Chapter 11: Add Multimedia and other Objects

Overview

How to…

• Understand formats and delivery methods

• Find audio and video files

• Link to a sound or video file

• Add a background sound

• Embed sound and video

• Use streaming audio and video

Nowhere are the sweeping advances in the technology of the Web more evident than in the area of multimedia. When the Web started, it was little more than typewritten text on a screen. Next came graphics and the capability to add pictures and fonts of different sizes and colors. Now you can include animation, audio, and video to bring life to your designs. You might be tempted to avoid multimedia on the grounds that it’s too difficult for you to learn and use; however, nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, if you know how to add a link to a Web page, you already know enough to link to an audio or a video file.