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Revision as of 17:36, 28 May 2006

Introduction

FORscene is a complete internet video platform, covering editing and publishing for web and mobile.

FORscene is a web application which utilises a Java applet as part of its user interface.

FORscene uses a new video codec, Blackbird, designed for internet editing rather than video streaming.

Major UK production companies have used it in multiple broadcast productions. It has also been recognised by the Royal Television Society and won their award for Technology in the Post Production Process in December 2005.

History

FORscene is a natural development from an editing system made by Eidos plc in the 1990s by a similar team. The history starts from the first public showing of this product, at the International Broadcasting Convention in Europe in 1990.

Date Version Platform Significant features
Sep 1990 Eidos Edit 1 Dual Acorn Archimedes Proprietary software codecs allow removable MO discs
Dec 1990 Eidos plc floats on London Stock Exchange
1992 Eidos Edit 2 Single Acorn Archimedes Software-only editing system
1993 Eidos Optima replaces Edit 1 and Edit 2 Acorn Archimedes Complete revision of GUI
1994 Eidos Optima Acorn Risc PC Increase in colour resolution from 8bpp to 15bpp
1996 Eidos Optima
  • Acorn Risc PC
  • 200MHz StrongARM CPU
 Faster CPU allowed cheaper digitising solution
Feb 2000
  • Forbidden Technologies plc floated in London.
  • Shares rise 5000% in first week
Feb 2001 Java video streaming on website Java
  • 384x288 pixels, 25 fps, 40kb/s for talking heads.
  • Picture quality criticised as "cartoon-like"
May 2002 Live video streaming to mobile phone Java / GPRS Phone resolution still poor eg monochrome
Dec 2002 Broadband web streaming Java 384x288 pixels, 25 fps
Sep 2003 FORlive launched Linux compression / Java player
  • Live video compression
  • 384x288 pixels, 25 fps.
Nov 2003 FORmobile launched Symbian Series 60
  • Mobile phone player application
  • 160x120 pixels, up to 12.5 fps, colour.
Nov 2003 FORscene project announced Java
  • FORlive compression
  • Optima-style editing
  • FORmobile/FORweb publishing
Sep 2004 FORscene launched Java Simple Java editing and publishing tool
Feb 2005 GMTV first broadcaster to sign up Java International access to GMTV
May 2005 Logging added to FORscene Java Java logging, editing and publishing tool
Sep 2005 Upload over-the-air from mobile phones into FORscene Symbian
  • Video: 352x288 pixels MPEG-4, 176x144 3gpp
  • Photographs: phone resolution eg up to 2M pixels
Sep 2005 IBC TV news use FORscene/FORmobile Symbian Branded player
Sep 2005 First broadcast national TV series made using FORscene Channel 5 (UK) Trust me, I'm a holiday Rep
Jan 2006 New video codec designed for editing rather than streaming Blackbird 1 codec
Jan/Feb 2006 First prime time national TV series broadcast made using FORscene BBC1 (UK) Super Vets
Apr 2006 Podcasting released Video iPod, iTunes
Apr/May 2006 British Army uses FORscene mobile player Symbian mobile phones Ascent of Everest published on mobiles

Summary

FORscene is an internationally used, cross platform internet video solution with review, log, edit, and web/mobile publishing capabilities. Being Web 2.0, FORscene is constantly evolving.

Third party reviews

Review of video streaming solutions which discusses FORscene.

Showreel FORscene review.

See also

Video editing related

Web related

Technical related

Mobile related

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References

  1. ^ FORscene web page
  2. ^ Showreel article
  3. GFS projects use FORscene for web publishing
  4. Cellular news article on British Army use of FORscene for mobile
  5. ^ Forbidden Technologies news archive
  6. Regional Film and Video news story
  7. Royal Television Society awards
  8. Video of Royal Television Society award ceremony
  9. Netimperative article
  10. IBC 1990 programme guide
  11. AGM 2002 Live streaming to mobile phone
  12. Hardware depot online article about GMTV signing up to FORscene
  13. Radio & televisiopne Monitor Mediaconcept Italian partnership
  14. Regional Film and Video article on Vizor partnerhip in Nordic region
  15. Regional Film and Video article on Formidable partnership in Canada

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