Chapter 1. Introduction
This chapter gives you a background on the creation of the HTML5 media elements. The history of their introduction explains some of the design decisions that were taken, in particular why there is not a single baseline codec. If you are only interested in learning the technical details of the media elements, you can skip this chapter.
The introduction of the media elements into HTML5 is an interesting story. Never before have the needs around audio and video in web pages been analyzed in so much depth and been discussed among this many stakeholders. Never before has it led to a uniform implementation in all major web browsers.
A Bit of History
While it seems to have taken an eternity for all the individuals involved in HTML ...
Get The Definitive Guide to HTML5 Video now with the O’Reilly learning platform.
O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.
