Video and Audio for the Web - J.D. Gauchat

Video and Audio for the Web

By J.D. Gauchat

  • Release Date: 2018-01-01
  • Genre: Computers

Description

Learn how to include video and audio on your website. After reading this guide, you will know how to load a media file, how to add subtitles, and how to access the camera and the microphone to include live video in your documents.

Table of Contents

MEDIA
Video
Video Formats
Audio

MEDIA API
Video Player
Closed Captioning

TEXTTRACK API
Reading Tracks
Reading Cues
Adding Tracks

STREAM API
Capturing Media
The MediaStreamTrack object
QUICK REFERENCE
Video
Audio
Media
Closed Captioning
Text Tracks
Streaming

This guide assumes that you have a basic knowledge of HTML, CSS and JavaScript, and you know how to create files and upload them to a server. If you don't know how to program in HTML, CSS or JavaScript, you can download our guides Introduction to HTML, Introduction to CSS, and Introduction to JavaScript. For a complete course on web development, read our book HTML5 for Masterminds.

This guide is a collection of excerpts from the book HTML5 for Masterminds. The information included in this guide will help you understand a particular aspect of web development, but it will not teach you everything you need to know to develop a website or a web application. If you need a complete course on web development, read our book HTML5 for Masterminds. For more information, visit our website at www.formasterminds.com.