Interactive QuickTime: Authoring Wired Media

by Matthew Peterson

Interactivity is one of the most captivating topics for today's online community. It is a fast-growing field pushed by the rapid development and dispersion of Java, Shockwave, Flash, and QuickTime. While several good books are available about the interactive capabilities of Java, Shockwave, and Flash, until now there hasn't been a book about QuickTime interactivity. A logical follow-up to QuickTime for the Web, this eagerly awaited book by Matthew Peterson details the power of QuickTime's wired media technology and provides a resource for professionals developing and deploying interactive QuickTime content. This content can extend far beyond simple movies it can act as application user interfaces, educational multimedia, scientific display panels, musical instruments, games and puzzles, etc., and can interact with you, your browser, a server, or with other movies.
*Describes concepts and techniques of interactivity applicable to technologies beyond QuickTime including Flash.
*Features real-world, hands-on projects of progressive sophistication allowing developers to start with a project appropriate to their own level of QuickTime experience.
*A companion CD-ROM contains the book's source code, tutorials, and demo software, including a demo version of Live Stage Pro (with a discount offer for the full version).

597 pages, Paperback

First published August 8, 2003

About the author

Matthew Peterson spearheaded a $100,000+ promotional campaign for his debut novel, Paraworld Zero, which included dozens of radio, TV, Internet, and newspaper interviews; ads in places like The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, and School Library Journal; a tour to eight states and two countries; thousands of free books and audio books; and much more. Millions of people heard about the Parallel Worlds series, and consequently Paraworld Zero hit two bestseller lists and placed in over a dozen book contests.

Matthew is an award-winning writer, radio show host for The Author Hour: Your Guide to Fantastic Fiction (http://TheAuthorHour.com), second degree black belt in karate, Eagle scout, computer programmer and former missionary. He lives in Arizona with his wife, five boys and their giant African tortoise. www.ParaWorlds.com