NEW YORK---May
1, 2000-- 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 R&D 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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