How do I insert audio (sound files) and quick-time movie into webpage? What types of audio files are acceptable?
You can add sound to a web page in various ways. Some factors to consider before deciding on a format and method for adding sound are its purpose, your audience, the file size, the quality of sound quality you want, and differences in browsers. The following list describes the more common audio file formats and some of the advantages and disadvantages of each for Web design. Some audio formats require that visitors to your site download and install a helper application or plug-in such as QuickTime, Windows Media Player, or RealPlayer. The most commonly used file formats in these days are MP3, MIDI, WAV, and RA formats. The MP3 (Motion Picture Experts Group Audio) format is a compressed format that makes sound files substantially smaller. You can stream the file so that a visitor doesn’t have to wait for the entire file to download before hearing it. However, the file size is larger than a Real Audio file. To play MP3 files, visitors must download and install plug-ins such as QuickTime,
