The chat is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Pacific time / 1:00 p.m. Eastern time. Two members from the Windows CE engineering team will be there to give an overview of the DVR engine as well as answer questions, according to Microsoft Product Manager Nic Sagez, so it should be highly informative.
To attend the Shared Source live chat, click here on June 22, shortly before the event is scheduled to start (requires free registration):
In the mean time, Sagez has asked Contest participants and other developers to send him questions and topics that they would like to have covered during the live chat, as soon as possible. Please send your questions and topic requests to Sagez by clicking on the following link:
About the DVR engineThe DVR engine is part of the free
Windows CE NMD Feature Pack upgrade introduced by Microsoft in April. The Feature Pack includes a DVR engine, networking capabilities, device drivers, and video codecs typically required to develop consumer NMDs and IP-STBs, according to Microsoft.
The new Windows CE 5.0 feature-pack adds a DVR engine, codecs, and other "NMD"-oriented functions
(Source: Microsoft)
Microsoft says that it has released the feature pack's NMD middleware, DVR engine, and sample UI under a Shared Source license, in order to allow developers to customize the software to meet specific device requirements.
Further information about the Windows CE Network Media Device feature pack, which contains the Shared Source DVR Engine, is available on Microsoft's website,
here. Additional information regarding the Shared Source DVR engine is available on the Microsoft MSDN developer site,
here. The Shared Source DVR engine source code can be downloaded from Microsoft's download area,
here.
The DVR Engine is released under the "Microsoft Windows CE 5.0 Networked Media Device Feature Pack Shared Source License Agreement" A snapshot of the current license terms in PDF form is available
here. The license is also visible when you install the NMD FP.
About the 2006 Windows CE Shared Source ContestMicrosoft and
WindowsForDevices.com are jointly sponsoring the first-ever shared source contest based on Windows CE. Contestants will create device prototypes based on the Shared Source webcam driver or the Shared Source DVR engine. The Grand Prize is a $2,500 Xbox 360 dream setup including console, 34-inch HDTV, games, and accessories for four. Three other winners will be awarded Xbox 360 game consoles.
For further information on the 2006 Windows CE Shared Source Contest, visit the Contest's homepage:
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