This is he audio feature comparison of html5 between different browsers.
Safari 3.0 does not support the audio format of Ogg Vorbis, why is that so?
Does new version of Safari will support any new features of html5 which were not supported in the previous versions?
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Ogg Vorbis,Unfortunately Internet Explorer and Safari don't support it.
Audio on the Web
Until now, there has never been a standard for playing audio on a web page.
Today, most audio are played through a plugin (like flash). However, not all browsers have the same plugins.
HTML5 specifies a standard way to include audio, with the audio element.
The audio element can play sound files, or an audio stream.
Audio Formats
Currently, there are 3 main formats for the audio element:
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Format |
IE 9 |
Firefox 3.5 |
Opera 10.5 |
Chrome 3.0 |
Safari 3.0 |
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Ogg Vorbis |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
|
MP3 |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
|
Wav |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
How It Works
To play an audio file in HTML5, this is all you need:
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<audio src="song.ogg" controls="controls"> |
The control attribute is for adding play, pause, and volume controls.
Insert content between the <audio> and </audio> tags for browsers that do not support the audio element:
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Example
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The example above uses an Ogg file, and will work in Firefox, Opera and Chrome.
To make the audio work in Internet Explorer and Safari, add an audio file of the type MP3.
The audio element allows multiple source elements. Source elements can link to different audio files.
The browser will use the first recognized format:
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Example
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HTML5 audio Tags
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Tag |
Description |
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<audio> |
Defines sound content |
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<source> |
Defines multiple media resources for media elements, such as <video> and <audio> |
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Surely you can get several new features available in HTML5, that is not supported by older version of safari
