HTML 5 - Audio and Video

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HTML 5 is intended to improve on the lacking support that there is for existing technology that is frequently used on the Internet.

Currently, numerous plug ins are required if a user wants to have a rich experience on the Internet and whilst HTML 5 isn't promising to try and make Flash redundant it is helping to make the inclusion of audio and video easier and potentially more accessible.

The final draft of the HTML 5 standard is a long way off but some browsers are already starting to include features of HTML 5, though typically the Internet Explorer browser is dragging its feet again.

The article below gives a good insight into what we can possibly expect to be able to do with the next version of the HTML standard

www.alistapart.com/articles/previewofhtml5