●●● ●●●● ●●●●● Advantages ●●●● ●●●●● ●●●● SMIL is text-based Easy to develop with a text editor o Generate customized presentations Due to text-based, can generate customized sMiL file for each visitor based on preferences recorded in the visitor's browser e SMiL effort is led by the W3c o W3c tries to shape a specification that is beneficial to all parties involved Avoid using container formats SMIL can stream many media formats need not to merge clips into a single streaming fileAdvantages ⚫ SMIL is text-based ⚫ Easy to develop with a text editor ⚫ Generate customized presentations ⚫ Due to text-based, can generate customized SMIL file for each visitor based on preferences recorded in the visitor's browser ⚫ SMIL effort is led by the W3C ⚫ W3C tries to shape a specification that is beneficial to all parties involved. ⚫ Avoid using container formats. ⚫ SMIL can stream many media formats, need not to merge clips into a single streaming file. SMIL