The most POPULAR stream recording software (free download):

• REPLAY MEDIA CATCHER
  the best audio/video stream ripper. Supports the most popular flash video format (RTMP and HTTP).
• REPLAY CAPTURE SUITE
  the best audio/video stream recording/capturing bundle
• REPLAY MUSIC
  the best streaming music recorder
• WM RECORDER
  the best Windows Media, Real Audio/Video stream capture software

Other RECOMMENDED software and services:

• REPLAY MEDIA GUIDE
  free service to find and record online radio, Internet TV, podcasts
• AVS VIDEO TOOLS
  convert, split, join, remove commercials, edit, rotate, apply effects, capture, transfer, copy, rip and burn DVD and video files
• EMUSIC
  the best legal music download service
• AUDIBLE
  download audio books, audio magazines, newspapers, radio programs
• SOUNDTAXI
  remove DRM protection from Windows Media, iTunes music and video files

Summary

With so many technology options available for delivering media over the Web, it can be a challenging process to try to select the appropriate format for your multimedia web pages. This chapter attempts to point you in the right direction and provides you with a thumbnail view of the many options available.

It's time now to take an in-depth look at the most popular audio solutions available on the Web. We will begin with RealAudio.

• Introduction to Streaming Media
• Streaming protocols
• Lossy compression
• Lossless compression
• Streaming media formats
• Streaming media formats: RealMedia and RealAudio
• Streaming media formats: Windows Media
• Streaming media formats: Quick Time
• Streaming media formats: Macromedia Flash and Director Shockwave
• Streaming media formats: RMF
• Streaming media formats: MP3
• Streaming media formats: Liquid audio
• Streaming media formats: Midi
• Selecting the right streaming media format
• Summary