April 2005
Intermediate to advanced
800 pages
20h 52m
English
Streaming is the major means of delivery for digital video since the technique works for television as well as networked systems. Obviously some content is downloaded, but the bulk is delivered as a stream.
This chapter discusses how streaming systems work and what you need to know to optimize your video for them. Streaming is also used for TV systems but we will deal with that when we talk about digital TV in Chapter 27. For the time being we’ll stick with streaming on the Net.
Streamed content is normally associated with Web-based AV services. It has its heritage in the Real Networks, QuickTime, and Windows Media formats. Over the next few years, more streaming content ...
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