Integrating HTML and Namespaces into a Server-Side Playlist
A Windows Media server can parse an HTML page that contains SMIL 2.0 syntax and treat it as a normal playlist by ignoring elements and attributes that it does not recognize. The element names must be associated with a namespace by using the namespace qualifier declared in a namespace declaration on the <html> element. Windows Media Services recognizes any elements that are in the "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:time" namespace.
An administrator can use HTML in a server-side playlist to create a more readable playlist that can be viewed in a Web browser. The client connects to the playlist by typing, for example, https://server_name/playlist_name.htm rather than the more familiar https://server_name/playlist_name.wsx. However, aside from the appearance of the playlist, there is no difference to the client between streaming a playlist from a .htm file or a .wsx file.
This is discussed more fully in the following sections.
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Discusses how to add timing and media synchronization support to HTML pages. |
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Illustrates how to create an HTML page that can be recognized as a playlist by a Windows Media server. |
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For more information about the SMIL 2.0 Specification, W3C Recommendation, see the W3C Web site.
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