| General Multi Media |
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portal.acm.org (...)
This is a set of conference proceedings about 3D technologies for the World Wide Web in the digital library of the Association of Computer Manufacturers (ACM), the association who's special interest group SIGGRAPH hosts the worlds best computer graphics conference. |
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w3.org
In their own words,the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) "develops interoperable technologies (specifications, guidelines, software, and tools) to lead the Web to its full potential. W3C is a forum for information, commerce, communication, and collective understanding". A great quantity of information about tools and standards for the web is found here. |
| Macromedia |
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macromedia.com
Macromedia is a leading provider of multimedia authoring tools. Their software includes Director and Flash. |
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macromedia.com (...)
OBJ is a file format that is a common means of representing 3D geometrical objects. Macromedia states, "The 3D SpeedPort Xtra allows users to convert OBJ files containing 3D models to the W3D format that is used by Macromedia Director and Shockwave 3D". Maya 3D modeling software can export W3D directly. |
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macromedia.com (...)
This is the SpeedPort Xtra download page. |
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macromedia.com (...)
This tutorial by Marty Plumbo describes building interactive 3D virtual objects in Shockwave 3D. |
| MPEG |
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www.chiariglione.org (...)
This site operated by the Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) which is a working group of ISO/IEC in charge of the development of standards for coded representation of digital audio and video. There is much good MPEG information here. |
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chiariglione.org (...)
This is an overview of MPEG, from MPEG-1 through MPEG-21. |
| More Multi-Media Viewers & Info |
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parallelgraphics.com (...)
This is Parallel Graphic's Cortona VRML content viewer. This viewer is used to view to display 3D objects and scenes in the VRML file format. |
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viewpoint.com
Viewpoint's site has information about various methods of displaying 2D and 3D content on the web. |
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viewpoint.com (...)
This is Viewpoint's media player download site. This is a robust viewer. |
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realnetworks.com
Realnetworks provides RealPlayer software, viewers for streaming media and streaming media authoring software. |
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dvddemystified.com (...)
This FAQ contains everything you ever wanted to know about DVD's. |
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zoomify.com
This site offers image zooming software. |
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realism.com (...)
Extensible 3D Graphics (X3D) is an open specification for the creation and display of 3D graphics. It is in the process of becoming an ISO specification (est. Spring 2004). It will be submitted to the ISO as a Committee Draft in October 2002. Extensive information on the X3D specification can be found here. |
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w3.org (...)
The Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL, pronounced "smile") enables simple authoring of interactive audiovisual presentations. SMIL is typically used for "rich media"/multimedia presentations which integrate streaming audio and video with images, text or any other media type. SMIL is an easy-to-learn HTML-like language, and many SMIL presentations are written using a simple text-editor". |
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openworlds.com
In their own words, "OpenWorldsTM is an open X3D-compatible system which extends new and legacy applications with immersive Web 3D graphics, multimedia, animation, and VR capabilities. Originally developed for NASA E-training, OpenWorlds is now available for your E-learning, Web-commerce, or other applications." |
