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RealNetworks Inc. and Intel Corp. Wednesday announced the next generation of Intel Streaming Web Video software technology as an integral component of RealNetworks' new RealVideo 8 and RealSystem 8, debuting this week at Real Conference 2000.

"We are pleased to have worked closely with RealNetworks on this next generation of Intel Streaming Web Video," said Craig Kinnie, vice president and director of the Intel Architecture Labs. "New speed optimizations written for the Intel Pentium III processor, along with new algorithms that significantly reduce typical Internet video artifacts, will greatly raise the quality bar for the delivery of Internet video at all connection speeds."

"We are thrilled to deliver dramatic and compelling video benefits to millions of Internet users from our collaboration with Intel," said Jeff Pancottine, senior vice president, Media Systems, RealNetworks, Inc. "Our world-class technology and intensive focus on the needs of Internet broadcasters and Internet media consumers continues to produce enormous breakthroughs such as RealVideo 8. For the first time, VHS quality for broadband streaming video and near-DVD quality video is available on the Internet for streaming and download and play high capacity Internet applications."

Intel Streaming Web Video software includes new algorithms that improve smoothness of motion, enhance readability of text and graphics and reduce common video artifacts, such as "blockiness" (a blocky appearance in most portions of the video, "ringing" (distortions near the edge of objects) and "mosquitoing" (a flickering appearance in stationary objects over time). The software is also performance-tuned to take advantage of the instructions found in Pentium III processors, and is enhanced for better multiprocessor support.

Internet users with broadband connections (200Kbps - 500Kbps) can experience near-VHS-quality video with RealVideo 8. RealVideo 8 also provides dramatic improvements in quality for users connecting to the Internet using standard dial-up modems (56Kbps), enabling modem users to experience a level of clarity and smoothness of motion not possible with prior generations of Internet video.