What is Multimedia?
This is the use of sound and moving images. Multimedia often can have a level of interactivity. This is where the user's actions can makes something happen. A lot of multimedia images are animated on user action
Have a look at the details of audio file types on text file.
Examples of audio files
Adding Sound to web pages
Audio Formats
There is a massive array of audio formats. All
of these are often not suitable for web pages because of the size of their
files.
Some of the more recent 'stream' content to you. This means that they
continue to load in the background whilst the file plays using previously
buffered content.
Plugins and ActiveX controls
For the browser to work audio it need another
program to load first. These plugins must be installed for your browser
to work with audio. These usually come either with the program but may
need to be installed.
Multimedia Players
Third party programs interface with the browsers to play the audio or
video.The 3 most popular are Windows Media Player which by default plays
in IE, Real Networks Real Player and Apples Quick Time player. Netscape
has its own java applet player. Have a look at a description of some of
these Media
players
Using Sound for Special Effects
If you want the sound file to be associated with the carrying out of an action such as selecting an option it need to have a 'behaviour' associated with it. See separate section on behaviour for explanation.
Have a look at some examples of this in action.
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