Mastering Internet Video : A Guide to Streaming and On-Demand Video

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Summary: Great guide for the novice or more advanced user
Review: If you are at all interested in the potential for delivering video over the internet today and in the near future, this is an excellent resource. With it, you'll understand all you need to do to create, prepare, host and deliver video in compelling ways... and what NOT to do as well. It's well-laid out, full of clear explanations and examples, and is very well written for a variety of experienc levels.

Mr. Stolarz knows his stuff and the book is well worth the money.

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Summary: Demystifies Streaming
Review: Internet video and streaming media mystifies people. Stolarz does a great job of cutting through the sorcery so that you can understand just how streaming media really works. The text is easy to read and the illustrations are well thought out. This is a great reference for the video engineer or Web master that is tasked with purchasing or implementing Internet video services. Extremely valuable is the "Quick List of Problems and Concise Solutions" (Appendix A) that will allow the reader to jump directly into specific topics of the book.

If you are looking for a definitive (and eventually time-dated) how-to manual on making streaming media, I would recommend Mack's "Streaming Media Bible." That will give you screen shots on using the big three (WindowsMedia, QuickTime, and RealNetworks). But at the very least, "Mastering Internet Video" should be an accompanying reference. And if you want to build an overall streaming media solution for your organization, "Mastering Internet Video" is your required reading.