Focal Press: The technology of video and audio streaming

General Description

For broadcasters, web developers, project managers implementing streaming media systems, David Austerberry shows how to deploy the technology on your site, from video and audio capture through to the consumer's media player.
The book first deals with Internet basics and gives a thorough coverage of telecommunications networks and the last mile to the home. Video and audio formats are covered, as well as compression standards including Windows Media and MPEG-4. The book then guides you through the streaming process, showing in-depth how to encode audio and video. The deployment of media servers, live webcasting and how the stream is displayed by the consumer's media player are also covered.

Features

• Learn the end-to-end process, starting with capture from a video or audio source through to the consumer's media player
• A quick-start guide to streaming media technologies
• Fully updated and revised to include a new chapter on streaming to wireless devices and up-to-date technology information for all streaming companies and products
• How to monetize content and protect revenue with digital rights management

Package Contents

• Paperback Book