Web Developer's Guide to Multimedia and Video

Takes you on a tour of the Web multimedia and video industry. Discusses virtual worlds and downloading versus streaming audio and video. Features step-by-step instructions on video and audio file production, and shows you how to produce other files, such as MIDI and animation. Discusses the best video and multimedia tools, such as Mac and PC capture cards, mass storage devices, modems, and video and audio editing. Tackles issues for setting up your own production studio and Web site, like equipment, costs, production schedules, maintenance and upgrading. Shows you the differences between multimedia for the CD-ROM and multimedia for the Web.