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Pre-CeBIT Exclusive: Nero Digital MPEG-4 AV-codec, Nero ShowTime!

news article released on: 10 March, 2003

Ahead Software is about to drop the bomb at CeBIT. They will be expanding their product line even more to the DVD and video compression field. New Nero products: Nero Digital: The Digital is a new audio/video compression codec by Ahead Software. “The next standard in audio video compression - complete MPEG-4 solution encompassing ISO/14496-2/3 compatibility and state-of-the-art audio ...

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#1 11 Mar 2003 @ 2:16
Isnīt it a bit funny, that at the same time while governments are passing new laws to prevent copying, we are handed better and more efficient programs to make our own back-upīs.
Just a thought.
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#2 11 Mar 2003 @ 7:01
I don't think this MPEG-4 package will come standard with Nero, but more likely a addon that must be purchased. One problem they will face is that Divx and Xvid can be obtained freely on the web, so they will need to come up with a good reason to get people to switch from Divx/Xvid to their codec. The only thing I see different with Nero's codec is that they use an MPEG-4 audio codec, unlike where Divx and Xvid typically rely on some legacy audio codec such as MP3 and in a few cases I've seen: 8-bit telephone quality wave!.
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