Publish and Stream Music Online With QDesign's
MVP 1.1
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January 1, 2000
QDesign Corporation, a provider of digital audio compression technologies,
released version 1.1 of the MVP digital music system today. MVP is the industry's
first cross platform (for MacOS and Windows) software for recording from CD to
MP3 and QDesign Music files, playback of digital music and videos, and playlist
management.
Artists can now encode, publish, and market their music online via the IUMA
(www.IUMA.com) Artist Uplink site
from MVP. MVP 1.1 offers greater flexibility in MP3 encoding, with optional speed
and quality encoding modes. MVP 1.1 also supports a host of new features including
playback of variable bitrate MP3 files, display of ID3 tags commonly used to display
album artwork and artist information, and "Streamlinks" for direct playback of
QuickTime streaming media.
 Streamlink
files provide a direct link to a particular piece of music, radio station, or
other streamed online content; as small as 1 kbyte, they are ideal for online
promotion and marketing of digital music destinations. Anyone with the ability
to stream live or recorded QuickTime content can make these small files, and with
a simple double-click, users can either launch the desired stream automatically
or save it to a playlist in MVP for easy access to favorite selections. Visit
www.MVPsite.com to hear streaming QDesign
Music from the latest MVP Spotlight: www.Ampcast.com.
"MVP offers artists an easy, one-step process to encode from CD into MP3 or QDesign
formats and submit music to IUMA's Artist Uplink, all within one extremely versatile
application," says Antony Brydon, General Manager of IUMA. "It's as useful to
online musicians as it is to online music fans."
 "Ampcast
uses the QDesign Music Codec technology for our online radio station and streamed
music because it offers the highest quality streaming web audio available," said
Erik Briceno, COO of Ampcast.com, Inc. "Now with the latest version of MVP, we
can stream content directly into custom playlists, making digital music access
and delivery easier than ever and our online marketing and promotional efforts
more effective."
"MVP is designed to maximize the quality of the digital music experience, which
we believe is based on a combination of great sounding audio with interactive
multimedia and on-demand access to content," said Ken Ashdown, VP of Marketing
for QDesign Corporation. "With the latest release of MVP, we are enabling music
enthusiasts and artists with the tools to encode great sounding audio for personal
consumption or online promotion. MVP users can now build playlists by combining
their favorite streamed media with personalized content from their own digital
media libraries so regardless of where the content is located, either live online
or stored locally, users have immediate access."
QDesign is a member of the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI). The MVP
application will support the SDMI guidelines for protecting content owners rights
for managing access and distribution of their content.
MVP is available for FREE at www.mvpsite.com.
MP3 encoding is enabled for 30 days, after which an upgrade to unlimited MP3 encoding
is available for US $19.95. MVP is also available for customization and license
to OEMs and VARs.
For additional information, visit the QDesign website at www.qdesign.com.
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