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Fundamentals of Programming the Microsoft Windows Media Platform
Learn how to develop and deliver ultrafast, ultracool digital media solutions using the powerfully enhanced Windows Media 9 Series platform. Created by a digital media on Microsoft's Windows Media team, this guide walks you through platform architecture architecture and components - providing inside insights, real-world programming scenarios, and reusable
code samples to help power your own streaming media solutions. You get step-by-step instructions on how to create applications to encode Windows Media files and streams, serve and receive audio and video streams, create customized players, and even build a complete broadcasting system - your own Internet radio station. Discover how to: *Develop 20 complete applications that use Windows Media to create, distribute, and play digital media over the Internet *Create a custom version of Windows Media Encoder to convert MP3, WAV, AVI, and other multimedia files to the Windows Media format *Program the server that runs on Windows Media Services to publish files on demand, broadcast unicast streams, and multicast to all listeners at once *Develop unique UIs for Windows Media Player using banners, borders, embedded Web pages, and the skin programming language *Add the Player to a Web site and a Web site to the Player *Make the encoder, server, and Player work together to create end-to-end multimedia applications *Build an Internet radio station with dynamic playlists that respond to listener requests Get sample programs, music files, utilities, and more on CD CD features: *Programs and forms for all the book's examples *Sample music files to encode, serve, or play *Essential Windows Media utilities, including Windows Media Encoder *Complete Windows Media 9 Series Jumpstart CD contents, including demos of multichannel audio, high definition video, and fast streaming *Fully searchable eBook
CONTENTS:
Windows media architecture
Encoding Windows media
Serving Windows media
Playing windows media
Complete radio station application
CD contains sample files
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