Multimedia: Audio and Video

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Multimedia Audio and Video

• Kyle Hawver

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BGSOUND element

• Should be placed in the HEAD section of the HTML
  document
• Has 4 key properties
• SRC URL of the audio clip
• LOOP Number of times to play
• BALANCE between left and right speakers
• (-10000 to 10000)
• VOLUME (-10000 to 0)
• EXAMPLE

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IMG elements DYNSRC property

• IMG allows both images and videos
• DYNSRC indicates the source is a video clip
• EXAMPLE

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EMBED element

• Embeds a media clip (audio or video)
• Gives the user direct control over the media clip
• AUDIO EXAMPLE
• VIDEO EXAMPLE

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OBJECT element

• Uses Windows Media Player
• Several parameters
• FileName file containing the media clip
• AutoStart boolean value
• ShowControls boolean value
• Loop boolean value
• EXAMPLE

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RealPlayer ActiveX Control

• Use the EMBED element
• Can add streaming audio and video
• EXAMPLE

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QUESTIONS

• What is an advantage of using the EMBED element
  over the BGSOUND element?
• (T/F) EMBED element can embed either an audio
  clip or a video clip.
• (T/F) The IMG elements DYNSRC property indicates
  that the source is an audio clip.
• What element do you use for streaming audio and
  video?
• (T/F) The OBJECT element uses Windows Media
  Player.

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Answers

• User has more control EMBED works in Netscape
• T
• F
• EMBED
• T