Distributed Multimedia

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Summary: This book is terrible, avoid when possible!
Review: As a required text, this book was a dismal waste of my money. Not only is the book long-winded and filled with useless and sometimes inaccuate information, it is written by professionals that appearantly stumbled into the multimedia arena after trying their hand at other work. (A degree in Applied Mathematics proves to be of little value to Mr. Agnew when he speaks of multimedia.) This book reads like a high school research paper that the student was not interested in completing... There is little organized thought, facts are found every 30 pages or so, and are based on out-of-date information. Pathetic interjections of dry, witless humor make the reading all the more painful. Disagree with me if you wish, but I have seen far better analyses on Multimedia and its current trends out there. Purchasing this book for any personal reason is just plain stupid, and purchasing it for a required reason is unfortunate.

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Summary: Superb discussion, excellent basic concepts
Review: I purchased this book after reading several very positive reviews of it in PC Week and EMEDIA. Despite being a couple of years old now which is very long in this business, I find myself frequently taking this book off the shelf to read about the basics and framework in this changing industry. Well worth having