Add Audio and Video to Your Site: The Mini Missing Manual

by Matthew MacDonald

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Introduction

Nothing spices up a website like a cool sound effect (think ker-thunk as a visitor presses a button) or an embedded video. In this Mini Missing Manual, you’ll learn how to add several kinds of
media files to your site: background music, a MIDI player, sound
effects, and videos.

You’ll also find out where you can download free multimedia files to get you started, and learn how to prepare homegrown videos for quick, seamless playback. And if you don’t have the storagespace (or the desire) to host your own movies, you can embed them on your site but host them on YouTube.