The present invention is directed to a system and method for use in a
computing environment to provide high definition (HD) video content as
part of a multimedia experience over computing networks such as Internet
Protocol (IP) networks. The present invention provides an interactive
entertainment system where HD video is provided in a personal computing
environment through novel compression techniques and optimization for the
rendering hardware. Further, the HD video is embedded into other
multimedia offerings to allowing unprecedented interaction by end users.
