HTML Media and Elements
2021-11-17 12:04 · 6 min read
What is Multimedia?
Multimedia is a form of communication in which different forms of content such as text, audio, images, animations, or videos are combined into a single presentation in contrast to conventional mass media such as printed matter or audio recordings. Popular examples of multimedia include video podcasts, audio slideshows, animated shows, and movies.
Formats of Multimedia
Multimedia components (like audio or video) are kept in media files. The most typical thanks to discovering the sort of a file, is to appear at the file extension. Multimedia files have formats and completely different extensions like: .wav, .mp3, .mp4, .mpg, .wmv, and .avi.
Some video formats
There are many video formats. The MP4, WebM, and OGG formats are supported by HTML. . The MP4 format is recommended by YouTube.
| Video Formats | Details | File extension |
|---|---|---|
| AVI | AVI (Audio Video Interleave). Developed by Microsoft. Frequently used in video cameras and TV hardware. not in Web browsers. AVI (Audio Video Interleave). Developed by Microsoft. Frequently used in video cameras and TV hardware. Do not play in Web browsers but Play well on Windows computers. | .avi |
| Flash | Flash. Developed by Macromedia. , is commonly often, an additional component (plug-in) is required to be played in web browsers. | .swf .flv |
| MPEG | The Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) is an alliance of working groups from ISO and IEC that sets standards for media coding, including compression coding of audio, video, graphics and genomic data as well as transmission and file formats for various applications. Know more The first popular video format on the web. It no longer supports HTML. | .mpg .mpeg |
| MPEG-4 or MP4 | MP4 most commonly used to store video and audio, Developed by the Moving Pictures Expert Group. It is widely used in video cameras and TV hardware. Compatible with all browsers and recommended by YouTube. | .mp4 |
| Ogg | Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Supported by HTML. | .ogg |
| QuickTime | QuickTime. Developed by Apple ComOnly used in video cameras and TV hardware but not on web browsers. | .mov |
| WebM | WebM. Developed by Mozilla, Opera, Adobe and Google. Supported by HTML. | .webm |
Note: Only Supported Video formats by Web Browser are MP4, WebM, and Ogg
Some Audio formats
An audio file format is a file format for storing digital audio data on a computer system. The bit layout of the audio data (excluding metadata) is called the audio.
MP3 is the most popular audio format and the best format for compressed recorded music.
| Audio Formats | Details | File extension |
|---|---|---|
| AAC | AAC (Advanced Audio Coding). Developed by Apple as the standard format for iTunes. Plays well on Apple computers, but not in web browsers. | .acc |
| MP3 | MP3 files are actually the sound part of MPEG files. MP3 is the most popular format for music players. It combines good compression (small files) with high quality. Compatible with all browsers. | .mp3 |
| MP4 | MP4 is a video format, but can also be used for audio. Supported by all browsers. | .mp4 |
| Ogg | Ogg is a free, open container format maintained by the Xiph.Org Foundation. Supported by HTML. | .ogg |
| WAV | WAV. Developed by IBM and Microsoft. Plays well on Windows, Macintosh, and Linux operating systems. Compatible with HTML. | .wav |
| WMA | WMA (Windows Media Audio). Developed by Microsoft. It works fine on Windows computers but not on web browsers. | .wma |
Note: Only Supported Video formats by Web Browser are MP3, WAV, and Ogg
