Windows Media Player automatically opens and plays a media file when an end user double-clicks a file icon or clicks a link in a Web page, as long as the file format has been associated with Windows Media Player. Receive script commands, markers, and metadata, such as clip title, author, and copyright. Render Windows Media broadcasts and on-demand content for viewing live news updates on the Internet. Play movie clips and music videos on a Web site. This tool turns content into an .asf stream or file.
Content can include stored media files or live input from a microphone or video camera.
This tool, developed for Microsoft by Sonic Foundry, Inc., simplifies the creation of streaming media content. You can use Windows Media On-Demand Producer to encode existing digital content, synchronize markers and script commands, and enhance video. This feature of PowerPoint 2000 integrates with Windows Media Technologies to make it easier to create and publish Windows Media content. With Presentation Broadcasting, you can broadcast streaming PowerPoint presentations, in real time, to network users. In addition to broadcasting PowerPoint slides, presenters can broadcast video and audio simultaneously to deliver a live multimedia show online and then store their presentations for on-demand playback.