Technology
Overcast Media has developed a synchronization technology which allows authors to create commentary over one video source (ex. a digital recording) and allows consumers to view the commentary in sync with a different video source (ex. a show acquired through Amazon Unbox). This process is called Overcasting. Additionally, their synchronization technology works with many Flash based players currently in use online. Overcasting handles timing variations found across different sources and file formats. Along with audio commentary, Overcasts can contain text, web links, graphics and arbitrary meta-data.
Overcast Media has a stand-alone flash based Overcast player and editor as well as a client side Overcast Player, browser plug-in and separate Overcast Authoring Studio. All of these work in conjunction with the a web based Overcasting service.
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