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Subject: Re: Chess Media System (ChessBase)

Author: Henrik Dinesen

Date: 14:26:29 11/05/05

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On November 04, 2005 at 09:04:17, Ted Summers wrote:

>On November 04, 2005 at 08:51:25, m.d.hurd wrote:
>
>>
>>Hello Ted
>>
>>Found this at Chessbase Cafe by Mig Greengard
>>
>>Question I have a difficult question on which I haven’t found any answer on the
>>net and from ChessBase: How do you activate the chess media recorder function in
>>Fritz 8 or in ChessBase to create your own chess media presentations? I’m a
>>trainer in my club and this function would be a great tool for me. Lahcène
>>Chemali (France)
>>
>>Answer Yep, this has been a big debate, whether or not to make the media
>>encoding software freely available, sell it, give it only to approved providers
>>and control distribution, or keep it tightly under control. Right now it is
>>inaccessible to the public, but this may change. Having a million lessons out
>>there for free on the Internet wouldn’t so much be a problem as the
>>proliferation of really bad lessons. If people see free ones that aren’t good
>>they may not want to buy the professional ones. At least that’s one argument.
>>(And if the free ones are too good people might not want to buy the professional
>>ones either!)
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Mike
>
>Man that really sucks...., Being that was my main reason for buying Chessbase 9.
>Besides the fact that I am sure that they will sell the feature sometime down
>the road anyway.
>
>Thanks for the quick reply


You're not the only surprised by that. It's a bit of scam, since it seems to be
a part of the package.

Regards
Henrik



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