Potential Role of SMIL in Digitalization of National Heritage
Review of the National Center for Digitization, Tome 10 (2007) no. 1
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XML technologies provide that digitalization of national heritage relies on widely accepted standards.
Beside the XML standardized way of text and picture digitalization, there is a similar way for multimedia
digitalization. Special XML language, called SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) is used
for the multimedia digitalization. This language is very convenient for the digitalization of national
heritage like the custom, national dresses, popular national music etc. The SMIL capabilities in
digitalization (its good and bad sides) are described shortly in this paper. Several specific examples
demonstrating SMIL characteristics and possible using in digitalization of multimedia heritage are presented.