Inside Windows Media

by Microsoft, Corp

• ISBN13: 9780789722256
• ISBN10: 0789722259
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-19
• Publisher: Que Pub

Summary

Inside Windows Media Technologies provides an end-to-end solution for creating and streaming multimedia content. Each section contains both conceptual information and step-by-step instructions to help guide you through creating a streaming media solution. Inside Windows Media Technologies is divided into four primary sections to address the specific needs of individual users: Content Creation, Streaming Content, Designing the Client Experience, and Advanced Topics.

Author Biography

Written by an 11 person team of Microsoft gurus on Windows Media Technologies, including Starr Anderson (Technical Writer, Windows Media Technologies), Brian Crites (Software Development Lead, Streaming Media Division), Brooks Cutter (Program Manager, Windows Media team), Douglas Goodwin (Technical Writer, Windows Media Technologies), Laura Landstad (Program Manager, Windows Media team), John Michalak (Writing Manager, Windows Media Technologies), Andrea Pruneda (Technical writer, Windows Media Rights Manager), Richard Saunders (Program Manager, Windows Media Tools), Howard Stateman (Program Manager, Windows Media team), Mark VanAntwerp (Software Design Engineer, Window Media team) and Scott Harrison (Program Manager, Streaming Media Platforms).

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 3
Getting Started
Understanding Windows Media Technologies	p. 9
Introducing streaming media	p. 10
Windows Media Technologies components	p. 11
Key features of Windows Media Technologies	p. 12
Streaming media concepts	p. 13
Streaming and downloading	p. 13
Delivering streaming media over a network	p. 14
Unicast and multicast streaming	p. 15
On-demand and broadcast content	p. 17
Streaming media production	p. 18
Content creation phase	p. 19
Content delivery phase	p. 21
Content rendering phase	p. 22
Using Windows Media Technologies	p. 22
Entertainment and information	p. 22
Corporate communications	p. 27
Distance learning	p. 31
Summary	p. 34
Creating and Improving Multimedia Content	p. 35
Creating and improving video	p. 36
Backgrounds	p. 36
Lighting	p. 37
Clothing patterns and colors	p. 38
Videotape recording formats	p. 38
Video file formats	p. 41
Compensating for flaws	p. 42
Software tools for editing video	p. 43
Creating and improving audio	p. 43
Audio hardware	p. 44
Studio recording	p. 44
Microphone skills	p. 45
Audio file formats	p. 46
Software tools for editing audio	p. 46
Archiving content	p. 47
Summary	p. 47
Using Windows Media Technologies Components
Using Windows Media Tools	p. 51
Introducing Windows Media Tools	p. 52
Content creation tools	p. 52
Content editing tools	p. 53
Hardware and software requirements	p. 56
Installing Windows Media Tools	p. 57
Using Windows Media Encoder	p. 58
Using live capture mode	p. 59
Using file transcoding mode	p. 59
Windows Media Encoder configuration basics	p. 59
Creating the configuration	p. 62
Saving the configuration	p. 63
Viewing statistics and monitoring	p. 64
Encoding a multiple bit rate stream	p. 64
Producing content with other Windows Media tools	p. 67
Producing a news clip with Windows Media On-Demand Producer	p. 68
Authoring slide shows with Windows Media Author	p. 70
Using Windows Media Plug-In for Adobe Premiere	p. 73
Creating on-demand presentations with Windows Media Publish to ASF for Microsoft PowerPoint 97	p. 74
Using Windows Media ASF Indexer	p. 76
Finding third-party tools for Windows Media Technologies	p. 77
Summary	p. 78
Using Windows Media Services	p. 79
Introducing Windows Media Services	p. 80
Hardware and software requirements	p. 80
Installing Windows Media Services	p. 81
Administering Windows Media Services	p. 82
Understanding publishing points and stations	p. 84
Publishing points	p. 84
Stations	p. 86
Programs and streams	p. 88
Creating a program	p. 88
Understanding streams	p. 89
Securing the content on the server	p. 92
Security for on-demand publishing points	p. 92
Security for broadcast publishing points	p. 93
Security for stations	p. 94
Managing server bandwidth	p. 94
Determining bandwidth limits	p. 94
Determining the maximum file bit rate	p. 95
Determining the maximum number of clients	p. 95
Setting server limits	p. 95
Managing server performance	p. 96
Optimizing server performance	p. 96
Monitoring server activity	p. 97
Monitoring clients	p. 97
Monitoring events	p. 98
Monitoring station connections	p. 99
Monitoring station streams	p. 100
Logging client activity	p. 100
Logging unicast client activity	p. 100
Logging multicast client activity	p. 101
Using Windows Media Services with firewalls	p. 102
Allocating ports in a firewall for Windows Media Services	p. 102
Running Windows Media Services and IIS on the same server	p. 105
Enabling HTTP streaming for Windows Media Services that share a server with IIS	p. 106
Setting up MIME types for Windows Media Services	p. 108
Browser MIME type considerations	p. 108
Setting up Windows Media MIME types on Web servers	p. 109
Summary	p. 114
Using Windows Media Player	p. 115
Introducing Windows Media Player	p. 116
Hardware and software requirements	p. 116
Installing Windows Media Player	p. 118
Using and Configuring Windows Media Player	p. 118
Setting the view	p. 118
Customizing playback	p. 119
Setting the default behavior of Windows Media Player	p. 120
Customizing the Compact and Minimal views	p. 121
Configuring the way streaming media is received	p. 122
Associating file formats with Windows Media Player	p. 124
Summary	p. 126
Putting It All Together	p. 127
Streaming live versus stored content	p. 128
The advantages of producing live content	p. 128
The disadvantages of producing a live event	p. 129
Completing end-to-end procedures	p. 129
Adding audio clips to your Web site	p. 130
Putting your radio signal on your Web site	p. 132
Converting VHS tapes to ASF	p. 134
Putting your television signal on your Web site	p. 135
More tips and tricks	p. 137
Summary	p. 138
Advanced Uses of Windows Media Technologies
Packaging Media Files Using Windows Media Rights Manager	p. 141
Introducing Windows Media Rights Manager	p. 142
Windows Media Rights Manager components	p. 144
Hardware and software requirements	p. 145
Installing Windows Media Rights Manager	p. 146
Using Windows Media Rights Manager	p. 146
Preparing and packaging media files	p. 147
Customizing how the Windows Media Rights Manager Web site looks	p. 151
Customizing the way the Windows Media Rights Manager Web site works	p. 153
Analyzing site traffic and end user information	p. 160
Summary	p. 161
Streaming PowerPoint Presentations	p. 163
Introducing PowerPoint 2000 Presentation Broadcasting	p. 164
System requirements	p. 165
The presenter computer	p. 166
Typical presenter computer configuration	p. 166
Using two computers to stream digital media	p. 167
The audience computer	p. 167
Typical audience computer configuration	p. 167
Additional audience computer configuration options	p. 168
The file server	p. 169
The Windows Media server	p. 169
Installing Presentation Broadcasting	p. 170
Scheduling a presentation	p. 171
Setup and scheduling	p. 171
Creating a meeting request	p. 176
Giving a presentation	p. 177
Streaming with a Windows Media server	p. 180
Archiving the presentation	p. 181
Customizing Presentation Broadcasting	p. 183
Deploying Presentation Broadcasting	p. 184
Summary	p. 184
Designing and Developing Using Windows Media Technologies	p. 185
Understanding synchronized multimedia	p. 186
Using Windows Media Player in a Web page	p. 187
Using ASF Stream Redirector files	p. 188
The history of ASX	p. 189
Announcing a presentation	p. 190
Building a playlist	p. 190
Adding clip and show descriptions	p. 191
Creating playlists with ad insertions	p. 192
Processing script commands with ASX	p. 193
Switching media streams	p. 193
Adding script commands to an .asf file	p. 194
Creating URL script commands	p. 194
Creating TEXT script commands	p. 195
Creating custom script commands	p. 196
Programming and Windows Media Player	p. 197
Controlling Windows Media Player with scripts	p. 197
Using Windows Media Player properties	p. 198
Windows Media Player event handling in Internet Explorer	p. 200
Windows Media Player event handling in Netscape Navigator	p. 200
Automating Windows Media Encoder	p. 203
Summary	p. 211
Underlying Concepts
Principles of Digital Compression and Encoding	p. 215
Capturing audio and video	p. 216
Video basics	p. 216
Digitizing video	p. 219
Digitizing audio	p. 220
Compressing audio and video	p. 222
Lossless compression	p. 222
Lossy compression	p. 224
Applying compression technology	p. 228
Frame encoding	p. 228
Windows Media Technologies compression applications	p. 229
Encoding Windows Media content	p. 231
ASF background	p. 232
ASF features	p. 232
ASF architecture	p. 233
Using ASF	p. 237
Using descriptor files	p. 238
ASF Stream Descriptor files	p. 238
Windows Media Station files	p. 238
Supplemental reading	p. 239
Summary	p. 239
Principles of Networking	p. 241
Understanding network topologies	p. 242
LAN topologies	p. 242
WAN topologies	p. 244
Understanding network protocols	p. 246
Standard Internet protocols	p. 247
Windows Media Services client/server protocols	p. 248
Windows Media Encoder and Windows Media Services protocols	p. 250
Understanding basic client streaming	p. 251
Protocol rollover	p. 252
Changing client proxy settings	p. 252
Proxy auto-detection	p. 253
Measuring reception quality	p. 254
Intelligent streaming	p. 255
Limitations of TCP for real-time traffic	p. 255
UDP unicast with retransmissions	p. 256
IP multicast with forward error correction	p. 256
Multiple bit rate video	p. 257
Network gateways	p. 257
Firewalls and proxy servers	p. 257
Network address translation	p. 257
Network capacity planning	p. 258
Multicast versus unicast transmission	p. 258
Using multiple servers	p. 259
Enabling HTTP streaming	p. 260
Windows NT Load Balancing Service	p. 261
Using multiple network cards	p. 261
Effective versus rated network card bandwidth	p. 262
Client connection rates	p. 262
Network configuration and design issues	p. 264
Summary	p. 265
Audio and Video Capture Cards	p. 267
Getting Help	p. 269
Using Content Legally	p. 271
Obtaining permission	p. 272
Public domain	p. 272
The Berne Convention	p. 273
Stock footage	p. 273
Windows Media Technologies Glossary	p. 275
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