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Technology Stocks : The *NEW* Frank Coluccio Technology Forum

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To: Frank A. Coluccio who wrote (20794)5/17/2007 10:37:47 AM
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Azureus

I tried Azureus Vuze today.

Most video sharing sites just offer stamp-sized videos. YouTube, for instance, has 320x240 clips in Flash Video format. Possibly this is the maximum useful size which is accessible to the majority of surfers at currently available bandwidth.

So I gave Vuze a try. Major differences to YouTube:
- Much better maximum resolution 1920×1080 (1080i) though many clips are 640x480.
- There's no live streaming. Instead clips are downloaded by an Azureus P2P client and can later be viewed offline.
- No standardized FLV (Flash video) display but a mix of formats. I have seen WMV, DivX, MOV and others. Some clips don't seem to have been prepared properly and may crash players.
- Far smaller selection of clips available.

My two favorite HD videos so far:

The Macaulay Library
vuze.com

NASA Space Shuttle
vuze.com

Two well-done timelapse clips:

A San Francisco Minute
vuze.com

Reno Balloon Races 2006
vuze.com

Even offline viewing requires an up-to-date PC. My AMD 64 X2 4200+ often had about 80% CPU utilization.
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