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MP3: The Definitive Guide - Softcover

Hacker, Scot

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9781565926615: MP3: The Definitive Guide

Synopsis

MP3 is a compressed file format for easy digital distribution of sound and music over the Internet. This guide for power users introduces all aspects of this technology, with details on obtaining, recording, and optimizing MP3 files using both commercial and Open Source methods. Coverage encompasses Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and BeoS. Discusses streaming, broadcasting, and converting, and shows how to test equipment and optimize encoding times. Also discusses legal issues. Author credentials are not stated. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

After earning a B.A. in Philosophy at UC Santa Cruz, Scot Hacker began writing reviews of jazz and improvised music for The Utne Reader and The Cadence Journal of Jazz and Blues before becoming a content manager and production editor at ZDNet. Hacker's interest in digital audio and fine computer systems evolved into a series of regular articles for PC Magazine, Byte.com, Windows Sources, ZDNet, Japan's ASCII magazine, and the CompuServe network, as well as television appearances and trade show gigs. Hacker is the author of O'Reilly's MP3: The Definitive Guide, Peachpit's "The BeOS Bible," and countless articles for print- and web-based technology publications. He is currently employed as Webmaster of the UC Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. Contact Scot Hacker

Reviews

Although O'Reilly books are not the best place to learn how to use a technology, they are excellent for polishing its finer points. Ethernet and Internet protocols are difficult by nature, but cascading style sheets and MP3s are much more accessible to beginners. All of these books are recommended for university and large public libraries; Cascading Style Sheets and MP3 will also serve well smaller public libraries.
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