Nullsoft
Streaming Video (NSV) is a media container designed
for streaming video content over the internet. NSV
was developed by Nullsoft, the makers of Winamp.
The
NSV format is another example of streaming video
formats, offered by various companies and media
players. Windows Media, QuickTime video, RealAudio
and RealVideo streams are just a few examples of
these, and each have their benefits and shortcomings.
One
of the shortfalls of most streaming formats often
comes from the difficulty in finding streams, or
at least some form of directory service; and in
some cases, none are readily available to the public
at all.
With
Nullsoft's SHOUTcast service, a media streaming
and directory system, the NSV format has become
very popular, along with SHOUTcast's enormous listings
of Streaming Audio, which reach well into the thousands.
With
Winamp version 5, came the convenient "Media
Library", which offers integrated listings
of both audio and video streams, returned directly
from the SHOUTcast service. There was also a Library
in Winamp 2.9x and 3, but came under a different
name, "Library".
NSV
streaming started in early 2003, but the real explosion
came with the introduction of Winamp 5. (NSV is
now an open format, [no longer proprietary], as
well.)
How
to record/capture/download/rip Nullsoft Streaming
Video
