.........compression techniques such as frame differencing and spatial patterning are important here. There are several new codecs that are well suited to this artist's needs. While software MPEG compression has been popular in the past, the algorithmic redundancy that certain graphical situations present -- such as full lateral rotation -- make it unsuitable for situations where lower bandwidths are available.

In this situation, the new Indeo Video Interactive codec, Indeo 4.1 is much more appropriate. Indeo 4.1 is completely based on hybrid wavelet compression technology, and will offer significantly better performance that vector-quantization-based codecs, such as Indeo 3.2. This codec is particularly suited to fullly multiplexed communications and networked environments since it offers fully scaleable data throughput and frame rates. Data transfer ranges from as low as 66 KBps up to as high as 400 KBps. For added flexibility, the codec features built-in transparency support, and real-time multiple independent sprite positioning. Local window decoding in another feature that makes Indeo 4.1 appropriate to network delivery. Suble shifts in source signal information can be compensated through the codec's ability to perform real-time modifications of pedestal, luminance peak levels, and chroma gain. The primary drawback to the codec is that it is asymetrical, with a 2.5 to 1 encoding/decoding ratio, using a 90 mhz cpu as a reference.