User Guide

Desired maximum data rate (1.0 to 500.0 Kbps)

This setting is available only if you are saving a video stream. The data rate

specifies the desired total kilobits per second (Kbps) for the RealMedia file

(including audio and video).To increase the bandwidth available for streaming

the video, you can either lower the data rate for the audio, or increase the

desired maximum data rate. Note that you must allow some room for

inconsistent transfer rates. For example, a 28.8 modem cannot sustain 28.8

Kbps. Instead, you should target your maximum data rate for between 20.0 and

22.0 Kbps. The allowed data rates are displayed next to the Audio/Video

compression options. After the file has been saved, statistics about the actual data

rate will be displayed. Use this information to adjust parameters as necessary.

USING SOUND FORGE TO CREATE

MICROSOFT NETSHOW FILES

This tutorial shows how to create Advanced Streaming Format (ASF) files using

Sound Forge. ASF is a multimedia file format used for streaming information

across the Internet using Microsoft NetShow. With ASF files, you can deliver

multimedia content, audio or video, open Web pages, or deliver scripting

commands to the client computer.

Sound Forge includes support for saving WAV and AVI files, as well as their

associated markers and script commands, in an ASF file.ASF files can be played

off of your local drive, streamed off of an HTTP server, or optimally stored and

streamed off of a NetShow server.

NETSHOW REQUIREMENTS

In order to play ASF files, you must install the Microsoft NetShow Player and Tools.

These components install all of the necessary audio and video codecs for saving

ASF files. Both of these components are available on the Sound Forge CD-ROM

and can also be downloaded free of charge from the NetShow web page at

www.microsoft.com/netshow.

To install the NetShow Player, select Microsoft NetShow Player from the list in the

main setup program on the Sound Forge XP CD-ROM. This will run

Microsoft’s setup program for the player.

FILE FORMATS AND ATTRIBUTES