Chapter 13. Working with Multimedia

In This Chapter

Digital Audio Files

Digital Video Files

As we all know, the web is much more than text and pictures; it’s also multimedia. Multimedia is the combination of multiple forms of digitized media, including video and audio files. For example, a song from a band’s website and the trailer of an independent film (see Figure 13.1) are both forms of multimedia. When used properly, multimedia adds to the user’s experience. When not used properly, multimedia can ruin a website. This chapter shows you how to prepare multimedia objects for use in your website.

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Figure 13.1. QuickTime.com does an excellent ...

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