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May 3, 2004 0240805593 978-0240805597 1
Get Streaming with this fun, easy-to-read guide!

Streaming your audio and video online is inexpensive, easy, and fun. Get the fast results you need with Get Streaming! - a step-by-step, introductory level book that gets you up and running today.

Streaming media technology is growing into an indispensable part of a successful business communications strategy. This book will not only give you a professional boost, it will help you deliver your home videos to family and friends anywhere in the world!

Why slog through a technology tome for weeks when you can start right now with the simple, easy-to-follow procedures in this book. Use the comprehensive glossary of terms with one sentence definitions to lay the foundation for your streaming know-how. You'll take away a practical understanding of streaming media without feeling overwhelmed by confusing detail. Tips and insights from leading streaming pros are also at your fingertips.

Whether you want to stream a corporate video, home videos, or your favorite music for friends - after reading this book, you will:

* Understand the three steps of streaming: Capture, Encode, Broadcast
* Install free streaming software, capture raw media, encode into a streamable file, place that file on a streaming server, and link it all up to the Internet!
* Know the fundamentals of how the Internet works in relation to streaming media
* Build simple, effective streaming applications with free tools
* Learn how to make the right streaming media technology choices, including codecs, for your specific situation
* Understand RealVideo, Windows Media, QuickTime, Flash MX and MPEG-4 software
* Make informed choices from among the leading streaming media content creation tools made by RealNetworks, Microsoft, Apple Computer, and Macromedia
* Master the steps for creating on-demand streaming audio and video files as well as learning about live audio and video streaming
* Understand the computer hardware and Internet bandwidth you'll need for maximum success
* Glimpse the future business and career opportunities in the expanding streaming media field.

- Learn how to stream audio and video anytime, anywhere
- For anyone who likes computers and surfs the web!
- Covers RealVideo, Windows Media, QuickTime, Flash MX and MPEG-4

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"Joe Follansbee has written a fun, easy-to-understand book that teaches people about streaming media quickly. If you want to get up and running in a matter of minutes, 'Get Streaming' is a great place to start." Steve Mack

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Get the know-how you need for this popular new technology!

Product Details

  • Paperback: 220 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (May 3, 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240805593
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240805597
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,133,992 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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I am the author of six books, including Shipbuilders, Sea Captains and Fishermen: The Story of the Schooner Wawona, and The Fyddeye Guide to America's Maritime History. I run a companion website to the Fyddeye Guide at www.fyddeye.com. I also work as the communications director for the tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain. Bet: Stowaway Daughter is my first novel. I live in Seattle with my wife, two daughters, four chickens, and a rat.

 

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it contains too much theory, but it doesn`t help me, because I wanted to install and make it works. But in this case it is not usefull.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A great intro to the technical side of streaming, September 19, 2005
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This is a must have book for anyone who wants to understand how streaming media is really put together from start to finish. Whether you are looking to stream your own media or just want to understand the inner workings of the technology, this book will answer your questions.
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Player: A media player is a type of software installed on a desktop computer that is used to play audio or video files transmitted by a streaming media server or web server. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
streaming producers, opening object tag, streaming media producers, streaming media systems, free encoder, streaming server, streaming media files, encoded file, streaming media players, multiple bit rate, streaming media format, streaming file, streaming solutions, streaming services
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Windows Media, Macromedia Flash, Apple Computer, Get Streaming, Microsoft Windows, Movie Settings, Open Movie, Progressive Networks, Netscape Navigator, Tiger Woods, Cancel Figure, Internet Explorer, American Express, Click Publish, Click the Browse, File Edit View Favorites Tools Help, Internet Figure, Media Link Settings, Compress Movie, Early Adopters, Microsoft Media Services, Normal Motion Video, Slide Show, Start Flash
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