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Name: Adding Multimedia to Your Connexions Content
ID: m12660
Language: English (en)
Summary: An explanation of how to add various types of multimedia objects to your Connexions content. Examples of some of the more common multimedia objects are included.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: alternate, audio, flash, image, java applet, movie, mpeg, multimedia, multimedia object, music, quicktime, real audio, sounds
License: Creative Commons Attribution License CC-BY 1.0

Authors: Connexions (cnx@cnx.org), Adan Galvan (agalvan@gmail.com), Mark Husband (mshusband@comcast.net)
Copyright Holders: Adan Galvan (agalvan@gmail.com), Mark Husband (mshusband@comcast.net)
Maintainers: Connexions (cnx@cnx.org), Adan Galvan (agalvan@gmail.com), Mark Husband (mshusband@comcast.net)

Latest version: 1.16 (history)
First publication date: Dec 13, 2004 10:07 am US/Central
Last revision to module: Sep 21, 2009 11:48 pm GMT-5

Module XML: m12660_1.16.cnxml

Version History

Version: 1.16 Sep 21, 2009 11:48 pm GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes:
Corrected error in java applet example code

Version: 1.15 Aug 21, 2009 2:21 am GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes:
Added "Media Subtypes" section to better organize existing content

Version: 1.14 Aug 20, 2009 11:26 pm GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes:
Created section for SlideShare presentations, reorganized with "Third-Party Services" section and moved TOC above introduction

Version: 1.13 Jul 21, 2009 3:17 am GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes:
Major reorganization of content

Version: 1.12 Mar 6, 2009 6:53 pm US/Central by Max Starkenburg
Changes:
  * Use actual @id and @alt values in code used to generated the examples as used in the example <code> above them (i.e. no more <media id="id2348958" alt="">)
  * Use techsupport@cnx.org instead of @cnx.rice.edu
  * Refer to quarterly_report_desc.html consistently (sometimes it's called longdesc.txt)
  * Make the list about MIME types a labeled-item list, and replace "media type" with "mime-type"
  * Fix indentation on many of the example codes.
  * Removed references to non-existent @print-height and replaced it with text explaining, where appropriate, that the height will be proportional to the width
  * Fixed incorrect information about unit specification for @print-width.
  * Tried to include more text about other possibilities of using print alternatives (such as a <video>/<image> combo) and include a caveat about what happens if <longdesc> is the first child of <media>. Could probably use some rewriting.
  * Improved @alt values for <subfigure>, <flash>, <video>, and <java-applet> images to be more like how we hope users write them.
  * Removed @src attribute from applet-generating code.
  * Re-added section about <param> use, and included a different example ("title" for <audio>), and removed examples of <param> usage that are now handled as attributes. 
  * Made links to external pages open in new window
  * Removed link to spec
  * Changed dimensions of video to eliminate some white space

Version: 1.11 Mar 4, 2009 7:47 pm US/Central by Jonathan Emmons
Changes:
Corrected inconsistencies between examples and actual display, updated some portions to accurately reflect CNXML 0.6 updates

Version: 1.10 Mar 4, 2009 5:30 pm US/Central by Max Starkenburg
Changes:
Fixing a lot of stuff, mostly related to CNXML 0.6 changes (erroneous examples, changed behavior, etc.)

Version: 1.9 Feb 2, 2009 8:33 am US/Central by Connexions
Changes:
Updated all markup and content for CXNML 0.6 Rollout.

Version: 1.8 Sep 28, 2008 3:01 am GMT-5 by Jonathan Emmons
Changes:
Added sections on accessibility considerations, added documentation on resizing printed images, reordered and reorganized module for clarity.

Version: 1.7 Feb 8, 2007 5:52 pm US/Central by Mark Husband
Changes:
Added section on how to size images for online display.

Version: 1.6 Mar 8, 2006 4:18 pm US/Central by Mark Husband
Changes:
Updated with new logo.

Version: 1.5 Apr 11, 2005 5:33 pm GMT-5 by Mark Husband
Changes:
Added notes about figure tags not required and removed "alternate" term from on-line/print images to reduce confusion.

Version: 1.4 Mar 17, 2005 10:02 am US/Central by Mark Husband
Changes:
made figure captions more consistent

Version: 1.3 Mar 17, 2005 9:49 am US/Central by Mark Husband
Changes:
Added note to Java Applets about upgrading the Java plug-in.

Version: 1.2 Mar 4, 2005 11:14 am US/Central by Mark Husband
Changes:
replaced Java applet

Version: 1.1 Feb 21, 2005 3:49 pm US/Central by Mark Husband
Changes:
Initial publication.

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Connexions.; Galvan, A.; Husband, M. Adding Multimedia to Your Connexions Content, Connexions Web site. http://cnx.org/content/m12660/1.16/, Sep 21, 2009.

American Medical Assocation (AMA) Manual of Style:

Connexions, Galvan A, Husband M. Adding Multimedia to Your Connexions Content [Connexions Web site]. September 21, 2009. Available at: http://cnx.org/content/m12660/1.16/.

American Psychological Assocation (APA) Publication Manual:

Connexions., Galvan, A., & Husband, M. (2009, September 21). Adding Multimedia to Your Connexions Content. Retrieved from the Connexions Web site: http://cnx.org/content/m12660/1.16/

Chicago Manual of Style (Bibliography):

Connexions, Adan Galvan, and Mark Husband. "Adding Multimedia to Your Connexions Content." Connexions. September 21, 2009. http://cnx.org/content/m12660/1.16/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Note):

Connexions, Adan Galvan, and Mark Husband, "Adding Multimedia to Your Connexions Content," Connexions, September 21, 2009, http://cnx.org/content/m12660/1.16/.

Chicago Manual of Style (Reference, in Author-Date style):

Connexions., Galvan, A., & Husband, M. 2009. Adding Multimedia to Your Connexions Content. Connexions, September 21, 2009. http://cnx.org/content/m12660/1.16/.

Modern Languages Association (MLA) Style Manual:

Connexions, Adan Galvan, and Mark Husband. Adding Multimedia to Your Connexions Content. Connexions. 21 Sep. 2009 <http://cnx.org/content/m12660/1.16/>.