SMIL Timing
Timing is about when to start and when to stop.
Timelines and Timing
Most SMIL element have timing attributes to define the timeline of the
presentation.
Timing attributes defines the start time and the duration of an element.
The following table lists the possible time formats:
| Format |
Examples |
| hh:mm:ss.f |
1:50:00 (One hour and fifty minutes)
10:50 (Ten minutes and fifty seconds)
10.5 (Ten and a half second) |
number
[h|min|s|ms] |
3.5h (Three and a half hour)
3.5min (Three and a half minute)
3.5sec (Three and a half second)
35ms (Thirty-five milliseconds) |
wallclock
(YYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ss+zone) |
wallclock(2003-08-01T12:10:30+1.00)
(Ten minutes and thirty seconds past twelve, August the first 2003, coordinated universal time plus one hour) |
The value "indefinite" can also be used to define never ending loops.
Duration
The duration (dur="5s") attribute of an element defines how long the element
will be visible:
<html>
<head>
<style>.t {behavior: url(#default#time2)}</style>
</head>
<body>
<img class="t" src="image1.jpg" dur="5s" />
</body>
</html>
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When To Start?
The begin (begin="2s") defines when the element will be visible (start
playing):
<html>
<head>
<style>.t {behavior: url(#default#time2)}</style>
</head>
<body>
<img class="t" src="image1.jpg" begin="2s" />
</body>
</html>
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