QuickStart

Part I - Streaming Media - An Introduction

• Chapter 1 - What is Streaming Media?
• Chapter 2 - Before you Stream: The Basics
• Chapter 3 - Codecs - An Overview

Part II - Creation - Producing High-Quality Source Material

• Chapter 4 - Internet Audio Basics
• Chapter 5 -Internet Video Basics
• Chapter 6 - Tools of the Trade
• Chapter 7 - Recording and Editing Audio
• Chapter 8 - Optimizing your Audio files
• Chapter 9 - Capturing, Editing, and Rendering Video
• Chapter 10 - Optimizing your Video Files
• Chapter 11 - Automation - The Power of Batch processing

Part III - Encoding: Getting the Most Out of Your Encoder

• Chapter 12 - Choosing the Right Encoding Settings
• Chapter 13 - Encoding Your Media Files
• Chapter 14 - Working with Encoded Files

Part IV - Authoring: Going Public with Your Streams

• Chapter 15 - Simple Web Page Links
• Chapter 16 - Embedded Web Page Players
• Chapter 17 - Using JavaScript to Control Embedded Players

Part V - Serving: Delivering Your Presentations

• Chapter 18 - Installing and Running a Streaming Server
• Chapter 19 - Managing Your Media Assets
• Chapter 20 - Using Server Log Files
• Chapter 21 - Advertising

Part VI - Beyond Audio and Video - Other Datatypes

• Chapter 22 - Streaming Animation
• Chapter 23 - Streaming Text with RealText
• Chapter 24 - Streaming Images with RealPix
• Chapter 25 - Other Data Types

Part VII - SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language)

• Chapter 26 - A SMIL Overview
• Chapter 27 - SMIL Syntax
• Chapter 28 - Laying Out Your Presentation Using SMIL
• Chapter 29 - Synchronizing Multiple Data Types Using SMIL
• Chapter 30 - Authoring Effective SMIL Files
• Chapter 31 - Advanced SMIL
• Chapter 32 - SMIL 2.0

Part VIII - Broadcasting on the Internet

• Chapter 33 - How Live Differs from On-Demand
• Chapter 34 - Creating Content for Live Broadcasts
• Chapter 35 - Encoding for Live Broadcasts
• Chapter 36 - Authoring for Live Broadcasts
• Chapter 37 -Serving Live Broadcasts

Part IX - Case Studies

• Chapter 38 - A Radio Station
• Chapter 39 - A Live Broadcast

Part X - Appendices

• Appendix A - File Sizes of 1 Minute Audio and Video Files at Varying Qualities
• Appendix B - Recommended Target Bit Rates, Audio and Video Settings
• Appendix C - A Simple Audio/Video Production Suite
• Appendix D - SMIL Tag Reference
• Appendix E - RealText Tag Reference
• Appendix F - RealPix Tag Reference
• Appendix G - Embedded Player JavaScript Reference
• Appendix H - Additional Resources
• Appendix I - Contact Information for Contributors
• Appendix J - What's On the CD-ROM
• Glossary