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About this Web:This web site was created as part of a presentation for Rice University's Web Week. These pages present a brief overview of the types of audio and video available on the web, some thoughts about how to use them effectively, and some basic information about how to digitize audio and video. These pages were created on a Macintosh and the tools discussed are primarily Mac as well. I'd love to build this site out to include PCs and UNIX machines, but there just wasn't enough time for this presentation. The directions given here relate to Rice University. Some of the basic information may be useful to anyone interested, but some of it will be specific to Rice. Topics discussed include:
About Me:My name is Shisha van Horn. I have worked at Rice University for five years and have been developing web pages since 1993. I currently work for the Center for Technology in Teaching and Learning (CTTL). Previous to that, I was the divisional computer consultant to the Rice School of Architecture and worked in the Rice Advanced Visualization Lab. For three years, I taught a course in computer modeling, rendering and animation. For more information, you can check out my home page for links to some of my other work. Disclaimer:Computer audio and video is developing at a very rapid pace. New technologies are emerging and old technologies are disappearing. I have done my best to give a moderate overview of what can be done on the net. I will have inevitably left some things out. You may want to check out the plug-ins page of your favorite browser to keep up-to-date on new technologies and utilities. Netscape's page includes a large number of plug-ins and helper applications for displaying all kinds of information on the web. Keep in mind though, that not all of the things you see are 1) good, 2) stable, and 3) going to be around for very long. If you are interested in designing things for the long haul, try to keep consistent with standards and emerging standards. And of course, while I hate to admit it, products from "big boys" generally have a better chance of staying around (but that doesn't mean they necessarily should). Remember that at Rice, we are very fortunate to have up-to-date computer equipment and a very fast connection to the Internet. Few others are so fortunate and a majority of your potential web viewers will have much more limited equipment and slower network connections. Determine your target audience and plan your site accordingly. |
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Comments to Shisha van Horn, shisha@rice.edu.
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