VectorMAX Corporation has announced that it is offering its new VectorMAX "Live" Streaming Video Encoder and Player at no charge when users contract the company for distribution and bandwidth.

An official release informs that no royalties are required. Unlimited streams are also available. This easy-to-use high-quality encoding software allows individuals to stream live video presentations over the Internet/Intranet on either a broadband or narrowband basis.

A number of players are also available free. These include a Stand Alone Desktop Player, Netscape Plug-in, ActiveX Plug-in, or Java Player.

Using the VectorMAX "Live" Streaming Encoder individuals can broadcast "live events" worldwide over the Internet using Unicast or Multicast distribution methods. Bandwidths which are available range from 32Kbps up to 1.5Mbps with window sizes from 160x112 up to 320x240 which can be enlarged to full screen sizes.

Frame rates available include 8 fps to 25 fps. Broadband audio sampling rates are 44.1 kHz, 22.5 kHz, 11.25 kHz, and 8 kHz. Narrowband audio is voice quality only.

This exciting new VectorMAX technology is software-based. It simply requires the use of a USB Capture Device, or Webcam and microphone, or a sound card and capture board on the encoding computer. Playback is also software-based with the use of the Company's Players the release states.

To distribute "Live" feeds over the Internet VectorMAX claims to have developed a distribution network which features the lowest price for bandwidth in the industry.

President VectorMAX Corporation Dominic Maggiore said, "This exciting new streaming media enables users to broadcast Live TV from their laptop computers ushering in a new era in mass communications. Coupled with our low-cost bandwidth pricing, streaming media customers can now monetise this exciting new technology for only pennies-per-hour to reach mass audiences."

Click here for more TV Technology Update