Web Developer.com(r) Guide to Streaming Multimedia [Paperback]

Jos? Alvear (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0471248223 | ISBN-13: 978-0471248224 | Publication Date: April 9, 1998

A total hands-on guide to quickly delivering live audio and video to a Web site, this book shows how to add streaming multimedia capacity to make the site more interactive than ever. It explains how streaming works, weighs the advantages and disadvantages of different streaming technologies, and helps Web developers choose and implement the right strategy and hardware/software for their sites.
Demo copies of RealPlayer and other popular multimedia plug-in programs that enable readers to practice editing and converting files.
* A gallery of best-in-class multimedia samples.

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From the Publisher

A total hands-on guide to quickly delivering live audio and video to a Web site, this book shows how to add streaming multimedia capacity to make the site more interactive than ever. It explains how streaming works, weighs the advantages and disadvantages of different streaming technologies, and helps Web developers choose and implement the right strategy and hardware/software for their sites. Demo copies of RealPlayer and other popular multimedia plug-in programs that enable readers to practice editing and converting files. * A gallery of best-in-class multimedia samples.

From the Back Cover

A hands-on guide to enhancing your website with live audio and video. Calling all Webmasters and Web developers! If you want to learn how to add streaming multimedia capacity to your websites to make them much more interactive than ever before possible, you need this book.

Well-known software/multimedia professional Jos? Alvear explains how streaming works, weighs streaming's various advantages and disadvantages, and helps Web developers choose the right strategy and hardware and software for their sites. He provides step-by-step instructions for fully exploiting various approaches to streaming, and highlights important do's and don'ts. The enclosed CD-ROM allows you to practice all of the techniques in the book as well as use multimedia tools like audio and video editors.

Web Developer.com Guide to Streaming Multimedia also
* Covers all streaming multimedia, including audio, video, and presentation programs
* Provides in-depth coverage of the most popular formats, including RealAudio(r) and RealVideo(r), Microsoft(r) NetShow(TM), VivoActive(TM), VDOLive(TM), and StreamWorks(r), as well as easier to use, less expensive alternative streaming systems
* Uses real-world examples and fully functional practice examples to teach you how to create the right media for your websites.

The CD-ROM gives you:
* Demo copies of Audioactive,(TM) StreamWorks(r), VDOLive(TM), and other multimedia plug-in programs
* A ton of multimedia authoring tools like Macromedia Director(r), Sound Forge(r), Ephyx V-Active, and more that let you practice editing, creating, and converting files
* A gallery of best-in-class multimedia samples.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Wiley (April 9, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471248223
• ISBN-13: 978-0471248224
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,272,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Streaming Multimedia has never been more confusing, January 25, 2000

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matt hughes (atlanta, ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Web Developer.com(r) Guide to Streaming Multimedia (Paperback)

I found this book to be much too wordy. I do not feel the need to learn the history of the internet and streaming audio and video. I just want to learn the basic concepts and how to create streaming multimedia. This book was extreme lengthy with useless info. It did, however, give me a rough overview of streaming multimedia (which is why I give it 2 stars and not 1) but now I must purchase another book to catch up. I would not recommend this book. There were maybe 6 chapters out of the 22 chapters that were slightly helpful.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding Guide to Streaming Multimedia, January 15, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Web Developer.com(r) Guide to Streaming Multimedia (Paperback)

This book covers all forms of streaming multimedia, including audio and video. It reviews a variety of product offerings from many different streaming multimedia providers. The basic steps for using each product is discussed and an excellent discussion of the suitability of each under various sitautions is provided. Published in May of 1998, the book covers older versions of many of the streaming products -- a reflection of extraordinary pace this corner of the Internet is undergoing.  The book includes CD-ROM with a selection of streaming multimedia related software.  I currently recommend this book for anyone thinking of adding streaming audio or video to their web page.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Nothing of Value in this book, April 12, 2002

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J. Frasier - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Web Developer.com(r) Guide to Streaming Multimedia (Paperback)

I personally am a web developer and purchased this book to expand my knowledge, boy that was a mistake. Instead of explaining how to incorporate and fully take advantage of streaming media. This book was filled with a bunch of worthless knowledge about video players that are not even in use and not one chapter explained how to produce quality streaming presentations. DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!! it is a waste of time and money.