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The SMIL 2.0 Timing and Synchronization
Model: Using Time in Documents
January 1, 2001
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Patrick Schmitz
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20
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MSR-TR-2001-01
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Abstract
Time is at the heart of multimedia, media centric documents and animated presentations. A
powerful, flexible model is needed to unify scheduling, interaction, advanced control for
animation, and runtime synchronization management. SMIL 2.0 defines a language and semantic
model that addresses these needs. Its declarative language for timing and synchronization
provides significant advantages over a purely programmed or scripting model. The new model
has also been structured to facilitate integration of the XML syntax for timing and
synchronization into other XML applications. The powerful model, declarative syntax and ease
of integration make SMIL 2 timing and synchronization a good choice for document applications
that include timing, scheduling and/or interaction. This paper introduces the syntax and the
underlying semantic model. It discusses the advantages of a declarative approach, and the
approaches for integration in other XML languages.
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