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Thank you for reading this!
Reading makes you smart.
Smart people don't have dumb questions.
If you still have problems, ask fellow users at
http://pub18.ezboard.com/basfrecorder
This is an update - or "service release" to ASFRecorder V1.0. If you are
new to this software and do not know its features, then skip the first
section and start with the "General Announcements" section.
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Microsoft has just released version 8 of their audio and video codecs. This
makes me expect us to see a much improved audio and video quality in many
broadband video clips soon. This is yet another reason why providers should
really start to use DRM to protect their rights NOW!!!
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What's new to V1.1 ?
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The most important "news" is that this is going to be the FINAL RELEASE of
this software. No further updates and fixes will be performed by the
original author. It is very likely that I will decide to even shut down the
home page in a few months.
* ASFRecorder V1.1 now has a HTTP proxy support (fully configurable in the
GUI).
* Support for accessing password-protected streams has been added. Username
and password must be known, of course. Don't use stolen passwords! This is
illegal.
* ASFRecorder now saves live-content as fully seekable streams (which
unfortunately only works correctly with Media Player 6.4, and *not* with
version 7.0). See the FAQ on how to use Media Player 6.4 even if you have
previously installed the 7.0 update!
* An incompatibility with certain streams using a packetized or "split"
header has been fixed (which occurs in some audio-only streams using small
packets, e.g. audio books or narrow band radio).
* Resuming an incomplete stream will no longer result in corrupt streams if
ASFRecorder has previously been terminated by a system crash or a "forced
close" of the Windows DOS box.
* ASFRecorder V1.0 transmitted a static client GUID to the media server when
connecting. This has been replaced by a randomized GUID. So the server
log files can no longer be specifically scanned for accesses with
ASFRecorder.
* Handling of %-Escape sequences in URLs is now done properly (I hope). The
program now removes disallowed characters from file names (for the Windows
platform).
* And finally, the "About Box" has been brushed up a little.
By the way, it took no longer than three days to implement the new features
and update the documentation. I almost forgot: There's a new "episode" of
Star Trek Voyager in the header of asfrecorder.c ;-)
Please note that command line arguments have become case-sensitive in this
program version (to allow to distinguish between the -p and -P options).
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What has happened since the release of V1.0 ?
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This product has found some quite impressive media echo. The German c't
magazine (that is _the_ computer magazine for technically skilled users in
Germany) featured this programm on a full page. ZDFMSNBC (german TV
homepage, in cooperation with MSN) published a huge online-article on this
program, including a statement of a Microsoft spokesman which was
hillariously funny to read.
The home page of ASFRecorder is striving towards 100,000 hits since it
opened in mid of 2000. And this is remarkable for a poorly designed home
page with static content. The program is listed on dozens of freeware and
software pages throughout the world. Several "fans" have created mirrors of
my home page or even designed tutorial and instruction pages for this
software. Even Linux user groups (e.g. FreshMeat) have listed this
software in their archive.
What I personally consider most funny is that when I look at the access
logfiles, I find that employees of companies like Walt Disney, NASA,
Fujitsu, Lucent, Siemens, Microsoft, etc. have visited my site. Hey, the
NASA and even Microsoft is using my program - so it must be good. ;-) By
the way, if I had intended to smuggle a backdoor or trojan into the
Microsoft campus, I probably would have succeeded. Hmmm, excessive private
surfing at the work place is in fact a problem - but not my problem. ;-)
Just to make that point clear: My ASFRecorder distribution does not contain
a virus, backdoor or trojan, which you can also verify by looking at the
source code and by applying a virus scanner.
Any reactions from the Industry?
Well, both the US patent office and the German patents office took a sneek
on the homepage, but that's it. No further reactions. The home page
mirrors have not been forced to close. The FBI hasn't knocked on my door
(yet) ;-) And the Streaming Media Industry is still ignoring the need for
introducing DRM solutions. Most of the content is still fully accessible
using this recording tool, even the content featured on windowsmedia.com!
The Windows Media Group knows about this software, but as far as I know they
seem to ignore this "problem". In fact, the release of this software wasn't
much of a bad thing for Microsoft, because:
- it makes the ASF/WMA format more common and popular, being an "allround
media format" (like AVI, MOV or MP3). The fact that ASF files are now
"traded" in file sharing systems (Scour, GNUTella, etc..) contributes to
the success of the Media Player versus its arch enemies RealPlayer and
QuickTime.
- Microsoft now has better arguments for establishing and selling their
Digital Rights Management solutions which will clearly give them a
stronger position in future markets.
What I didn't expect at all was a tempting job offer that I got from a
company in the streaming media business. No, not from Microsoft's Windows
Media Group ;-) But from one of the major players in the web hosting and
streaming services. So in the future, I will focus on making streaming more
secure, reliable and enjoyable for both the end users and the providers,
which also implies I will have to quit working on this project. This means
that there will never be any Unicast TCP or UDP support in ASFRecorder,
unless someone else decides to continue this project.
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General announcements
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This tool is distributed freely with full source code included. The author
wants to remain anonymous. Source code may be used and changed as you like.
Use this program at your own risk. No warranties for correct function can
be given.
This document in some parts expre
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README.TXT 52KB
ASFRecorder.exe 200KB
ASFRecorder_Console.exe 33KB
NMAKEFILE 3KB
Makefile 3KB
source
asfrecorder.c 114KB
wingui
directshow_headers
uuids.h 43KB
control.h 25KB
evcode.h 11KB
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shlwapi.h 31KB
strmif.h 593KB
inactive.bmp 25KB
notpressed.bmp 25KB
directshow_libs
libquartz.a 4KB
libstrmbase.a 820KB
pressed.bmp 25KB
wingui.rc 11KB
wingui.ico 1KB
msimg32.h 2KB
resource.h 3KB
wingui.c 133KB
global.h 5KB
CmdLine.h 136B
asfrecorder.bmp 48KB
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