ActiveMovie
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ActiveMovie is a streaming media technology now known as DirectShow, developed by Microsoft to replace Video for Windows. ActiveMovie allows users to view media distributed via the Internet, an intranet and CD-ROMs.
Originally announced in March 1996,[1] the first version was released in May 1996 bundled with the beta version of Internet Explorer 3.0.[2]
When ActiveMovie was installed an option was added to the Start Menu to launch the ActiveMovie Control. This allowed users to play multimedia files and thus was a rudimentary media player.
In March 1997, Microsoft announced that ActiveMovie was going to become part of the DirectX set of technologies,[3] and by July it was being referred to as DirectShow.[4]
Version 5.2 of Windows Media Player would remove the ActiveMovie Control icon from the Start Menu upon installation. Microsoft provided instructions for reinstating the icon on its website. [5]
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- ^ Microsoft (March 5, 1996). Microsoft Announces ActiveMovie. Microsoft PressPass. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ Microsoft (May 29, 1996). Microsoft Internet Explorer 3.0 Beta Now Available. Microsoft PressPass. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ Microsoft (March 31, 1997). Microsoft Evolves DirectX Multimedia API Services. Microsoft PressPass. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ Microsoft (July 21, 1997). Microsoft and Progressive Networks Collaborate on Streaming Media. Microsoft PressPass. Retrieved on 2006-12-31.
- ^ Microsoft (January 23, 2007). How to Add Start Menu Shortcut for ActiveMovie and Media Player. Microsoft KnowledgeBase. Retrieved on 2007-06-28.
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