Microsoft to unveil Windows Media 9 series on Monday



Altough you might think: who cares about Windows Media ? You might want to keep an eye on it. Microsoft is currently working hard on their new multimedia technology called Corona (Windows Media 9) and this might popup in multimedia devices in the future and might even become the mainstream for encoding movies and music for the consumer market (not for pirates).

Corona promises compression of audio and video as we have never experienced before and there is not much doubt it will. Also Windows Media 8 was when it released a pretty good technology. Corona will be released later this year, but WinInfo already reports this:

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On Monday, Microsoft will reveal that its next-generation Windows Media products, code-named Corona, will be marketed as Windows Media 9 Series when released later this year. Windows Media 9 Series consists of new versions of Windows Media Player, Windows Media Audio and Video codecs, Windows Media Encoder and a new Windows Media Software Development Kit (SDK).

Each of these products will be available in beta form to the public beginning September 4, when Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates hosts a Windows Media 9 Series launch event at the Hollywood and Highlands Complex in Los Angeles, California

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First demonstrated at Streaming Media East last December, Windows Media 9 Series promises to raise the bar yet again for streaming media speeds, quality, and size. But Windows Media 9 Series products aren't just focused on online content deliver.

Microsoft will also announce that support for the Corona technologies will be built into next-generation home electronics devices as well.



Source: Winformant.com

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