QuickTime for the Web

Preface: Why QuickTime?Site DesignersWebmastersHTML AuthorsCD-ROM DevelopersIn ShortSo What's in the Book?1: IntroductionWhat's a QuickTime Movie?What's QuickTime?Delivery Methods: Disk, Web Server, Streams2: First Things First: Installing QuickTimeMinimum System RequirementsInstalling QuickTime from the CDRegistering QuickTime ProSetting Your Connection SpeedUpdating to the Latest Version3: Bust a .MovMultimedia and the WebConverting Existing Media into QuickTime MoviesUsing the QTSRC ParameterTo .Mov, or Not to .Mov?4: Basic Training: Putting QuickTime in a Web PageLinking with the A HREF TagEmbedding with the EMBED TagWhat About the OBJECT Tag?Preventing Hijacking with QTSRCLaunching Movies in QuickTime PlayerGet QuickTime5: Special Delivery: QuickTime+HTMLSpecial Features of the QuickTime Plug-inPlug-in HelperCopy Protecting MoviesQuickTime and URLsSaving MoviesPutting Multiple Movies on a PageDetecting QuickTime6: What Webmasters Need to KnowMIME Types and File ExtensionsServer Features and Server Load7: What About Streaming? What It IsWhat It's NotWhy It's CoolWhat You NeedWhen Do You Need It?How It Works8: Alternate Realities: Language, Speed, and ConnectionsAlternate MoviesTools for making Reference MoviesAlternate Movies and QTSRCAlternate Tracks9: It's in the Script: Basic JavaScriptJavaScript BasicsUseful JavaScripts10: Now Hear This: AudioInteresting Ways to Use AudioRecorded Music on the WebI Want My MP3Getting the Most out of MIDILooping and StutteringMaking it Fit: Sampling, Bandwidth, and CompressionAudio CodecsRecording for the WebPopular Audio Formats11: Show Me Something Good-ImagesImporting Images into QuickTimeCreating Slide ShowsAdding Sound to a Slide ShowConverting PowerPoint PresentationsAdding a Still Image as a Movie BackgroundAdding a Logo to a MovieTransparency and Alpha ChannelsColor and GammaPopular Image Formats12: Just Like in the MoviesImporting MoviesPutting Movies on the WebMaking Movies for the WebCompressing Your MovieToolsOther Movie Formats13: Text! Text! Text! Creating Text TracksCreating Titles and Scrolling CreditsAdding Subtitles to a MovieAdding a Chapter List to a MovieHREF TracksFonts and Cross-Platform MoviesBurning Text into a Video TrackSearching a Text Track14: Gently Down the StreamMaking Streaming MoviesMaking a Fast Start Reference MovieEmbedding Streaming Movies in a Web PageSetting Up a Streaming ServerLive StreamingFirewalls, NAT, and HTTP Tunneling15: An Animated ApproachCel-Based AnimationVector GraphicsSprite Animation16: Getting InteractiveQuickTime InteractivityGetting Interactive with Text TracksPushing Buttons with Wired SpritesInteractive AudioShocking Behavior With Flash TracksInteractive Audio and VideoSkinning the Cat (but in a Good Way)QuickTime and JavaScript17: Mixing It Up: Streaming and NonstreamingAdding a Chapter List to a Streaming MovieAdding Streaming Content to a Local MovieAllocating BandwidthAdding Wired Sprites to a Streaming MovieAdding Flash to a Streaming Movie18: SMIL for the CameraIntroduction to SMIL and QuickTimeSMIL Tutorial19: Let's Get VirtualQuickTime VR OverviewCreating QTVR PanoramasCreating QTVR Object MoviesCompositing QTVR with Other MediaEmbedding QTVR in a Web PageAppendix A: QuickTime Player Editing FeaturesAppendix B: QuickTime ConfigurationAppendix C: Contents of the CDAppendix D: Compatibility IssuesAppendix E: QuickTime Media TypesAppendix F: Including QuickTime on Your CDAppendix G: Work Flow Automation with AppleScriptGlossaryIndex