Chapter 18

Working with Music and Video

In This Chapter

arrow Understanding how digital audio is recorded and stored

arrow Figuring out how to organize and play digital music with Windows Media Player

arrow Finding out how to copy and convert digital audio files

arrow Learning about speech technologies

arrow Finding out how digital video is recorded and stored

arrow Creating your own videos

Among their many other benefits, computers are also great for creating, storing, and playing back audio and video files. You can enjoy music and movies that other people have made, and you can create your own too.

In this chapter, you learn how digital audio and video work: how the files are recorded, stored, converted, and distributed. You learn how to use Windows Media Player to organize, play, rip, and burn music. You find out about the technologies behind DVDs and web videos, and you learn how to create your own videos with simple, ...

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