VIDOS is a Java-based server-client video management system that permits on
e to customize a personal version of any downloadable digital video file ov
er the Internet or local intranet. It enables one, without purchasing expen
sive video editing software, to edit the video spatially and temporally, to
specify the desired zoom factor, frame rate and video format, and to choos
e the nature and quality of digital compression before downloading the edit
ed video. VIDOS permits videos to be adapted to suit their end uses. By pot
entially reducing their size, it can improve corporate and personal efficie
ncy by speeding network transfers and cutting disc storage requirements. (C
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