MPEG-4 Jump-Start (Sun Microsystems Press Java Series) - Softcover

MPEG-4 will transform Internet-based multimedia by delivering breakthrough video and audio quality, flexibility, and control. Now, there's a complete guide to MPEG-4 for everyone who wants to take advantage of it, from Internet media programmers to senior decision-makers. In MPEG-4 Jump-Start, two leaders of the Internet multimedia community introduce every aspect of the MPEG-4 standard: its fundamental concepts, capabilities, applications, requirements, limitations, and more. Walk through everything you need to know to start working with MPEG-4 today, from installing players and finding content, to creating and distributing your own content. Understand the underlying technical capabilities of MPEG-4 from a programmer's perspective, and learn why it represents a breakthrough solution for any networked environment -- Web, satellite, or even wireless.

AARON E. WALSH is Chairman of Mantis Development Corporation, a development firm specializing in advanced multimedia and network technologies. He is Chairman of the Web3D Consortium's Universal Media technical working group, Chairman of the Web3D-MPEG group responsible for the convergence of Web3D and MPEG technology, Co-Chair of the Web3D Intellectual Property Rights group, and Web3D Liaison to MPEG and the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Walsh is author of the best-selling Core Web3D, XHTML Example by Example, and Java 3D API Jump-Start. MIKAEL BOURGES-SEVENIER is Senior Software Engineer for iVAST Inc., a development firm specializing in advanced multimedia technologies. With expertise in 2D, 3D, and multimedia technologies, he is actively involved in several areas of MPEG-4 development. In addition to serving as Co-Chairman of the MPEG-4 Animation Framework Extension (AFX) animation group, Bourges-Sevenier is responsible for the animation system for the MPEG-4 Reference Software Group.