This page demonstrates sound, animation and video on a web page and lists the media types and plug-ins needed to view them.
Gif Animation
Table 4.1 Multimedia File Types
| Media Type | File Type |
Filename Extension | Plug-In |
| Sound | AIFF QuickTime MP3 WAVE Real Audio Flash |
.aif .mov .mp3 .wav .ram, .ra, .rm .swf, .swa |
QuickTime, Windows Media, RealPlayer QuickTime QuickTime, Windows Media, RealPlayer QuickTime, Windows Media, RealPlayer Real Player Flash Player |
| Animation | Flash Shockwave Animated GIF or PNG |
.swf .dcr .gif, .png |
Flash Player Shockwave Player Not needed |
| Video | QuickTime RealPlayer Windows Media MPEG Flash |
.mov .ra, .ram, .rm .asf .mpg .swf |
QuickTime Real Player Windows Media QuickTime Flash Player |
Table 4.2 Multimedia Possibilities at Various Bandwidths
| Connection | Bandwidth | Multimedia Possibilities |
| 56K modem | 56 kilobytes per second | Images, animation. compressed audio, very |
| small highly compressed video | ||
| ISDN (Integrated Service | 128 kilobytes per second | Images, animation, compressed audio, small |
| Digital Network) | highly compressed video | |
| DSL (Digital Subscriber | 512 kilobytes per second | Images, animation, compressed audio, |
| Line) | medium highly compressed video (at best) | |
| Cable Modem | 512 kilobytes per second | Images, animation, compressed audio, |
| medium highly compressed video | ||
| T1 line | 1.5 megabits per second | Images, animation, high-quality compressed |
| audio, large highly compressed video | ||
| Ethernet | 10 or 100 megabits | Images, animation, high-quality audio, large |
| per second | compressed video | |