NetShow
NetShow was Microsoft's original framework for Internet network broadcasting, intended to compete with RealNetworks RealMedia & Vivo. It was later renamed and marketed under the Windows Media umbrella.
NetShow 1.0 came out in 1996. A newer version, 2.0, was included in Windows NT 4.0 SP3 in 1997. Version 3.0 came out mid-1998. The whole product line was renamed Windows Media in October, 1999, four months before Windows 2000 appeared.
The NetShow name is still carried on in the user-agent string in current versions of Windows Media Player, which reports as "NSPlayer".
Components
- NetShow Player
- NetShow Services It was eventually incorporated into the media server functionality of Microsoft Internet Information Services. Netshow server and encoder functionality was also integrated into PowerPoint as part of the Online Broadcast functionality in Microsoft Windows 95.
- NetShow Encoder
- NetShow Real-Time Encoder
- ASF Editor
- NetShow Presenter
- VIDTOASF
- WAVTOASF
- ASFCHOP
- NetShow Channel
- NetShow Server : A high bitrate, full frame, on-demand streaming media solution for closed-circuit networks.
Related technologies
- Active Streaming Format
- Microsoft Media Server