NetShow
NetShowwas Microsoft's original framework for Internet network broadcasting, intended to compete withRealNetworksRealMedia&Vivo(acquired in 1998 by RealNetworks).[1]It was later renamed and marketed under theWindows Mediaumbrella.
NetShow 1.0 came out in 1996.[2]A newer version, 2.0, was included inWindows NT 4.0SP3 in 1997.[3]Version 3.0 came out mid-1998.[2]The whole product line was renamedWindows Mediain October, 1999, four months beforeWindows 2000appeared.[2]
The NetShow name is still carried on in theuser-agentstring in current versions ofWindows Media Player,which reports as "NSPlayer".
Components[edit]
- NetShow Player (version 2.0 was included withInternet Explorer 4March 10 1997,[4]now incorporated intoWindows Media Player)
- NetShow Services (renamedWindows Media Services) It was eventually incorporated into the media server functionality of MicrosoftInternet Information Services (IIS).Netshow server and encoder functionality was also integrated into PowerPoint as part of the Online Broadcast functionality in Microsoft Windows 95.
- NetShow Encoder (renamedWindows Media Encoder)
- NetShow Real-Time Encoder
- ASF Editor
- NetShow Presenter
- VIDTOASF
- WAVTOASF
- ASFCHOP[5]
- NetShow Channel (renamedWindows Media Station)
- NetShow Server (also known as Theater Server): A high bitrate, full frame, on-demand streaming media solution for closed-circuit networks (such as airplanes or hotels).
Related technologies[edit]
- Active Streaming Format (ASF) (later renamedAdvanced Streaming Format,then toAdvanced Systems Format)
- Microsoft Media Server(MMS)
References[edit]
- ^"Microsoft Netshow Server".ServerWatch. December 30, 1999. Archived fromthe originalon September 10, 2012.
- ^abcShaw, Russell (January 17, 2004)."The Evolution of Rich Media".iMedia.
- ^"Microsoft Announces Immediate Availability of NetShow 2.0 Beta; Brings Multimedia Broadcast and Communication To the Internet and Intranets".News Center.Microsoft.March 10, 1997.
- ^"Microsoft Announces Immediate Availability of NetShow 2.0 Beta".Corporate Information & News.CheckPoint. March 10, 1997. Archived fromthe originalon August 16, 2000.
- ^Microsoft Net Show 2.0 FTP Archive
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