Module Descriptors
MULTIMEDIA STREAMING
XXET60313
Key Facts
Faculty of Arts and Creative Technologies
Level 6
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- PRACTICAL NOT IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 60%
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 40%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
60% Practical
40% Written
A 60% individual practical assessing learning outcomes 2 and 4 creating an IPTV media streaming broadcast solution with a demonstration.
A 40% individual written piece assessing learning outcomes 1 and 3 with a 1200 word limit researching streaming media technologies.
40% Written
A 60% individual practical assessing learning outcomes 2 and 4 creating an IPTV media streaming broadcast solution with a demonstration.
A 40% individual written piece assessing learning outcomes 1 and 3 with a 1200 word limit researching streaming media technologies.
Module Indicative Content
The students will study
- Media service requirements over Intranets
- Media service requirement over the Internet and coping with internet and
- limitations
- Media authoring and showcasing for streaming
- Media Encoding
- Streaming servers (technology, tradeoffs, setup and management)
- Streaming non audio/Video content (text, images and animations)
- Study and implementation of a media streaming website using Flash and Windows based technologies
- Planning and managing live broadcasts
- Management of media rights, authentication and conditional access
- Media service requirements over Intranets
- Media service requirement over the Internet and coping with internet and
- limitations
- Media authoring and showcasing for streaming
- Media Encoding
- Streaming servers (technology, tradeoffs, setup and management)
- Streaming non audio/Video content (text, images and animations)
- Study and implementation of a media streaming website using Flash and Windows based technologies
- Planning and managing live broadcasts
- Management of media rights, authentication and conditional access
Module Learning Strategies
Lectures and laboratory sessions
(1:30)3
Learning on all aspects of the module will be facilitated by lecture/tutorials, problem solving exercises and student centred learning.
A mini lecture will take place in the tutorial and problems will be given to the students.
(1:30)3
Learning on all aspects of the module will be facilitated by lecture/tutorials, problem solving exercises and student centred learning.
A mini lecture will take place in the tutorial and problems will be given to the students.
Module Resources
Windows 2003 Media Servers
Flash Media Server, Adobe Flash Professional, Flash Media Encoder
Flash Media Server, Adobe Flash Professional, Flash Media Encoder
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Texts
Mack, S., (2002), Streaming Media Bible, John Wiley & Sons, ISBN: 0764536508
Gill, T. and Birney, B., (2003) Windows Media Resource Kit, Microsoft Press, ISBN:0735618070
Menin, E., (2002), The Streaming Media Handbook, Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN: 0130358134
Lawson, (2010), Introducing HTML 5 (Voices that Matter), New Riders, ISBN-13: 978-0321687296
Reinhard, (2009), Video with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Studio Techniques, Adobe, ISBN-13: 978-0321606235
Richter, (2007), Hands-on-Guide to Flash Video: Web Video and Flash Media Server, Focal Press, ISBN: 0240809475
Gill, T. and Birney, B., (2003) Windows Media Resource Kit, Microsoft Press, ISBN:0735618070
Menin, E., (2002), The Streaming Media Handbook, Prentice Hall PTR, ISBN: 0130358134
Lawson, (2010), Introducing HTML 5 (Voices that Matter), New Riders, ISBN-13: 978-0321687296
Reinhard, (2009), Video with Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Studio Techniques, Adobe, ISBN-13: 978-0321606235
Richter, (2007), Hands-on-Guide to Flash Video: Web Video and Flash Media Server, Focal Press, ISBN: 0240809475