Multimedia refers to content that uses a combination of different content forms such as text, audio, images,
animations, video, and interactive content.
In web development, multimedia elements like audio and video can be embedded directly into web pages using
HTML5.
Browser Support
Modern browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari, and Opera support multimedia through the
<audio> and <video> tags.
Compatibility can vary depending on the file format and codec used.
Common Video Formats
MP4 (MPEG-4) — Most commonly supported video format for web. Great compression and quality
balance.
WebM — Open, royalty-free media format designed for the web.
Ogg (OGV) — Open format, mostly supported in Firefox and Chrome.
Example: Embedding a Video
Common Audio Formats
MP3 — Most widely supported audio format across all browsers.
WAV — Uncompressed audio format; large file size but great quality.