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4. Authoring in HTML5
A major advancement in the media appliance is the ability to playback HTML5
content which can contain dynamic information.
5. Working with SMIL
The device uses open communications protocols for content presentation and
playback control. SMIL-compliance means predictable results across multiple
devices, and SMIL's non-proprietary nature means that your investments are
never obsolete.
5.1. Introduction
Using SMIL (pronounced "smile"), the language created by W3C for
multimedia communications, the media player understands the language
"spoken" by professional tools from companies such as Adobe, Apple,
Microsoft, and Real Networks. What this means is quicker, easier, and better
integration of your players into your digital signage networks, opening up
avenues of software controls and realizing the full potential of your player
hardware down the road.
5.2. www.a-smil.org for developers
The media player operating system utilizes W3C SMIL as the underlying
scripting language, which lends well to customization to your project
management needs. For resources, downloads, and community support,
please visit www.a-smil.org.
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