video in SVG1.2

Hello,

From the spec:

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4.3.3 The video element
The video element specifies a video file which is to be rendered to provide
synchronised video. The usual SMIL animation elements are used to start and
stop the video at the appropriate times.
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What does this mean? Wouldn't it be better if <video> was a timed element
and had begin, dur etc. ? (just like in SMIL)

Does <video> have preserveAspectRatio, just like <image> ?

Are <video> and <image> interchangeable elements, much like smil ?

thanks,

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Sigurd Lerstad

Received on Thursday, 1 May 2003 08:15:18 UTC