July 2011
Intermediate to advanced
352 pages
10h 14m
English
Chapter 9: Adding Video and Audio
In This Chapter
Designing pages with videos
Comparing video hosting options on the web
Hosting video on YouTube and Vimeo
Optimizing audio for the mobile web
Ever since the days of the first portable TVs, video addicts have dreamed of ways to watch their favorite shows from any location. Their early attempts ranged from a suitcase-size monstrosity that weighed as much as a small child to the Sony Watchman and its rabbit-ear antenna that forced viewers to wrap tinfoil around it and stand in an awkward, yoga-like position to get good reception.
Although the advent of “TV anywhere” always seems a few years down the road, the rollout of high-speed, wireless data networks may finally bring the dream to reality.
As you might have figured out, video brings together all the most difficult challenges of designing for the mobile web: the plethora of screen ...
