Amazon Category:  Internet Publisher: Addison-Wesley ISBN-10:  0201703149 Type: Non-Fiction Pages: 320 Copyright: Jul 21 2000 This resource-packed guide to producing, encoding, editing, compressing, and serving video over the Internet lets you understand both the technolgy and the process of publishing video to the Web. The book covers bandwidth requirements for video delivery-from low-end broadband to the ultimate high-speed HDTV transmission. It follows the video preparation and production process, demonstrating various software tools for developing, encoding, and editing content. You will also find in-depth information on the state-of-the-art in video compression and streaming technology. In addition, the book explains how the networks and servers currently support Internet video, and describes future developments in the works. Excerpt If you can recall the special effects from Star Wars, then you already understand the impact of video. Someday, when you go on-line to make a purchase, you’ll see a video demonstration of the product in action. If it needs assembly, instead of piecing it together from a single sheet of indecipherable instructions, you’ll go back on-line for step-by-step video instructions. And you’ll be able to ask questions and receive answers in real-time. Someday, you will only attend school classes if you want to because much of your education and training will be available on Web video. Someday, video will be everywhere. Someday. But not today! Today the delivery bandwidth just isn’t there yet. But, don’t be concerned. Broadband technologies are converging at break-neck speed and higher quality video is on the way.

From Book News, Inc.
Computer engineer Alesso describes such technologies as digital encoding and editing, compression and streaming, and high-capacity data transmission and argues that their convergence makes video over the Internet both viable and inevitable. He addresses either webmasters who want to get into video or video producers wanting to get onto the web. The CD-ROM contains example code and streaming video demonstrations; software can be downloaded from an associated web site.Book News, Inc.®, Portland, OR