Sams Teach Yourself HTML, CSS & JavaScript Web Publishing in One Hour a Day

Workshop

The following workshop includes questions you might ask about embedding video and
audio in your web pages, questions to test your knowledge, and three exercises.

Q&A

Q What’s the quickest way to get started adding video to my site?

A The quickest way is to use a site like YouTube or Vimeo that makes it easy to
upload your video files and then embed them using the code provided. For most
publishers, using sites such as these is all that’s needed to provide video to users.
Going the extra mile to host your own video is probably not worth it for the vast
majority of applications, especially when you can subscribe to a site such as Vimeo
for a nominal fee and publish videos hosted there without linking back to them.
Q Should I be worried about web browser compatibility and standards compli-
ance when it comes to audio and video?

A Unfortunately , yes. When it comes to video and audio, it’s easy to wind up writ-
ing markup that isn’t standards compliant or to leave out part of your audience by
using markup that won’t work with their browser. Fortunately, as long as you use
the techniques listed in this lesson, you can embed video or audio in your pages in
a standards-compliant way that supports all the browsers that are currently in use.
Q What is the difference between H.264 and Ogg Theora?

A H.264 and Ogg Theora are both video codecs. They are slightly different in terms
of performance, but the main difference is in how they are licensed. Ogg Theora is
an open technology that can be implemented by anyone without restraint. To use
the