Conclusion
February 22, 1999
Font usage is almost identical to
HTML.
Developers can designate font size,
color, type face and background color. The background
color is a highlight state
around the text. The default for bgcolor is transparent.
| Relative Size |
Absolute Size |
Pixel Size Reference |
| -2 |
1 |
12 pixel |
| -1 |
2 |
14 pixel |
| +0 (default) |
3 |
16 pixel |
| +1 |
4 |
20 pixel |
| +2 |
5 |
24 pixel |
| +3 |
6 |
36 pixel |
| +4 |
7 |
48 pixel |
<font size="2" face="courier"
bgcolor="red" color="white" >...</font>
Specifies fonts
Conclusion:
Real has done a good job of incorporating text into
streaming media. As sexy
as streaming video and graphics are they are well
complimented by the low
bandwidth addition of streaming text. Text helps to
make the G2 Player and
SMIL
a viable presentation format for linear based multimedia over the web,
even at low bandwidths.
Additional Resources:
Positioning
RealText--Text Synchronization with Digital Media
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