World.
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Section V: Short Essay on the Streaming Video
Topic
Title: Moving Pictures on your PC: Internet Video Steaming
(TOPIC AREA: College Newscast Websites)
____Since the Internet’s mainstream
consumer explosion in the mid-1990s, Internet streaming video
continues to expand its technological base as the lines between
watching TV and movies from a television or computer become increasingly
blurred (no pun intended). As much of America waited impatiently
through dial-up connections in the mid-1990s, computer gurus were
cautiously optimistic about the possibilities of video technology
on the Web. The problem hindering early web video was that transferring
live, high capacity video between high and low speed modems often
caused still and weak quality pictures. (http://www2.rad.com/networks/1996/video/video.htm).
____But as the millennium approached,
this problem was almost entirely eliminated as millions of subscribers
joined forces to high-speed, broadband connections, validating
the predictions made by many computer analysts in the mid-1990s.
http://web1.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/705/131/32115891w1/purl=rc1_SP01_0_CJ57171010&dyn=8!xrn_13_0_CJ57171010?sw_aep=ncliveuncch.
___ In 2003, such past technological
advances have led to today’s high speed Internet standard of quick,
fast moving video streaming clips. For electronic communication
students, quick and clear video streaming clips on student newscast
websites is essential for job placement with broadcast employers.
With strong websites that handles clear streaming pictures, broadcasting
students can analyze and compare their work with colleagues from
around the country. After searching in Google for today’s top
college newscast sites, (http://directory.google.com/Top/Arts/Television/News/College_and_Educational),
it is apparent that in terms of web video quality, the University
of Southern California’s Annenberg TV News, Syracuse’s UUTV, and
UNC-CH’s very own Carolina Week all set the standard out for their
web video’s high resoulution and smooth moving picture.
__ _As technology moves into 2004
and beyond, further evolution with Internet with web streaming
is imminent. The current question is whether more people will
access video services via the Internet. But, while some are optimistic
of web pay-per-view’s potential long-term successes, the numbers
show currently, just over a million consistently subscribe to
such services. (http://www.internetnews.com/bus-news/article.php/1563251).
What stands next in the growing dependence of Internet video is
anyone’s guess.
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or concerns? Contact me at broders@email.unc.edu.
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