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Overview of Web Media
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Text and images have always been
the foundation of web content,
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but more than ever, video and
audio are also a part of that content mix.
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In this project,
we'll learn how to use the HTML video and
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audio elements to play back media.
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We'll also learn how to add features like
captioning and custom playback controls.
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First, let's take a look at the project.
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It's actually pretty simple,
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it's just a video player on a web
page along with an audio player.
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This may not look very impressive, but if
you've been working in web technology for
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even just a few years,
you probably know how long it took for
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web technology to catch up with video.
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Video on the web used to involve plugins
like QuickTime, Flash, RealPlayer, and
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several others.
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However, using browser
plugins is typically bad for
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accessibility, mobile devices,
battery life, and many other factors.
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If you can avoid browser plugins,
you should.
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Fortunately, we can create
standards based video and
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audio players that don't
require the use of plugins.
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Adding video and audio to a webpage is
almost as easy as adding an image or
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formatting some text.
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In this course, we're going to spend most
of our time focusing on just two elements,
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the video element and the audio element.
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We'll learn about a few others, but
those two are the most important.
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Now, let's move on and
give the video element a try.
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