Shows how to deploy the technology on your site, from video and audio capture through to the consumer's media player. This book deals with Internet basics and gives a coverage of telecommunications networks and the last mile to the home. It covers video and audio formats as well as compression standards including Windows Media and MPEG-4.

In this text the benefits of applying asset management systems to the creation of content are presented in terms of increased efficiency and the lowering of costs. The book also demystifies the underlying technologies involved and the processes employed in setting up a media asset management system.

The second edition focuses on the media and entertainment sector (M&E), with more information relevant to encompass broadcasters migration to file-based production. New technology and new products are also included and there is more detail on systems integration and product examples, plus extra case studies. New content includes: - Storage management where several products have been designed for the special needs of the media business.- XML and web services.- New case studies.