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24: Introduction to SVG and SMIL
Monday, Half Day
10:30 am – 3:15 pm
CAL/Room 214CD
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and Synchronized Multimedia
Integration Language (SMIL) are XML-based languages for
representing interactive, graphical documents. In this
course, attendees learn to author presentations in both
SVG and SMIL. The first half of each module is a lecture,
followed by hands-on exercises.
Prerequisites
Basic understanding of HTML and XML. Suggested prerequisite:
XML Basics for XHTML, SVG, and SMIL.
Topics
Module 1: Intro to SMIL (purpose, scope, and intent),
players and their idiosyncrasies, SMIL syntax, SMIL 2.0
modules, XHTML and SMIL, exercises. Module 2: Intro to SVG (purpose, scope, and intent), SVG
Adobe plug-in, SVG syntax, SVG and SMIL, exercises.
Organizer
Kathy Barshatzky
SAIC
Lecturers
Kathy Barshatzky
SAIC
Brian Kromrey
Information Aesthetics
Schedule
| Module
1 – Intro to SMIL |
| 10:30 |
Introduction
Barshatzky |
| 10:35 |
Players
Barshatzky |
| 10:40 |
Basic
Document Structure
Barshatzky |
| 11:05 |
Modules
Barshatzky |
| 11:10 |
Animation
Barshatzky |
| 11:20 |
Exercises
Kromrey |
| noon |
Exercise
Solutions, Questions and Answers
Barshatzky and Kromrey |
| 12:15 |
Lunch |
| Module
2 – Introduction to SVG |
| 1:30 |
Introduction
Barshatzky |
| 1:35 |
Players
Barshatzky |
| 1:40 |
Basic
Document Structure
Barshatzky |
| 1:45 |
Basic
Shapes
Barshatzky |
| 1:55 |
Defs
and Grouping
Barshatzky |
| 2:05 |
Interactivity,
Scripting, Event Handling, and Animation
Barshatzky |
| 2:20 |
Exercises
Kromrey |
| 3:00 |
Exercise
Solutions, Questions and Answers
Barshatzky and Kromrey |
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