Table of Contents - Microsoft Windows Media Resource Kit (Pro-Resource Kit)

Windows Media Resource Kit

by�Tricia Gill, Bill Birney�et al.�

ISBN:0735618070

Microsoft Press � 2003 (525 pages)

This resource kit offers technical insights and tools needed for capturing, encoding, distributing, and playing back digital video and audio using the Windows Media 9 Series platform.

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Table of Contents
	Microsoft Windows Media Resource Kit
	Foreword
	Introduction
	Part I - Getting Started with Streaming Media
	Chapter 1	-	Understanding Streaming Media Concepts
	Chapter 2	-	Capturing and Encoding Content with Windows Media Encoder
	Chapter 3	-	Distributing Content with Windows Media Services
	Chapter 4	-	Playing Content with Windows Media Player
	Part II - Small-Scale Internet Streaming
	Chapter 5	-	Envisioning the Streaming Media Site
	Chapter 6	-	Planning the Streaming Media Site
	Chapter 7	-	Developing the Streaming Media Site
	Chapter 8	-	Testing the Site Implementation
	Part III - Internet Digital Media Business
	Chapter 9	-	Envisioning and Planning
	Chapter 10	-	Movie Trailers
	Chapter 11	-	Movie Info Channels
	Chapter 12	-	Live Events Channel
	Chapter 13	-	Movie Rentals
	Part IV - Enterprise Intranet Streaming Media
	Chapter 14	-	Adding Streaming Media to Enterprise Networks
	Chapter 15	-	Phase I: Content Creation
	Chapter 16	-	Phase I: Media Guide Portal
	Chapter 17	-	Phase I: Server Deployment
	Chapter 18	-	Phase II: Live Production
	Chapter 19	-	Phase II: Microsoft Producer Mini-studio
	Chapter 20	-	Phase II: Remote Server Deployment
	Chapter 21	-	Phase III: Producing a Training Series
	Chapter 22	-	Phase III: Multicast-enabled Network
	Chapter 23	-	Phase III: Usage Reports and Feedback
	Part V - Appendixes
	Appendix A	-	SMIL Reference
	Appendix B	-	Windows Media Performance Counters
	Appendix C	-	Log Fields
	Appendix D	-	Windows Media Metafile Elements
	Glossary
	Index
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Broadcast live events or stream content on demand with expertise from those who know the technology best—the Microsoft Windows Media Team. This official Resource Kit packs the technical insights and tools you need to capture, encode, distribute, and play back digital video and audio using the Windows Media 9 Series platform. You’ll play back digital video and audio using the Windows Media 9 Series platform. You’ll learn how to plan, develop, and implement basic to advanced solutions. And you get essential production and administration resources. It’s everything you need to deliver professional-quality streaming media solutions—and maximize their impact.

Get end-to-end guidance straight from the Microsoft Windows Media team.

Know what’s involved in streaming through a hosting service, an enterprise intranet, or your own Web page
Use vision documents and checklists to plan your solution and map out deployment
Learn best practices for compressing content and using codecs
Get tips for creating compelling, high-quality audio and video
Set up production—from a single workstation to a studio—and delivery—from one server to an enterprise cluster
Use Digital Rights Management technologies to help protect content
Create server-side playlists that you can update on the fly
Develop a Web portal to manage large content archives
Test playback for live and on-demand content

About the Authors

The highly skilled experts on the Microsoft Windows Media Team, including Tricia Gill and Bill Birney, are responsible for every phase of planning, developing, deploying and supporting Windows Media Technologies.