Metabeam Develops Social Media for Home Entertainment
6/19/07 – Metabeam, an interesting startup based in Manhattan Beach which develops home entertainment technologies for movie studios, digital content creators and digital artists, has debuted a set of tools that enable DVD producers to create social media applications as bonus features within their movies.
Designed to work with the company’s Metamenu system—its flagship production method and consumer interface—the new modules allow the interactivity to be built into home media like HD-DVD, Blu-ray Disc or standard definition DVD-ROM, according to Metabeam.
Called Chatterflix and Fannotate, Metabeam says the modules will allow viewers to watch a movie and in an instant message-like environment have a conversation with other viewers watching the same movie. They also offer a secure environment for viewers to input comments, tags, and decorate their media collections for other fans to see.
The company also announced that filmmaker Brian Metcalf will integrate the Metamenu modules in the production of his new independent film “The Dreamless” and music video “Money Shot” by the band Helmet.
The Chatterflix and Fannotate events for “The Dreamless” will happen at: thedreamless.metabeam.com.
Metabeam was founded in 2005 and also has an office in Seattle.
Metabeam – www.metabeam.com
