W3C SMIL Event
SMIL adds support for timing and media synchronization to the web.
SMIL
SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) is designed to enable multimedia presentation on the web.
SMIL presents compositions that can be made up of audio, video, images, text, and other media types.
SMIL is a class HTML language based on XML.
You can read more about it on our SMIL tutorial Read more about SMIL.
HTML+TIME
HTML+TIME refers to the timed multimedia interactive extension for HTML (Timed Interactive Multimedia Extensions for HTML). Its purpose is to add timing and synchronization support for SMIL 1.0 to HTML.
HTML+TIME was submitted to W3C by the following organizations: Microsoft, Macromedia, Compaq/Digital, and Digital Renaissance.
You can read more about it on our SMIL tutorial Read more about HTML+TIME in the tutorial.
HTML+SMIL
HTML+SMIL (an amendment to HTML+TIME) was mentioned in an early SMIL 2.0 working draft.
After SMIL 2.0 became a W3C recommended standard, HTML+SMIL was removed from SMIL 2.0 and became an independent working draft named XHTM+SMIL.
XHTML+SMIL
XHTML+SMIL provides support for SMIL 2.0 functionality in XHTML, such as actions, media, timing, synchronization, and direct conversion.
XHTML+SMIL is currently a W3C record, intended to serve as a foundation for integrating SMIL into XHTML.
You can read more about it on our SMIL tutorial Read more about XHTML+SMIL in the tutorial.
History of HTML/XHTML+SMIL
- 15. June 1998
- SMIL 1.0 became a W3C recommended standard.
- 18. September 1998
- As a proposal that added SMIL 1.0 timing and synchronization to HTML, HTML+TIME was submitted to W3C by Microsoft, Macromedia, Compaq/Digital, and Digital Renaissance.
- 25. February 2000
- HTML+TIME, renamed as HTML+SMIL, was added to the SMIL 2.0 working draft.
- 22. June 2000
- HTML+SMIL was removed from the SMIL 2.0 working draft.
- 07. August 2001
- SMIL 2.0 became a W3C standard.
- 07. August 2001
- HTML+SMIL became an independent working draft and was renamed to XHTML+SMIL.
- 31. January 2002
- XHTML+SMIL was resubmitted as a W3C record.
W3C SMIL Standard and Timeline
| Standard | Draft/Proposal | Recommended |
|---|---|---|
| SMIL 1.0 | June 15, 1998 | |
| SMIL 2.0 | August 7, 2001 | |
| SMIL 2.0 (2.ED) | December 13, 2005 | |
| SMIL 2.1 | December 13, 2005 | |
| HTML+TIME | September 18, 1998 | |
| HTML+SMIL | June 22, 2000 | |
| XHTML+SMIL | August 7, 2001 | |
| XHTML+SMIL Note | January 31, 2002 |
