“Introduction to SVG and SMIL” by Barshatzky and Kromrey
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Entry Number: 24
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- Introduction to SVG and SMIL
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Prerequisites
Basic understanding of HTML and XML. Suggested prerequisite: XML Basics for XHTML, SVG, and SMIL.
Topics
Module 1: Intro to SMIL (purpose, scope, and intent), players and their idiosyncrasies, SMIL syntax, SMIL 2.0 modules, XHTML and SMIL, exercises. Module 2: Intro to SVG (purpose, scope, and intent), SVG Adobe plug-in, SVG syntax, SVG and SMIL, exercises.
Description
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) are XML-based languages for representing interactive, graphical documents. In this course, attendees learn to author presentations in both SVG and SMIL. The first half of each module is a lecture, followed by hands-on exercises.