David Bovill wrote: > First it means SMIL is dead. That is because podcasts and > iPod are not built on SMIL - so use it for now but don't > expect the standard to evolve.
Oh, but SMIL has already evolved far beyond Apple's weak support for it. While I agree with the assessment that Apple's NIH syndrome ("Not Invented Here") apparently prevents them from fully capitalizing on this open standard, SMIL has one characteristic which has not yet been fully exploited:
As an ASCII-based format rather than a proprietary binary one, SMIL lends itself uniquely well to dynamically-generated content.
Don't underestimate the value of the allmighty dollar (or Euro, as the case may be). SMIL allows netcasters to insert advertising content specific to the viewer, perhaps more easily than any alternative.
-- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Media Corporation ___________________________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
