QDesign Releases Updated Audio Encoder

January 01, 2000

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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 more information, visit their web site at http://www.qdesign.com/.

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