If you have to shoot in DV and need to deliver in many different
formats, cut and edit in the native format, and then only
transcode the final material. Preproduction for streaming is an
interesting topic and one that is not commonly covered.
Streaming, unlike broadcast video production, requires extra
care when capturing images for encoding and packetization. It is
important to plan how your content will be delivered. Knowing
ahead of time whether your viewing audience will be receiving
your content over the Internet with 28.8 modems or on corporate
LANs with 10MB to their desks makes all the difference in the
world. Once the technical parameters of delivery are known, you
need to give thought to how the content will be used. Determine
what kind of information must be gathered and what metadata
needs to be incorporated during production. Additionally,
consider the difference in how the various media players
interact with the data. Most corporate networks today are large
and, comparatively, the Internet is a