Streaming Media Bible
"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 performanceIf 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-generatorsSoftware 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