Welcome
Agenda I
Xhtml Rules
DocType
HTML Terms
HTML Structure
Meta Tags
Headings
Lists
Text Format
Font Attributes
Quotations
Preformatted Text
Horizontal Rule
Special Entities
HTML & Colors
Web Safe Colors
Tag Review
Project I
Anchor Tag
Animated Gifs
Insert Images
Image File Formats
Image Attributes
Image Links
Embed MPG
Sound File
Sound Attributes
Movies
Object MPG
Project II
HTML Resources
Final Check

Link or Embed Media on the Web Page

Multimedia is the term used to place sound, video movies or animation in the web page. One method for embedding and accessing audio and video in the xHTML document is to use the Anchor tag <a   href > and the second is to embed the file in the document using the <embed /> tag. The Embed tag is being deprecated for Object.

External Media - Link to a Movie File

<a href="images/knitting_class.mpg" title="Making a gift">A Crocheting Lesson</a> This file will automatically start on click. This method gives the user of selecting the file or not. A Crocheting Lesson, mpg

Inline Media - Embed MPG Files/ (Deprecated)

This method displays the QuickTime Player with the controller or use the media window controls to start the movie. Autoplay and controller should have the same value.
Click the image to start or stop if controllers are not displayed.

The script: <embed src="images/knitting_class.mpg" height="300" width="250" controllers="true" autoplay="false" title="Making a gift" name="crocheting" loop="false"></embed>
Download QuickTime from Apple if not installed. QuickTime operates on both platforms.

Embed Movies with Object Tag

Object QuickTime Movies
Web Design with XHTML Part I
Prince George's Community College
Doris Cuffey, Instructor