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SMIL Scripting for QuickTime

Using SMIL syntax and a text editor, you can create multimedia presentations that can be played in QuickTime. You do this by writing a SMIL script that describes what media elements to display, where and when to display them, and how they should be layered.

QuickTime can import many SMIL files and create QuickTime movies from them. If you direct QuickTime to play an appropriately constructed SMIL file, the import is performed automatically and the SMIL presentation plays as if it were a QuickTime movie. Alternatively, you can save the imported movie as a QuickTime movie file.

“Overview of SMIL and QuickTime” describes the QuickTime SMIL importer and gives general guides for the use of SMIL with QuickTime.

“Creating SMIL Scripts” introduces you to SMIL and the features of SMIL that QuickTime supports, and shows you how to write a QuickTime-compatible SMIL script.

“SMIL Support in QuickTime” provides a tabular reference of the SMIL elements and attributes that QuickTime supports.

“QuickTime SMIL Extensions” describes the extensions to SMIL provided by QuickTime.

“Playing SMIL Presentations in QuickTime” describes methods for making SMIL files play reliably in QuickTime, both on the desktop and over the Internet.

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