MySpeed

MySpeed is a proprietary streaming media utility for Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista developed by Enounce, Incorporated. It allows users to speed up or slowdown the playback of videos and audio materials using Flash-based media players. As of November 1st, 2008 MySpeed is the only consumer software that provides the user the ability of changing the playback rate of Flash based audio video content in real time. There is no downloading or post processing needed.

MySpeed is currently available as a free limited-lifetime Beta program. Enounce, Incorporated has not yet announced the price of the completed release.

Background

The normal speaking rate is roughly 150-200 words per minute (wpm), but research has shown that most people are capable of assimilating spoken information at a much higher rate than this without difficulty. Humans can understand spoken material at nearly twice the normal speaking rate. This makes it possible to view or listen to content in half the time, allowing more time for viewing additional content.
Most users report full comprehension of speeded up material rather than cursory knowledge that is typically obtained when skimming text.
A study at Brigham Young University using the same speech processing technology from Enounce reported student using speed-up constantly with a mean near 1.5 times normal speed for most educational material.

Enounce Incorporated is a leader in the field of Time-scale Modification (TSM) of audio with many products based on it's Time-scale Tailor library . Since 1999, Enounce has worked with the Library of Congress on numerous projects relating to the DAISY standard for Digital Talking Books. Enounce was first to make it possible for consumers to control the playback rate of internet streamed audio and video content when it release the 2xAV Plug-In for Real Player in May, 2000. Enounce became a Real Networks Partner and the 2xAV Plug-In for Real Player was sold through the Real Player accessories channel. In 2001, Enounce released the 2xAV Plug-In for Windows Media Player. Enounce continues to be active in the field and the Time-scale Tailor technology is embedded in hardware devices such as Readers for the Blind and Electronic Voting machine.

Uses and Benefits
Other uses include:
* Saving time spent watching videos
* Watching more video content in a given amount of time
* Reviewing online lectures Stanford University School of Medicine, MIT OpenCourseWare
* Slowing down material to aid in transcription
* Slowing down material in a foreign language
* Making material more engaging by “tuning” the delivery speed to an individuals own natural processing rate.
* Training for court reporting Stenograph
* Slowing down music to make it easier to play along with the Music for learning an instrument such as guitar or piano.

Features
* Works with all videos supported by the Flash Player under Windows XP and Vista
* Allows playback of videos up at any speed between one third and five times "normal" speed while maintaining natural sound pitch (no chipmunk effect).

Related Products
Another Enounce product, the , support variable-speed playback of audio and video through the RealNetworks RealPlayer, and Microsoft's Windows Media Player.

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