History
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FORscene is a development from an editing system made by Eidos plc in the 1990s. This history starts from the first public showing of this product, at the International Broadcasting Convention in Europe in 1990.
| Date | Version | Platform | Significant features |
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| 1990-1999 | Edit 1, Edit 2, Optima |
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| Feb 2001 | Java video streaming on website | Java |
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| May 2002 | Live video streaming to mobile phone | Java / GPRS | Picture quality poor e.g. monochrome |
| Dec 2002 | Broadband web streaming | Java | 384x288 pixels, 25 frame/s |
| Sep 2003 | FORlive launched | Linux compression / Java player |
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| Nov 2003 | FORmobile launched | Symbian Series 60 |
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| Sep 2004 | FORscene launched | Java |
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| Sep 2004 | IBC TV news use FORscene/FORmobile | Symbian | Branded player |
| Feb 2005 | GMTV first broadcaster to sign up | Java | International access to GMTV |
| May 2005 | Logging added to FORscene | Java | Java logging, editing and publishing tool |
| Sep 2005 | Upload over-the-air from mobile phones | Symbian |
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| Sep 2005 | IBC TV news use FORscene/FORmobile | Symbian | Branded player |
| Sep 2005 | First broadcast TV series uses FORscene | Channel 5 (UK) | Trust me, I'm a holiday Rep |
| Jan 2006 | New video codec designed for editing |
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Blackbird 1 codec |
| Jan/Feb 2006 | First prime time TV series uses FORscene | BBC1 (UK) | Super Vets |
| Apr 2006 | Podcasting released | Video iPod, iTunes | |
| Apr/May 2006 | British Army uses FORscene mobile player | Symbian mobile phones | Ascent of Everest published on mobiles |
| June 2006 | FORscene review | BBC Breakfast, This Morning, Sky News
Channel 4 News, Channel 5 News |
Broadcasters select Save the Children footage |
| August 2006 | FORscene Ogg support added | Java | Ogg format is supported by Wikipedia for upload of suitable video content |
| September 2006 | FORscene online chat feature added | Java |
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| November 2006 | Citizen Journalism | Java / Symbian mobile phones | Third project completed at the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP). Citizen journalism began at the IBC in 2006. |
| January 2007 | Account Management | Web | Interface provides for management of accounts by customers. |
| February 2007 | FORscene Flash support added | Java | Export of video to the Flash format for use with the Adobe Flash Player. |
| March 2007 | FORScene Speed Control | Java | Video and/or audio clips can be edited for slow motion/fast motion style effects. |
| April 2007 | FORscene Fades | Java | Fade up and fade to black with a single drag on the video track. |
| May 2007 | File names / playback | Java | Multi-line file names and three-speed playback control. |
| June 2007 | Security | Java | Log on now supports the secure HTTPS protocol. |
| August 2007 | Images / playback | Java | Images can be integrated directly into the video track and playback can now be viewed at 150% (as well as 100% and 200%). |
| September 2007 | DV | Java | Broadcast quality DV can be output directly from the web interface and effective transfer of DV from the field over standard internet links. |
| October 2007 | Webstart / codec | Java | Webstart can be used to run FORscene, providing access to more memory available, and better performance. The Blackbird codecs deliver better picture quality and lower memory requirements. |
| December 2007 | Audio / graphics / codec / account management | Java | Simpler stereo audio editing by linking the two audio tracks. Add anti-aliased graphic overlays with transparency levels and fades. Accounts distinguish between departmental and inter-departmental (programme-wide) levels of access. |
| January 2008 | Codec | Java | Blackbird codec upgraded to version 5. |
| February 2008 | Saturation / recompress / 1GB / audio | Java | Right dragging in the video window adjust saturation levels. Recompress videos to benefit from the latest codec. Modern machines may set a new memory limit to 1GB (reducing network traffic). Improved audio quality. |
| March 2008 | Proxy box / AAF | Java | Boost internet performance for videos captured locally or viewed recently. Support for Avid's AAF files is available, complementing existing support for EDL and FCP (XML). |
| June 2008 | Thumbnails / storyboard | Java | Web published videos have click-through thumbnails. Storyboard offers a simpler editing process with fewer clicks required to use it. |
| July 2008 | AAF / white balance / JPEG export | Java | Additional data added to AAF output to carry more information through to Avid from FORscene. Adjust for colour differences between artificial / daylight conditions. Export a video frame to a JPEG image. |
| August 2008 | Colourful fades | Java | Colour wheel controls fades to/from colours other than the default (black) can pick from colours on the video window. |
| October 2008 | Titles | Java | In addition to imported graphics FORscene's subtitle functions are enhanced with background and font colour, transparency, and size controls. |
| September 2009 | FORscene Server | Server | Sites can multiply the number of users on their existing internet connections - whilst preserving all the advantages of internet access from anywhere. |
| September 2009 | FORscene HD | HD | FORscene can now output HD directly providing remote access to video for editing from anywhere in the world, only uploading the fraction of HD that is actually used in the final programme, and ability to use existing computers and internet links. |
| September 2009 | Osprey | Codec | With Osprey codec FORscene enables video editing at broadcast quality locally through a web browser interface and wide-area over the public Internet. |
| April 2010 | Multicam | Java | Multicam can support up to eight concurrent synchronised video streams for logging and editing. |
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