The MP3 and Internet Audio Handbook explains the digital music revolution and demystifies the technical aspects of downloading, recording and playing music on a PC. ...

MP3 files, the latest digital music format, have taken the music industry by storm. What are they? Where do you get them? How do you use them? Why have they thrown record companies into a panic? Will they make music easier to buy? And cheaper? Is this the future of music? All these questions and more are answered in this concise and practical book which explains everything you need to know about MP3s in a simple and easy-to-understand manner. It ...

As technology changes rapidly, new words and phrases are being introduced into our vocabulary, many with Net or Web affixed to them. The convergence of the media industries often brings with it a clash of professional vocabularies. Over time, some terms remain stable while others seem to disappear or transform their meaning. Multimedia and the Web from A-Z is a comprehensive dictionary aimed at stabilizing and clearly defining the language of ...

Introducing a proven user interface design model for the design and development of high-quality user interfaces, this new edition is a professional guide to designing traditional graphical user interfaces (GUIs) and object-oriented graphical user interfaces, plus high-quality character-based interfaces, and state-of-the-art multimedia user interfaces. ...

A book for the interface workers, "Dust or Magic" was primarily written for the young, talented people whose creative instincts are kindled by computers and live to create good stuff, but who are systematically betrayed by the managerial types who send them absurd tasks, and sack them when their half-baked schemes go belly-up. (Computer Books)
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The latest version of Microsoft's Media Center technology is the Windows Vista Media Center. The program is designed to integrate all forms of modern home entertainment, including digital television (and the recording and playback of shows), digital photo storage and editing, DVDs, and digital music. This handy guide assists those new to the program to upgrading their existing Media Center, and in learning how to best use the remarkable ...

The Definitive Resource for Director Shockwave Studio<P>Master the profound array of animation and multimedia development capabilities available to you with Director Shockwave Studio. Author and seasoned professional David Mennenoh shares his extensive knowledge of the tools and functionality of this ubiquitous Web development application. "Director 8.5 Shockwave: The Complete Reference fully explains Lingo, Shockwave, 3-D animation, ...

Hollywood film and broadcast editors have been using Avid systems for years, but the hefty price tag has made it off-limits to anyone without a studio bankroll to fall back on ...until now. With the release of the sub-$2,000 Avid Xpress DV 3.5, independent filmmakers and committed amateur editors can now use virtually the same software that the pros use to edit their work, as an increasing number are doing. With Avid Xpress DV 3.5 Editing the ...

Although the computer's life has been relatively short, it has brought about an information revolution that is transforming our world on a scale that is still difficult to comprehend. This digital convergence is shaping society, technology and the media for the next millennium. Areas as diverse as home banking and shopping over the Internet; WWW access over mobile phone networks; and television systems such as Web TV which combine on-line ...

Evolutionary Web Development examines the evolution of Web information systems, paying particular attention to the emergent attributes of electronic markets. It identifies four categories of architecture and demonstrates their virtues and limitations: static, interactive, adaptive, and agent-mediated systems.Advanced systems require the developer to truly understand the needs and preferences of customers. As well as such personal attributes, the ...