<s>
ShowShifter	B-Device
,	O
now	O
obsolete	O
,	O
was	O
a	O
proprietary	B-Application
,	O
commercial	O
digital	B-Application
video	I-Application
recorder	I-Application
(	O
DVR	O
)	O
and	O
home	O
theater	O
PC	O
(	O
HTPC	O
)	O
software	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
ShowShifter	B-Device
offered	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
TV	O
recording	O
,	O
PVR	O
facilities	O
,	O
EPG	O
,	O
audio	O
and	O
video	O
Jukebox	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
picture	O
viewer	O
from	O
within	O
a	O
user	O
interface	O
designed	O
to	O
be	O
used	O
by	O
a	O
remote	O
control	O
at	O
a	O
comfortable	O
viewing	O
distance	O
from	O
the	O
video	O
display	O
,	O
hence	O
the	O
term	O
10-foot	B-General_Concept
user	I-General_Concept
interface	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
ShowShifter	B-Device
is	O
widely	O
regarded	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
home	O
theater	O
PC	O
software	O
application	O
but	O
is	O
no	O
longer	O
commercially	O
available	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
acknowledged	O
as	O
the	O
inspiration	O
for	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Windows	B-Application
XP	O
Media	O
Center	O
Edition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ShowShifter	B-Device
first	O
appeared	O
on	O
the	O
market	O
in	O
June	O
2000	O
and	O
was	O
the	O
first	O
Media	O
Center	O
application	O
available	O
for	O
download	O
by	O
end	O
users	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ShowShifter	B-Device
initially	O
supported	O
analogue	O
cards	O
compressing	O
to	O
AVI	O
and	O
WMV	O
formats	O
in	O
software	O
but	O
version	O
3	O
(	O
now	O
called	O
ShowShifter	B-Device
DVB	O
)	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
DVB	O
and	O
Hauppauge	O
WinTV-PVR	O
cards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
liquidation	O
ShowShifter	B-Device
source	O
IP	O
rights	O
were	O
acquired	O
by	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
groups	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
,	O
a	O
venture	O
consisting	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
ShowShifter	B-Device
founders	O
,	O
acquired	O
both	O
ShowShifter	B-Device
source	O
IP	O
plus	O
the	O
brand	O
name	O
and	O
website	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
They	O
are	O
now	O
providing	O
custom	O
software	O
development	O
services	O
for	O
DirectShow	O
,	O
VLC	O
and	O
GStreamer	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
licensing	O
out	O
components	O
from	O
the	O
ShowShifter	B-Device
IP	O
portfolio	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
group	O
of	O
former	O
ShowShifter	B-Device
users	O
also	O
entered	O
a	O
successful	O
bid	O
for	O
the	O
ShowShifter	B-Device
source	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
