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Multimedia Web Pages

Multimedia Web Pages. Multimedia displays. Browser can load web pages that contains multimedia elements Helper applications: stand-alone programs that display data that is not directly integrated into a web. Helpers display their information in their own window. Plug-ins:

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Multimedia Web Pages

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  1. Multimedia Web Pages

  2. Multimedia displays • Browser can load web pages that contains multimedia elements • Helper applications: • stand-alone programs that display data that is not directly integrated into a web. Helpers display their information in their own window. • Plug-ins: • Programs that play audio, movies, or animations.

  3. Comparison

  4. Examples of Plug-ins • Shockwave and Quicktime • Includes animation, sound, video, interaction and virtual reality • Useful Links: • www.meninblack.com/mibflashpage.html • www.shockwave.com • www.macromedia.com

  5. Audio • Audio can be included in a web page. The process of streaming is used with large audio files. • There is a good number of audio formats: • AIFF (Audio Interchange File Format), developed by Apple • AU by Sun Microsystems • MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) • Real Audio by Progressive Networks. • WAV by Microsoft

  6. Audio And Web Pages • To include an audio file in a web page we use the <object> and</object> tags. For example to include the WAV audio file called mymusic.wav using the object tag you can use the following code: <object data=“mymusic.wav” type=“audio/wav”> </object> • The Data attribute specifies the source of file and the type attribute specifies the object’s MIME type.

  7. Audio and Web Pages • Microsoft Internet Explorer supports the background sound tag <bgsound>, Netscape doesn’t. To include the same audio file on a page to be loaded by IE you could use the following code: <bgsound SRC=“mymusic.wav”> • Demo: http://journalism.berkeley.edu/multimedia/tutorials/elements/drums.mov

  8. Movies and Video • As with video, a large number of video formats are currently in use. Some of the most popular are: • AUI Audio Video Interloaded by Microsoft • MPEJ Motion Picture Experts Group • Quick Time By Apple

  9. Video and Web Page • To include a video in a web page we can use the object tag: <object data=“myvideo.avi” type=“video/msvideo” High=“150” width=“150”> </object> Type specifies the object MIME type and high and width the pixels are on which the video will be display http://journalism.berkeley.edu/multimedia/tutorials/elements/buenos.mov

  10. For more information • Here are some more resources that you may find useful: • Web Developers Virtual Library Multimedia for the Webhttp://wdvl.com/Multimedia/ • Multimedia Authoring Webhttp://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/authoring/ • http://www.webdeveloper.com/multimedia/multimedia_putting_video_on_website.html

  11. Conclusion • When used properly, multimedia can compliment the contents of a Web site by making it easier and more interesting to browse for information. • Various multimedia formats are commonly used on the Internet. When adding multimedia to a Web site, it's important to know strengths and weaknesses of various multimedia formats and know when to use which formats.

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