Publisher's Synopsis
This work assists Web programmers of any level with selection and implementation of multimedia technology, comparing the tools within each category and evaluating their relevant economic factors. Hands-on instruction is provided for adding these tools to a Web page. The book also discusses the browser environment and relevant APIs, such as ActiveX and the Netscape plug-in specifications. Performance and compatibility reviews are included for a variety of audio and video products, such as Real Audio, Internet Wave, VoxWare, TrueSpeech and Streamworks. Coverage is provided of bandwidth limits and technology components such as encoders, players and servers. The CD-ROM offers a browser, content of the book in HTML format, and sample HTML pages that allow users to sample audio, video, still image and electronic document quality.
