A FLV Player is a digital media player that supports the .FLV file. FLV files are known as Flash files, these files are proprietary streaming audio/video files created by Macromedia (now known as Adobe). Flash files are extremely popular on the web and make up the majority of streaming videos found on sites such as You Tube, Google Video, Myspace, etc. How to Play a FLV File FLV files are extremely popular on the web, with millions of Flash files available. Flash files can be created for many purposes including, Read More

Smart cameras refer to the new-generation surveillance cameras with behavior-filtering capabilities; they are linked to software that can help the camera identify suspicious behavior. Thus, the person in charge of security need only look at videos when smart cameras send him an alert. This minimizes lost man-hours on monitoring perfectly normal activities and facilitates timely emergency responses. Behavior Classification Programs There are smart cameras being developed and experimented upon that involves observing, tracking behavior and identifying such behavior as either normal/routine or suspicious/dangerous. They do this with the help of Read More

A codec (Coder/Decoder) is a technology used to compress and decompress data files. Codecs can be found in software, hardware, or both. Codecs are used to make files that are usually large into much smaller sizes, making the file convenient to transfer throughout the Internet, local area network (LAN), wireless devices, or any other file transfer methods. Installing codecs into one’s computer eliminates errors such as “Unexpected File Format” when playing a video file. The MP4 file format is rapidly spreading throughout the web, making it the new revolutionary way Read More

To remove DRM (Digital Rights Management) features from a WMV file, you will need an application that plays the WMV file and re-records it in another format. You will need to be connected to the Internet to retrieve a valid DRM license during the conversion, but after that you will be able to play the videos on the train. Removing DRM from WMV with DRMDBG and DRM2WMV DRMDBG and DRM2WMV can be used together to remove DRM from WMV. DRMDBG retrieves the KID and the seed from memory when a Read More

HDMI stands for High Definition Multimedia Interface; HDMI is an audio video interface that is used to transmit both digital audio and video streams of data which are uncompressed and encrypted. HDMI is slowly becoming the de facto standard for connecting digital audio and video sources to one another. For instance, many consumer electronics such as high definition flat panel TV’s, DVD disc players, set top boxes, high definition DVD players (Blu-ray and HD- DVD), AV receivers and camcorders, etc now offer the option of HDMI connections for a true Read More

HDMI (High Definition Multimedia Interface) was created to provide an interface for transmitting uncompressed digital video. It was adopted as a digital option to long-standing analog video standards such as S-Video, RF coaxial cable, and VGA. The HDMI standard refers to cables implementing HDMI that connect set top boxes, HD DVD players, Blu-ray Disc players, computers, the Xbox 360, and Playstation 3 to other devices such as HD televisions and computer monitors. What Formats Does HDMI Support? HMDI is capable of transporting or transferring all uncompressed video formats including up Read More

Most of own digital cameras or own devices that have digital cameras in them. As these cameras get smaller and cheaper, we are seeing them more and more. But have you ever wondered what makes your digital camera work? Have you ever thought about the processes and methods that your camera uses to convert light into a digital signal? In this article, we will go over a very special type of device called a CMOS sensor, how it works, and popular digital cameras on the market that use CMOS sensors Read More

MP4 has emerged as the most commonly accepted multimedia standard on the Internet. It boasts the same audio and video quality found on DVDs and is rated at a higher quality than the MP2 and MP3 formats. The format is also optimized to stream on the web, however, a number of audio playback devices continue to be slow adopters of the MP4 format. As a result, a common task that arises for the end-user is to convert MP4 to MP3. How Many Types of MP4 Formats Are There? The power Read More

DVI stands for Digital Visual Interface, it delivers uncompressed video signals from the device to HDTV, digital monitors and DLP projectors. DVI can be found on DVD players (both high definition and standard), computer video cards and many cable and satellite boxes. DVI is a fairly new connection standard being used and can deliver high bandwidth from device to display with relative ease. DVI has become extremely popular with high end equipment users due to its high quality. A DVI HDTV connector is simply a connection from DVI device (as Read More

The Windows Media Video format, or WMV, was designed by the Microsoft Corporation to support watching movies and Internet videos on personal computers. The WMV format allows large video files to be reduced in size or compressed to better support use over the Internet or a network while maintaining quality. In order to play WMV files on Windows computers it normally requires the appropriate CODEC or software application such as Windows Media Player to support playback. For use on non-Windows computers, WMV files will normally need to be converted to Read More