Publisher's Synopsis
"This long overdue book provides the firm technical grounding that everyone in our industry should have."
–Rob Glaser, Founder and CEO, RealNetworks
∗ Create, encode, and serve professional–quality streaming media
∗ Master Real Video and Audio, Windows Media, and Apple QuickTime
∗ Optimize your streaming media architecture for blazing performance
If the streaming media pros can do it, you can do it too . . .
Streaming media can provide compelling live and on–demand content for Web sites of all types and sizes. This definitive guide tells you everything you need to know to produce professional–quality streaming media for the Internet, from an overview of the available systems and tools to high–end techniques for top–quality results. Guest tutorials from industry experts provide real–world perspective, while detailed case studies show you how it all comes together.
Inside, you′ll find complete coverage of streaming media
∗ Learn what streaming media tools are available for consumers and business users
∗ Assemble the best system hardware for your streaming media needs
∗ Capture, create, and encode source media files of all kinds
∗ Master advanced performance optimization techniques
∗ Get detailed instructions for setting up live broadcasts
∗ Go beyond audio and video to stream animations, text, images, and other data types
∗ Find out what′s involved in setting up a streaming server
∗ Insert advertising to turn your streams into revenue–generators
Software on CD–ROM
∗ Demo versions of Video Factory(TM), Batch Converter(TM), and Sound Forge(r) XP Studio
∗ Trial version of Peak VST
∗ BBEdit and BBEdit Lite
∗ UltraEdit–32
∗ Sample media files
