Downloadable Tutorial Files: SMIL: Adding Multimedia to the Web includes tutorials on using SMIL in RealNetworks RealPlayer (now known as RealOne) and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The following links provide a connection to a zipped version of the project files.

Chapter 15 SMIL in RealPlayer (RealOne)    downloadable zip (1.7mb)
    requires RealNetworks RealOne


Chapter 16 SMIL in Internet Explorer            downloadable zip (88k)
   requires Windows version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 or better

Coming Soon! SMIL 1.0 in QuickTime            
    Mary Slowinski's look at SMIL 1.0 in QuickTime didn't make the book but she promises it will be posted online at SMILBook.com soon.

About the Book: The Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL), an XML-based language, allows designers and developers to synchronize and position video, pictures, animations, audio, and text to stream presentations via the Web. Recently, the W3C finalized SMIL 2.0, which offers a more advanced set of controls. Although RealPlayer, QuickTime and Internet Explorer all support for SMIL, each supports a slightly different set of commands from SMIL 1.0 and SMIL 2.0.SMIL: Adding Multimedia to the Web is for designers and developers who want to deliver multimedia content on the Web. The book begins with an overview of SMIL and the various authoring and delivery platforms. Then, it moves on to cover the SMIL Specification Modules, starting with the basic structure of a SMIL document and building on that knowledge to use SMIL for presentation layout, to create timed animations and links, and to generate transitions and effects. There are concrete code examples for each Module, and a complete Tag reference as well. Finally, there are real world projects that detail how SMIL is implemented in each. The book is a thorough introduction to SMIL, as well as an excellent reference. By the time you finish SMIL: Adding Multimedia for the Web, you will be able to create complex multimedia presentations using this exciting new technology.

Authors: Tim Kennedy is the originator of Just SMIL (http://JustSMIL.com), the first major informational Web site about the SMIL language. His company, Online Delivery, created the original Streaming Media World (http://www.streamingmediaworld.com) site for Internet.com. His speaking appearances include informational sessions at Internet World and RealNetworks conferences. An enthusiastic evangelist for all types of media production, he is currently teaching Media Arts at Cedarcrest High School in Washington state.

Mary Slowinski is a staff member at Bellevue Community College.

Book Contents:
        Introduction
Part 1 Understanding SMIL: The Basics
    1  What Is SMIL?
    2  SMIL Authoring
Part 2 Using SMIL: The Specification Modules
    3  Getting Technical: The SMIL Specification
    4  First Things First: The SMIL Structure Module
    5  Data About Data: The Metainformation Module
    6  Placing It on the Page: The Layout Modules
    7  Grouping Your Content: The Timing and Synchronization Module
    8  Bring on the Media: The SMIL Media Object Module
    9  Fade Up from Black: The Transition Effects Module
   10  Bringing Graphics to Life: The Animation Modules
   11  Making it Interactive: The Linking Modules
   12  Optimizing Content Delivery: The Content Control Modules
   13  Speed Up, Slow Down and Do It Over Again: The Time Manipulations Module
   14  RealNetworks RealPix and RealText
Part 3 Using SMIL: The Projects
   15  SMIL in RealPlayer
   16  SMIL in Internet Explorer
Part 4 Appendices
    A  Tag Reference
    B  Online Resources
       Glossary

Corrections?: Writing a book about a major new version of a language implemented in brand new versions of the players and browsers is always a challenging task. While our text and demos were thoroughly reviewed before going to print, technology can always catch one by surprise. So if you have discovered a typo or other correction, please let us know before the second printing by e-mailing us at corrections@smilbook.com.