Description:

In this tutorial we will investigate the development of streaming multimedia assets, various methods of creating content, and means of broadcasting to your audience. While we will discuss a wide range of solutions for broadcasting streaming media the primary focus will be the creation of media projects with readily available, low to medium cost tools. These tools and methods are widely available for creating on-line content, presentations, audio, video, and live broadcasts. The differences between analog and purely digital video content, capture and compression techniques, video and audio quality, and ease of use will be discussed. Hardware and software requirements for production of streaming media and using media server technologies and web sites will be discussed with emphasis on new and evolving technologies that make the process more efficient will be covered. Conversion of existing media content to streaming content will be demonstrated.

Intended Audience/Expertise Level:
Participants should have a desire to learn the basics of creating on-line streaming media from existing content, presentations, and from live sources. Participants should have a basic knowledge of the Windows operating system.  Any photo/video/broadcast experience is very helpful but not required.