There are still a few places available on the following forthcoming
course at The British Universities Film & Video Council
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AUTHORING RICH MEDIA CONTENT USING SMIL
(SYNCHRONISED MULTIMEDIA INTEGRATION LANGUAGE) - NEW
COURSE
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22nd May 2003
Presenter: John Smith, University of Edinburgh
Developed under the aegis of the W3C’s Interaction Domain, SMIL
supports the authoring of "rich media" presentations that integrate
streaming audio and video with images, text and other types of
material. SMIL is an HTML-like language that is easy to learn and can
be authored using any text editor.
With the release of SMIL 2.0 content developers now have a standards
based language for developing rich media content for on-line delivery.
This new BUFVC course provides content developers with detailed
information on how to author multimedia content using the features of
the W3C’s SMIL specification supported in the current generation of
web browsers and media players.
The course will cover:
* introduction to SMIL
* resources for SMIL authoring
* understanding SMIL support in players and browsers
* basic SMIL authoring
* introduction to SMIL 1.0
* authoring content with SMIL 1.0
- using Real Network’s RealPlayer
- using Apple’s QuickTime player
* introduction to SMIL 2.0
* authoring content with SMIL 2.0
- using Microsoft’s IE6 web browser
- using Real Networks RealOne player
Throughout the course, SMIL code samples will be introduced and
explained, as they are used to build a complete SMIL 2.0 application A
CD-ROM with the complete source code and the sample application
used in the course will be provided to each delegate.
John Smith works in the Information Tools Team, Specialist Services
Division of the Computing Services at the University of Edinburgh
where he is responsible for the management and development of
streaming media services, and for web and database integration and
application services.
Venue: BUFVC, 77 Wells Street W1
Intended audience: authors of multi-media content, website and
course developers, audio visual and computer service providers.
Cost: full price: £136.17 (+ VAT), BUFVC member’s rate: £85.11 (+
VAT)
For more information or to book for this course see our website
www.bufvc.ac.uk/courses/index.html (booking forms are
downloadable) or contact:
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Sandra Houlton
Courses & Publicity Officer
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British Universities Film & Video Council
77 Wells Street LONDON W1T 3QJ
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7393 1504
Fax: + 44 (0)20 7393 1555
Website: www.bufvc.ac.uk
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