Viewpoint Media Player
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Viewpoint Media Player is a browser
graphics rendering plug-in originally produced by Viewpoint Corporation, a subsidiary of the marketing company DG Fastchannel .
content and video, on the Internet. Viewpoint Media Player has been included with various products from AOL, including AOL Instant Messenger
(AIM).
Some companies, ranging from online retailers to auto manufacturers, have used Viewpoint Media Player as the graphics platform for interactive 3D tours of their products. The player was used to power the Scion configurator on the Build Your Scion website, which won the People's Voice Webby Award in the Automotive category in 2006.
. One of the causes of this is that the program is often installed without notifying the user. If you remove Viewpoint whilst a program that requires it is installed, it re-installs, again, without notifying the user. The Viewpoint Media Player itself does not directly collect user identifiable information, unless the user enters it. The license agreement states that the software collects information about the user's interactions with advertisements, and also the browser and operating system in use. The privacy policy also states that the plug-in collects some browsing history by way of referrer information. This information is collected by Viewpoint along with a unique identifying code.
Web browser
A web browser is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and traversing information resources on the World Wide Web. An information resource is identified by a Uniform Resource Identifier and may be a web page, image, video, or other piece of content...
graphics rendering plug-in originally produced by Viewpoint Corporation, a subsidiary of the marketing company DG Fastchannel .
Description
Viewpoint Media Player is a web browser plug-in that enables users to view 3D content and other rich media, such as FlashAdobe Flash
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform used to add animation, video, and interactivity to web pages. Flash is frequently used for advertisements, games and flash animations for broadcast...
content and video, on the Internet. Viewpoint Media Player has been included with various products from AOL, including AOL Instant Messenger
AOL Instant Messenger
AOL Instant Messenger is an instant messaging and presence computer program which uses the proprietary OSCAR instant messaging protocol and the TOC protocol to allow registered users to communicate in real time. It was released by AOL in May 1997...
(AIM).
Some companies, ranging from online retailers to auto manufacturers, have used Viewpoint Media Player as the graphics platform for interactive 3D tours of their products. The player was used to power the Scion configurator on the Build Your Scion website, which won the People's Voice Webby Award in the Automotive category in 2006.
Adware concerns
Viewpoint Media Player is sometimes claimed to be adwareAdware
Adware, or advertising-supported software, is any software package which automatically plays, displays, or downloads advertisements to a computer. These advertisements can be in the form of a pop-up. They may also be in the user interface of the software or on a screen presented to the user during...
. One of the causes of this is that the program is often installed without notifying the user. If you remove Viewpoint whilst a program that requires it is installed, it re-installs, again, without notifying the user. The Viewpoint Media Player itself does not directly collect user identifiable information, unless the user enters it. The license agreement states that the software collects information about the user's interactions with advertisements, and also the browser and operating system in use. The privacy policy also states that the plug-in collects some browsing history by way of referrer information. This information is collected by Viewpoint along with a unique identifying code.