Tuturials

• Multimedia info and tutorials at Webmonkey
• SMIL Tutorial at Helio (nice)
• 8-part Multimedia Tutorial based on RealAudio, RealVideo, and RealFlash
• Info on Streaming Video/Audio at StreamingMediaWorld.Com
• What is MP3
• What is Streaming Media introduction and tutorial on AVI, QT, and Real Video.

Audio/Video Formats

• Audio file format FAQ
• Sound File Formats
• MIDI File Format
• The MP3 File Format

Tools and How-To Guides

• Macromedia Authoring Tools.
• QuickTime Compatibility with IE 6 and ActiveX control
• How to include Multimedia Objects in Web Pages using the HTML OBJECT and EMBED tags.
• The OBJECT and PARAM tags.
• How to setup web server for streaming
• CD-ROM sound and CD file ripping (mp3 encoding)
• Streaming Media Authoring Tools
• RealNetworks Help Library, everything you need to serve up streaming Real Media.
• Shareware Music Machine Site, tools, editors, effects, players, converters, squencers, plug-ins, and more.
• Listing of audio editors, for various platforms.
• Cool Edit 200, shareware audio/music editor and converter for the PC.
• Sound Exchange (Sox), is a general purpose sound converter/player/recorder that supports many formats.
• Streaming Video Capture Equipment
• Streaming Video Systems

Languages and Protocols

• Real Time Protocol, RTP is the Internet-standard protocol for the transport of real-time data, including audio and video.
• SMIL Main Page at W3C.
• Brief Intro to SMIL the Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
• Cool SMIL Examples

MPEG

• MPEG main page
• MPEG Overview
• MPEG-4 (audio/video)

MP3

• MP3 main page
• Helping Academic Units Produce-market MP3 Recordings at MP3.com
• Digital Audio Systems' MP3 Page
• UNIX-based streaming audio server for MP3

Bamba (audio and video streaming from IBM)

• Article: Bamba--Audio and video streaming over the Internet
• Bamba Audio Download

Educational Links

• Voice On the Net home page
• ACM SIGMM
• Cornell University: Multimedia Systems
• George Washington University Multimedia Suite
• UC Berkeley: Multimedia Systems and Applications
• Univ of Texas, Austin: Multimedia Systems
• Univ of Texas, Austin: Multimedia Communication and Databases
• UIUC: Topics in Multimedia Communications
• UIUC: Multimedia Computing Systems
• U. Mass: Multimedia Networking

Audio/Video Samples

• Stop, Look, Listen
• Music Loops, this is a good site.
• Flash Kit
• Partners In Hyme
• Sound Forum
• Real Networks Starter Kit