[LINK] iPad experimentation begins: e-media

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Tom Worthington wrote:
<snip>
> I expect that someone, perhaps Apple, will propose a multimedia e-book 
> format, using HTML 5 in place of XHTML, with all the media flies zipped: 
> <http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/xhtml5>.
> 

It is worth noting that published media files, unlike text 
files, are already compressed - zipping won't reduce their 
size. However, packaging webpages (ie text/images) for 
offline use would be useful - perhaps like a print function 
of the browser. This could possibly encourage more people to 
use HTML in preference to Word/PDF.

Though the real problem is that the media formats are not 
going to be compatible with all browsers/readers - Firefox 
is building in Ogg/Theora/Vorbis while the closed source 
camp is supporting the licensed MPEG formats.

> This would allow for a more interactive and engaging, less book-like
> interface.
> 

My notes about early versions of the HTML 5 spec are here:
<http://ramin.com.au/linux/review-of-html5.shtml>

Marghanita
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