Beginning HTML5 Media

The Definitive Guide to HTML5 Video and Audio is the first comprehensive book on HTML5 video and audio. The HTML5 video standard enables browsers to support audio and video elements natively. This makes it very easy for web developers to publish audio and video, integrating both within the general presentation of web pages. For example, media elements can be styled using CSS (style sheets), viewed on a mobile device, and manipulated in a Canvas. The book offers techniques for providing accessibility to media elements, enabling consistent handling of alternative representations of media resources. The update includes all of the changes and revisions since the first HTML5 draft, and includes new sections on video conferencing and adaptive streaming.The Definitive Guide to HTML5 Video and Audio dives deep into the markup that is introduced for media element support in browsers. You ll explore the default user interface offered through browsers for media elements, as well as the JavaScript API provided to control their behavior. You ll also learn how to account for H.264, WebM and Ogg Theora codecs as well as explore the emerging WebRTC standard, which promises to revolutionize real-time web communications. What you'll learn How to create cross-browser markup in HTML to include audio and video into your web pagesHow to replace the default controls of web browsers with your own or skin your media playerHow to use the JavaScript API for media elementsHow to integrate media elements with other HTML5 constructs such as CSS, Canvas, or Web Worker ThreadsHow to make audio and video accessibleHow to use media fragment URIs to address certain temporal subparts or tracks of a media resourceHow to work with WebRTC Who this book is for This book is for those who are proficient in authoring and publishing Web pages, but have never utilized audio and video. It will also help those proficient in the use of Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, or QuickTime to understand what is happening in HTML5 media and how to use the new media elements.