SMIL Media Elements
SMIL uses media elements to describe content.
Media Elements
The following media elements can be used to include media objects in a SMIL document:
| Element |
Description |
Ver |
| <animation> |
Defines an animation |
1 |
| <audio> |
Defines an audio clip |
1 |
| <brush> |
Defines a brush |
1 |
| <img> |
Defines an image |
1 |
| <param> |
Defines a parameter |
1 |
| <ref> |
Defines a generic media reference |
1 |
| <text> |
Defines a text |
1 |
| <textstream> |
Defines a texstream |
1 |
| <video> |
Defines a video |
1 |
Media Attributes
Each media object in a SMIL document must be included using a reference (URL) in the src attribute.
The src attribute is the most commonly used attribute for media elements.
The type attribute is used to define the media type. If the type attribute is
omitted the application should rely on the type information communicated by the
server. Developers should not rely on the file type extension to define the file type.
| Attribute |
Description |
Ver |
| erase |
Defines the behavior of the element after any timing is complete |
1 |
| src |
Defines the source of a media object |
1 |
| type |
Defines the media type |
1 |
For a full list of SMIL elements and attributes:
W3Schools SMIL Reference.
The <animation> Element
The <animation> element defines a reference to an animation object stored as vector graphics or
in another animated format.
The <audio> Element
The <audio> element defines a reference to an audio object stored as recorded audio.
Example
<html xmlns:t="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:time">
<head>
<?import namespace="t" implementation="#default#time2">
</head>
<body>
<t:audio
src="liar.wav"
repeatCount="indefinite"
type="wav" />
</body>
</html> |
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The <brush> Element
The <brush> element defines a fill-color or fill-pattern.
The <img> Element
The <img> element defines a reference to an image object stored as JPG or an other image format.
Example: <img src="myimage.gif" type="GIF" />
The <param> Element
The <param> element defines a parameter to a media element.
Example: <param name="color" value="red" />
The <ref> Element
The <ref> element defines a reference to a generic media object.
The <ref> element can be used when the media type is not well defined.
The <text> Element
The <text> element defines a reference to a text object stored as text.
The <textstream> Element
The <textstream> element defines a reference to a text object stored as a text-stream.
The <video> Element
The <video> element defines a reference to a video object stored as recorded video.
Example
<html xmlns:t="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:time">
<head>
<?import namespace="t" implementation="#default#time2">
</head>
<body>
<t:video
src="http://www.ananova.com/about/vap_windows_check.wmv"
repeatCount="indefinite"
type="wmv" />
</body>
</html> |
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