CSS3 Song

OK, so it’s not just for web animation, and you might need more than one line of code, but CSS3 is still cool and worthy of its very own song. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5b7dNNapMCM Video URL (with captions): www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b7dNNapMCM Downloads For your downloading pleasure, here are the video and audio–only files. Video (WebM): CSS3 Song.webm (20.2 MB) Audio (Ogg): CSS3 Song.ogg … Continue reading CSS3 Song →

Song: Just a Phone?

I don’t get all this fuss about just another phone. Maybe if I sing a song it’ll help me understand… https://www.youtube.com/embed/LNTSR1oOzqw Video URL (with captions): www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNTSR1oOzqw Downloads For your downloading pleasure, here are the video and audio–only files. Video (WebM): Just-a-phone.webm (14 MB) Audio (Ogg): Just-a-phone.ogg (1 MB) License is Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. If you need … Continue reading Song: Just a Phone? →

Song: Ode to IE6

It’s so unloved even Microsoft is trying to get rid of it. Here’s my ode to Internet Explorer 6. https://youtube.com/embed/FggueO2CYls Video URL (with captions): www.youtube.com/watch?v=FggueO2CYls Downloads For your downloading pleasure, here are the video and audio–only files. Video (WebM): Ode-to-IE6.webm (17.0 MB) Audio (Ogg): Ode-to-IE6.ogg (1.5 MB) License is Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported. If you need a … Continue reading Song: Ode to IE6 →

The HTML5 <ruby> element in words of one syllable or less

Opera colleague Bruce Lawson thought it might be spiffing if the description of the <ruby> element that appears in the HTML5 spec was clarified a bit, so here’s my attempt. I’m using Japanese as an example although it applies to Chinese and possibly other languages as well. Please note my definition of one syllable may differ from yours. Step 1: The Japanese … Continue reading The HTML5 <ruby> element in words of one syllable or less →

How to create Ogg videos in Linux (with GUI)

Following up on my previous post about converting videos to Ogg Theora, there’s also an easy way for those who like a GUI. Although it’s possible to use VLC for Ogg encoding, I had problems with the audio and video being out of sync. Fortunately I found another way – enter OggConvert. Written in Python by Tristan Brindle, … Continue reading How to create Ogg videos in Linux (with GUI) →

How to create Ogg videos in Linux

Ogg Theora is the codec most supported by modern HTML5-capable browsers, so how can you convert your videos to it? Pretty easily, it seems. There’s a cross-platform command-line application called ffmpeg2theora which does a good job of converting videos to Ogg Theora. Usage couldn’t be simpler: ffmpeg2theora input.mpeg If the audio is out of sync with the video, … Continue reading How to create Ogg videos in Linux →

Song: HTML5 it is a-changin’

Off sick with a cold, what better way to recover than by singing a song? A performance, requested by Futomi Hatano, of the tune by Bob Dylan with lyrics by Jeff Allen, suggested by Molly Holzschlag and inspired by Shelley Powers.Details and lyrics: http://www.molly.com/2010/01/05/bob-dylan-meets-html5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2s8AU8PkBU Video URL (with captions): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2s8AU8PkBU Downloads For your downloading pleasure, … Continue reading Song: HTML5 it is a-changin’ →