Modular Architecture
Added 29 Jul 2008
SMIL’s architecture is modular. It boasts a total of 45 different
modules relating to various kinds of functionality, which are grouped
into these functional areas:
- Structure
- Meta information
- Layout
- Timing
- Media Objects
- Linking
- Content control
- Animation
- Transitions
- Time Manipulations
This modular structure allows software manufacturers to include some or all modules in their products as required -- and allows standards initiatives to do the same. Hopefully you can appreciate the power of such a simple concept.