From Library Journal
People often look at a multimedia product and say, "That looks really cool" but ignore the accompanying sound effects. This book, written by two guys from the Internet Underground Music Archive , aims to rectify that common prejudice of our visual age. Patterson and Melcher tell you everything you need to know to put audio on your web site, from the anatomy of a sound file to downloading and uploading and audio streaming. There is even a discussion of the future of music distribution. The CD includes sample sound files and utilities. Appropriate for anyone with some experience on the web, this book should help attract young users and might even help your library's web site sing.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Product Description
The use of the Internet for transmitting multimedia has increased dramatically, and the pioneering folks at the Internet Underground Music Archive (IUMA) played a big part in blazing the way. Today, IUMA hosts pages promoting bands from around the world-providing sample music cuts that you can audition at the click of a button.
Audio on the Web gives you everything you need to add sound to your own Web pages: file formats, techniques for converting files, and advice for optimizing your files for best Web performance. You'll find the latest innovations, including streaming audio formats and Java. The CD-ROM, worth the price of the book by itself, includes the audio utilities featured in the book, time-saving customized scripts for batch conversions, demo sound clips to compare different audio formats, and more.
