[M4IF Technotes] Official release of Osmo4

[Jean-Claude Dufourd]

Dear all,
Some of you may have already discovered our MPEG-4 Systems player, which 
site has been up for some time now, for the benefit of MPEG members. 
Well, here is the official public announcement!
We are pleased to announce that Osmo4, the world most advanced 2D MPEG-4 
Systems player, featuring Complete2D SceneGraph and Graphics profiles, 
is ready for widespread use. Please check the complete announcement, 
software and samples at the following URL
	http://www.comelec.enst.fr/osmo4
The current version is 1.2.1
Since the beginning of Osmose (the former name), the player underwent 
changes for:
- better handling of sound and video hardware
- VCR-like functionalities (MediaControl)
- and all the stunning features from the Advanced Text and Graphics 
extension to MPEG-4 Systems.
Note: due to licensing, we are only releasing the following media 
decoders with Osmo4: MPEG-4 video (XVID), MP3 audio (MAD), JPEG and PNG. 
  Content from various MPEG-4 providers may not play because of the 
presence of media using other visual and audio profiles.
Also, 3D content will not play in Osmo4. Nobody is perfect ;-)
Enjoy
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Best regards
JC
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