Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL - pronounced "smile") is a markup language similar to HTML that adds powerful multimedia and timing capabilities to basic layout and formatting.

09/03/04

Best practices in online captioning

Joe Clark

Articles and White Papers

21 chapters on the topic of best practices in online captioning.

07/21/00

FCC Adopts Technical Standards for Display of Closed Captioning on Digital Television Receivers

FCC News

Articles and White Papers

02/21/02

SMIL Tips and Tricks

Nathan Segal

Steps and Presentations

In an earlier article, Streaming Media World featured an article about Confluent Technologies, a Canadian company that offers a SMIL authoring tool known as Fluition. This article features some explanations of how the Fluition software functions, including screenshots. There is also a Tips and Tricks section on SMIL authoring, provided by the team at Confluent Technologies.

06/10/03

Synchronized Multimedia (SMIL)

W3C

Steps and Presentations

The Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL, pronounced "smile") enables simple authoring of interactive audiovisual presentations.

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