RealServer can handle
hundreds of connections at the same time; HTTP streaming is far more limited.
Web sites tend to be divided into two categories: those totally without
sound, and those that use a lot of it??”there??™s not much middle
ground. Many music and entertainment sites rely heavily on both
streaming audio and downloadable audio files, such as MP3.
In this chapter, you learn how to use audio in the Web pages you design with
Dreamweaver. You look at traditional digital audio formats such as AIFF and
WAV, and how you can turn these into files suitable for publishing on the Web,
in formats such as MP3 and RealAudio. You also examine music formats, such as
standard MIDI files and QuickTime Music. Finally, you??™ll learn how to link to an
individual podcast as well as a podcast feed.
Lest you forget that you??™re dreamweaving here, you also look at some
Dreamweaver extensions you can use to get audio-enabled sites up and running
in no time. But before you leap into those deep waters, it??™s a good idea to get an
overview of digital audio and its place on the Web.
Because the primary technologies for distributing streaming
audio are also the primary technologies for streaming video,
you may find it helpful to familiarize yourself with the Big Three streaming media
technologies??”RealMedia, QuickTime, and Windows Media??”introduced in
Chapter 26.
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