HTML MULTIMEDIA CHAPTER 26
26TH TUTORIAL ON HTML MULTIMEDIA
HTML Multimedia
Multimedia
on the web is sound, music, videos, movies, and animations.
What is Multimedia?
Multimedia comes in many
different formats. It can be almost anything you can hear or see, like images,
music, sound, videos, records, films, animations, and more.
Web pages often contain
multimedia elements of different types and formats.
Browser Support
The first web browsers had
support for text only, limited to a single font in a single color.
Later came browsers with
support for colors, fonts, images, and multimedia!
Multimedia Formats
Multimedia elements (like
audio or video) are stored in media files.
The most common way to
discover the type of a file, is to look at the file extension.
Multimedia files have formats
and different extensions like: .wav, .mp3, .mp4, .mpg, .wmv, and .avi.
Common Video Formats
|
There are many
video formats out there. |
Format |
File |
Description |
MPEG |
.mpg |
MPEG.
Developed by the Moving Pictures Expert Group. The first popular video format
on the web. Not supported anymore in HTML. |
AVI |
.avi |
AVI
(Audio Video Interleave). Developed by Microsoft. Commonly used in video
cameras and TV hardware. Plays well on Windows computers, but not in web
browsers. |
WMV |
.wmv |
WMV
(Windows Media Video). Developed by Microsoft. Commonly used in video cameras
and TV hardware. Plays well on Windows computers, but not in web browsers. |
QuickTime |
.mov |
QuickTime.
Developed by Apple. Commonly used in video cameras and TV hardware. Plays
well on Apple computers, but not in web browsers. |
RealVideo |
.rm |
RealVideo.
Developed by Real Media to allow video streaming with low bandwidths. Does
not play in web browsers. |
Flash |
.swf |
Flash.
Developed by Macromedia. Often requires an extra component (plug-in) to play
in web browsers. |
Ogg |
.ogg |
Theora
Ogg. Developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Supported by HTML. |
WebM |
.webm |
WebM.
Developed by Mozilla, Opera, Adobe, and Google. Supported by HTML. |
MPEG-4 |
.mp4 |
MP4.
Developed by the Moving Pictures Expert Group. Commonly used in video cameras
and TV hardware. Supported by all browsers and recommended by
YouTube. |
Only MP4, WebM, and Ogg video
are supported by the HTML standard.
Common Audio Formats
MP3 is the best format for
compressed recorded music. The term MP3 has become synonymous with digital
music.
If your website is about
recorded music, MP3 is the choice.
Format |
File |
Description |
MIDI |
.mid |
MIDI (Musical Instrument
Digital Interface). Main format for all electronic music devices like
synthesizers and PC sound cards. MIDI files do not contain sound, but digital
notes that can be played by electronics. Plays well on all
computers and music hardware, but not in web browsers. |
RealAudio |
.rm |
RealAudio. Developed by Real
Media to allow streaming of audio with low bandwidths. Does not play in web
browsers. |
WMA |
.wma |
WMA (Windows Media Audio).
Developed by Microsoft. Plays well on Windows computers, but not in web
browsers. |
AAC |
.aac |
AAC (Advanced Audio Coding).
Developed by Apple as the default format for iTunes. Plays well on Apple
computers, but not in web browsers. |
WAV |
.wav |
WAV. Developed by IBM and
Microsoft. Plays well on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems.
Supported by HTML. |
Ogg |
.ogg |
Ogg. Developed by the
Xiph.Org Foundation. Supported by HTML. |
MP3 |
.mp3 |
MP3 files are actually the
sound part of MPEG files. MP3 is the most popular format for music players.
Combines good compression (small files) with high quality. Supported by all
browsers. |
MP4 |
.mp4 |
MP4 is a video format, but
can also be used for audio. Supported by all browsers. |
Only MP3, WAV, and Ogg audio are supported by the HTML standard.
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