SMIL for Dummies (Paperback)

SMIL For Dummies is for absolutely anybody–regardless of prior experience–who wants to build scintillating multimedia presentations. Using three full–scale, from–the–ground–up SMIL examples, this friendly guide shows you how to:

• Supercharge your Web site with the full range of multimedia effects
• Build classy multimedia presentations for all occasions
• Work with SMIL syntax
• Fine–tune multimedia placement and timing
• Enhance your presentations with link effects
• Create cool animation and transformation effects

Explore the nearly limitless possibilities SMIL offers for creating gorgeous multimedia presentations. From basic to advanced features, expert Heather Williamson covers all the bases with step–by–step coverage of, among other things:

• Getting the hang of SMIL tags, elements ,and attributes
• Positioning your media, setting up regions, setting a sequence, understanding duration and delay
• Customizing your presentation
• Linking to the proper destinations
• Using links, anchors, and image maps
• Building your own radio station
• Producing your own cartoons
• Making your own movies

Just to make your first SMIL that much more fun, SMIL For Dummies comes with a bonus CD–ROM featuring:

• SMIL Composer from Sausage Software – a SMIL editor
• RealSlideShow from RealNetworks – a SMIL authoring environment
• Evaluation versions of Paint Shop Pro
• A trial version of Hot Dog Professional
• All examples and images from the book

Even if you’ve never so much as seen a line of HTML code, SMIL For Dummies can show you how to unleash the awesome power of synchronized multimedia and create eye–popping Web pages and presentations

From the Back Cover
SMIL tools and players on CD–ROM

Get the latest on W3C SMIL 2 standards and recommendations

Unleash the power of synchronized multimedia — no experience required! With SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language), you can turbocharge your site with video and audio — once you get a handle on how it works, that is. Relax! Using three from–the–ground–up SMIL examples, this friendly guide shows you step–by–step how to build well–designed multimedia presentations — without having to read the SMIL specification. all this on the bonus CD–ROM SMIL Composer from Sausage Software, a SMIL editor RealSlideShow from RealNetworks, a SMIL authoring environment Evaluation versions of Paint Shop Pro and trial version of Hot Dog Professional Plus all examples and images from the book System requirements: PC Pentium 120 or faster; PowerPC Macintosh with a 604 processor or faster. See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements. Plus leading Internet tools

Discover how to: Integrate multimedia content into your Web pages Build well–designed multimedia presentations Work with SMIL syntax Fine–tune multimedia placement and timing Enhance presentations with link effects

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