Multimedia Web Pages

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Topics

 What is multimedia?

 Multimedia formats and technologies  Audio  Video  Streaming media  SMIL  VRML 2 © Netskills Quality Internet Training, University of Newcastle

Multimedia Web Pages

 What is multimedia?

 Any combination of:  Text  Graphics  Animation  Audio  Video  Virtual Reality  Example: www.destination360.com/tikal/guide.htm

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Viewing Multimedia: Plug-ins

 Browsers limited to displaying text and images   Plug-ins enable browsers to handle other media Video, animation…  Plug-ins are usually freely distributed  Software to generate files viewed by plug-in are usually commercial  Newer browsers have pre-installed plug-ins  Plug-in resources available at: https://pfs.mozilla.org/plugins/ 4 © Netskills Quality Internet Training, University of Newcastle

Examples of Plug-ins

 Flash, Real Player and QuickTime  Support animation, audio, video, interaction and virtual reality  Can provide user controls:  Zoom, fast forward, rewind…  Examples: www.macromedia.com

www.shrek.com

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Multimedia in Web Pages

 Media files included in a web page using:   Range of attributes can also be used  Autoplay, height, width, loop…  Repeat for both