Part IV. Multimedia and Interactivity

The chapters in Part IV, "Multimedia and Interactivity" focus on the animation, audio, and interactive capabilities of the Web.

Chapter 24, "Audio on the Web", provides an overview of tools and file formats for creating nonstreaming and streaming audio on the Web.

Chapter 25, "Video on the Web", provides an overview of basic technology and concepts for creating nonstreaming and streaming video on the Web.

Chapter 26, "Flash and Shockwave", looks at Macromedia's Flash and Director Shockwave formats.

Chapter 27, "Introduction to SMIL", provides an introduction to how SMIL works and the elements used to control the timing and display of multimedia presentations.