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Audio Over IP
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Position yourself at the forefront of audio and broadcast studio technology by learning audio over IP.
Click here to learn more about the book and authors Steve Church and Skip Pizzi.
Skip will be hosting the Digital Strategies Exchange for Radio (DSX4r) conference at the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas this spring - don't miss it!
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/books/broadcast/video_over_ip_2e.aspxThe definitive guide on video tranport technologies.Video Over IP, Second EditionIPTV, Internet Video, H.264, P2P, Web TV, and Streaming: A Complete Guide to Understanding the Technology2Wes Simpsonselect a series"I find this book among the better ones, for its systematic approach and clarity of the text...The "Video over IP" book is highly recommended for all practising broadcast engineers."- EBU Techincal Review
?...here is a guide that gives you everything you need to know to find the best solution for your application.? ? SCTE, Dec. 2005
"Film and videomakers, networking professionals and corporate executives looking to take advantage of Web-based teleconferencing will all benefit from this revised edition of Simpson's tome, which brings his previous work up to date for an age of increased broadband usage and digital filmmaking tools and distribution. The seemingly endless variety of approaches and compression formats makes transferring video over a network seem nearly unfathomable at first, but Video Over IP is a comprehensive guide that makes video transport understandable without ignoring its complexity."- Jim Hemphill, American Cinematographer MagazineThe definitive guide on video tranport technologies.Video Over IP gives you everything you need to know to choose from among the many ways of transferring your video over a network. The information is presented in an easy to read format, with comparison charts provided to help you understand the benefits and drawbacks of different technologies for a variety of practical applications. This new edition is expanded to fully cover HD and wireless technologies and new case studies.
Whether your background is video, networking, broadcast, or telecommunications, you will benefit from the breadth of coverage that this book provides. Real-life application examples give readers successful examples of a variety of Video over IP networks that are up and running today.
*This edition is expanded to include HD, Wireless, and IPTV technologies
*Understand video transport over IP networks - learn how to take advantage of technologies like MPEG, multicasting, RTP, and streaming
*Provides clear, easy to comprehend explanations of both video and networking technologies
1: Overview of Video Transport
2: Video Transport Applications
3: Video Basics
4: Video and Audio Compression
5: IP Networking Basics
6: From Video into Packets
7: Packet Transport
8: Video Streaming
9: Multicasting
10: Videoconferencing over IP
11: Content Security
12: Transport Security
13: IPTV - IP Video to the Home
14: Video File Transfer
15: Network Administration
Appendix A: Comprehensive Glossary
Appendix B: Reference Guide to Standards Index9780240810843B978-0-240-81084-3.X0001-8IDGJSRO78101265047.5in x 9.25inBook - Paperbackhttp://www.focalbookstore.com/?isbn=true62.9539.9945.952008-08-142008-08-14  /books/broadcast/creating_powerful_radio.aspxLearn to create powerful broadcast content and maximize your audienceCreating Powerful RadioGetting, Keeping and Growing Audiences News, Talk, Information & Personality Broadcast, HD, Satellite & InternetValerie Gellerselect a seriesWhat people are saying about Valerie Geller's Creating Powerful Radio "I love this book and have both recommended and purchased it for a number of people - and will continue to do so."--Corny Kuehl, Executive Producer, Oprah Radio "If you want to achieve compelling radio and increase audiences, read this book immediately! Station 97.3 in London has experienced massive growth using its methods."--Scott Solder, programme controller, LBC Radio, London "This is the book I hope my competitors don't read. It's required reading for my staff."--Jerry Bell, managing news editor, KOA/KTLK, Denver "Creating Powerful Radio is a fine guide for people inside the radio biz and an explanation of that biz to people outside, including the people who would like to get in. It's the kind of book where the reader thinks, 'Oh that's why they do that.' "--David Hinkley, New York Daily News "This book helped me create Britain's most successful local radio station, with a 40 percent market share and number one in the UK. Buy it. It works!"--Keri Jones, CEO/Radio Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK "If you want to understand what makes radio work, read this, then read it again."--Jon Faine, air personality, 774 ABC Radio, Melbourne, Australia "Making it in broadcasting takes more than just luck. Creating Powerful Radio is your 'Road Guide' to success in radio."--Andy Vierra, program director, KNUU, Las Vegas "Valerie Geller's first book was a triumph. It has proved to be an excellent primer for my staff. Valerie is an inspiration. If you can't get her for your station, buy this book."--John Ryan, managing director, BBC Radio, Manchester, UK "This should be required reading in every newsroom and every radio station."--Radio World "Creating Powerful Radio might eventually make an executive's job at a satellite formatted affiliate much tougher." --Professor Peter Hunn, Communications Studies Department, State University of New York, Oswego "I recommend it to everyone and I use it in my classes. I love this book."--Jo Maeder (The Rock 'N Roll Madame), air personality and instructor, New York University "Packed with insights, well written, and fun to read. It's obvious why so many radio people consider this book a must!"--John Sawatsky, professor of journalism, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada "Creating Powerful Radio contains valuable tips and information for presenters, managers, and programmers."--Julia Sullivan, Music & Media "Useful and practical."--Jan Orskov, journalist, Danmarks Radio, Denmark "It's my bible!"--Asa Paborn, program director, SBS Radio, Stockholm, Sweden "We gave copies to the entire staff."--Viktor Worms, Antenne Bayern, Munich, Germany "Anyone even considering a career in radio should read this!"--Adele Scheele, Ph.D, Career Strategist, author: "Skills for Success"
Learn to create powerful broadcast content and maximize your audienceCreating Powerful Radio
For Managers, Programmers and Talent
* GROW AUDIENCES - Increase your ratings! LifeStage Demographics: Know your audience and how they listen.
* PROGRAMMING Build exciting programming - even on dull news days - with proven techniques to guide programmers and talent to the next level of performance.
* NEWS: Write, produce and deliver powerful news. Learn multiple version techniques and much more.
* PERSONALITY Identify winning talent. Develop strong air personalities. Learn to manage high ego talent and motivate your staff to do their best.
* TALK Secrets to improve your show. Learn powerful radio interview techniques and ways to make the talk win big.
* INFORMATION Break down the walls between news and entertainment radio. Creative methods to easily write and deliver complex, detailed stories or issues using the multi-version method.
* PROMOTIONS Learn methods to spread the word about your station and write powerful copy for more effective promos and commercials
* AIRCHECKING A comprehensive step-by-step guide to show prep and effective airchecking.
Valerie Geller is an internationally acclaimed broadcast consultant working with stations that emphasize news, talk, information and personality radio.
www.gellermedia.com
* GROW AUDIENCES - Increase your ratings! LifeStage Demographics: Know your audience and how they listen.
* PROGRAMMING - Build exciting programming - even on dull news days - with proven techniques to guide programmers and talent to the next level of performance.
* PERSONALITY - Identify winning talent. Develop strong air personalities. Learn to manage high ego talent and motivate your staff to do their best.
* TALK - Secrets to improve your show. Learn powerful radio interview techniques and ways to make the talk win big.
* INFORMATION - Break down the walls between news and entertainment radio. Creative methods to easily write and deliver complex, detailed stories or issues using the "multi-version" method.
* PROMOTIONS - Learn methods to spread the word about your station and write powerful copy for more effective promos and commercials
* AIRCHECKING - A comprehensive step-by-step guide to show prep and effective airchecking.Introduction; Creating Powerful Radio; Finding and Developing Talent; Generators and REactors; Performance and Formatics; Morning Shows; From Rock to Talk; Talk Shows; Integrationg News and Talk; Interviews; Show Prep; Producers; Call Screening; High-Ego Talent; News; Traffic and Weather Together; Newswriting; News Anchoring; Multi-version News; Integrating Radio and TV News; Public Service Announcements; Avoiding Burnout; Airchecking; Promotion; Sales and Commercials; LifeStage Demographics; Research; Final Notes; Resources; Index9780240519289C2009-0-28166-9IDGOFJJ80920433686in x 9inBook - PaperbackBuy Creating Powerful Radio Now!E-book available for purchase41.9525.9930.952007-03-222007-03-22  /books/broadcast/a_practical_guide_to_video_and_audio_compression.aspx-A Practical Guide to Video and Audio CompressionFrom Sprockets and Rasters to Macro BlocksCliff Wootton"Cliff Wootton's book is great in giving the uninitiated reader an overall review of the key issues relating to audio and video formats, encoding, distributing, storing and rendering...For a non-professional reader the book is very useful. It is relatively easy to read and is well structured. It provides easy-to-follow practical application guidelines and useful step-by-step instructions on best coding and compression practices." - EBU Technical ReviewLearn all about Codecs--how they work, as well as design and implementation with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to compression. After reading this book, you will be able to prepare and distribute professional audio and video on any platform including streamed to the web, broadcast on-air, stored in PVRs, Burned onto CD-ROMs or DVDs, delivered by broadband, or viewed in Kiosk applications, PDA devices, and mobile phones.
Key benefits:
* Learn from an award-winning technologist for a top media company who knows how to explain codecs in terms you can understand
* This entry-level guide contains clear explanations and hundreds of diagrams--no math background needed! Also includes a comprehensive glossary which serves as a useful reference to many technical terms and jargon you will encounter
* Learn how to choose the right technique to get the most out of your compression system--saving both storage space and moneyChapter 1: Introduction to video compression; Chapter 2: Why video compression is needed; Chapter 3: What are we trying to compress?; Chapter 4: Film; Chapter 5: Video; Chapter 6: Digital Image Formats; Chapter 7: Matters Concering Audio; Chapter 8: Choosing the right codec; Chapter 9: How encoders work; Chapter 10: The MPEG-1 codec; Chapter 11: The MPEG-2 Codec; Chapter 12: The MPEG-4 part 2 codec; Chapter 13: The H.264 codec; Chapter 14: Encoded output delivered as a bit stream; Chapter 15: Live Encoding; Chapter 16: Files and storage formats; Chapter 17: Tape formats; Chapter 18: Commercial issues, DRM and licensing; Chapter 19: Network delivery mechanisms;
Chapter 20 Streaming; Chapter 21: Players and platforms; Chapter 22: Windows Media; chapter 23: QuickTime; Chapter 24: Real Networks; Chapter 25: Other player alternatives; Chapter 26: Putting video on the web; Chapter 27: Digital Television; Chapter 28: Digital video on the move; Chapter 29: Building your encoding hardware; Chapter 30: Setting up your encoding software; Chapter 31: Preparing to encode your video; Chapter 32: Ingesting your source content; Chapter 33: Temporal pre-processing; Chapter 34: Spatial pre-processing; Chapter 35: Colour correction; Chapter 36: Cutting out the noise; Chapter 37: Preparing the audio for encoding; Chapter 38: Encoding - Go for it!; Chapter 39: Where next?; Appendix A-M9780240806303C2009-0-04661-3IDGSQMQ58708808007.5in x 9.25inBook - Paperbacktrue73.9544.9952.952005-05-122005-05-12 
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