Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language
(SMIL)
Present multimedia content in XML
Level: Intermediate
Contributors: W3C
06 Feb 2007 Updated 25 Apr 2007
Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL)
is an application for the simple authoring of rich media or multimedia
(audio/visual) presentations. Learn more about this XML standard often
used for animation features in other languages.
In the words of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Synchronized
Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL 2.1) - [Second Edition] [W3C Recommendation] "enables simple authoring of
interactive [audio/visual] presentations. SMIL is typically used for
['rich media' or multimedia] presentations, which integrate streaming
audio and video with images, text, or any other media type. SMIL is an
easy-to-learn HTML-like language, and many SMIL presentations are
written using a simple [text editor]." SMIL is a product of the W3C
Synchronized Multimedia activity, and is often used for multimedia and animation
features in other languages, including Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG).
