SMIL Support

Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language (SMIL) is an XML-based markup language used to define the content, layout, positioning and timing of multimedia presentations. The complete SMIL standard is a very detailed and comprehensive set of specifications. However there is a subset of SMIL called 3GPP SMIL; this is a version of SMIL that is targeted towards mobile devices.

SMIL is a markup language similar to HTML. It involves specifying content, layout, positioning and timing through the use of XML. Creating SMIL files until now has been a manual task and one that developers prefer to hand code due to lack of good tools to manage the process. The MercuryXMS MMS SDK provides a very logical and easy to understand interface to relieve the concerns of SMIL compliance. The developer works with an object model and the SMIL is created automatically under the covers. Of course the developer is free to specify their own SMIL if they so choose. MercuryXMS MMS SDK can also be used to create a base SMIL template which can be hand-changed at a later stage.

Another advantage to using the MercuryXMS MMS SDK to build SMIL enhanced messages is the support for automatically detecting content types and their extensions.

SMIL is a powerful way of enhancing your MMS messages. With the  MercuryXMS MMS SDK , developers can focus on building great looking MMS messages and not concern themselves with the underlying binary syntax and SMIL structure. However, the MercuryXMS MMS SDK can be extended for those developers wanting that extra level of control.