Hands-On Guide to Webcasting

In "Hands-On Guide to Webcasting," industry experts address the fastest-growing application for streaming media - broadcasting live audio and video on the Internet. Used in all industry verticals from corporate to entertainment, this book provides an end-to-end technical overview of the webcasting process. Providing you with step-by-step instructions from audio/video production, encoding and authoring to delivery and business issues, this guide provides both the depth and breadth necessary for mastery of the subject.

* Step-by-step instructions and advice unique to the technical and business challenges of webcasting

* Organized in the order which a webcast is executed, and divided into sections that correspond to the different components of a webcast

* Detailed data on pricing and what you should pay when outsourcing webcasting services

About the Authors
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1 - QuickStart
Chapter 2 - Basic Webcasting Concepts
Chapter 3 - Digital Audio and Video Basics
Chapter 4 - Business considerations
Chapter 5 - Choosing the Right Partners
Chapter 6 - Webcast Production Planning
Chapter 7 - Webcast Audio Production
Chapter 8 - Webcast Video Production
Chapter 9 - Webcast Encoding
Chapter 10 - Webcast Authoring
Chapter 11 - Webcast Distribution
Chapter 12 - Case Studies
Appendix A - Streaming And Digital Media Statistics
Resources
Glossary
Index