Using Plug-Ins Adding Multimedia to an HTML Document

What is a Plug-In?  “Helper” Application that aids the Web browser handle files which are not standard HTML files or standard images  Examples: – QuickTime Player – RealPlayer – Adobe Acrobat Reader – Cosmo Player (VRML)

More About Plug-Ins  Plug-Ins can open a document externally to the Web browser  Or, some plug-ins can be embedded in a Web page

File Types Handled by Plug-Ins  Streaming Audio – RealAudio  Non-streaming Audio –.WAV –.AU  Video –.MPG – QuickTime – AVI  VRML

Adding Non-Streaming Audio  Uses a simple Anchor Container: Using A Link Play a cool sound clip! Audio Clip Example

Adding Non-Streaming Audio  Uses the Container: Embedding the File Audio Clip Example

Adding Non-Streaming Audio  Uses the tag: Background Sound Audio Clip Example

Adding Non-Streaming Video  Uses the Container: Embedding the File Video Clip Example

Adding Non-Streaming Video  Additional Example: Embedding the File Video Clip Example

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