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<media> Media Object

Description of and pointer to an external file that holds a media object (for example, an animation, an audio file, or a movie).

Usage/Remarks

Media Content

The “content” of the <media> element is not the media object itself, but information concerning the object. The external file that contains the object is named by the @xlink:href attribute.

Media Placement

The @position attribute may be used to indicate whether this element must be anchored at its exact location within the text or whether it may float, but Best Practice is to anchor graphics and media objects. The few media objects that occur within the narrative text should be anchored in place, and all the media objects inside figures, tables, etc., should be anchored as well, although the outer structure (figure, boxed text) may be allowed to float.

Best Practice Usage

Display component elements, such as <caption>, should always be used at the highest possible level; in other words, if a <media> element is inside a <fig>, the <caption>, <long-desc>, etc., should be part of the <fig>, not part of the <media>. Use a <caption> element on a <media> only when the media object is not enclosed in any other structure or when a figure contains multiple media objects, each of which must have its own <caption>. For similar reasons, the @position attribute should be set to “anchor” for a <media> element that is inside a larger display container such as a <fig>.
When Content is a Form
The @is-form attribute can be used to indicate that the media object contains a form. What constitutes a “form” is not defined by NISO STS.
Related Elements
The NISO STS Tag Sets contain several elements that describe and point to non-XML material: <graphic>, <inline-graphic>, <media>, <supplementary-material>, and <inline-supplementary-material>. The elements <graphic> and <inline-graphic> contain a pointer to a still image (such as a photograph, diagram, line drawing, etc.) that is part of the document. The element <media> contains a pointer to a non-XML, frequently binary, object (such as a movie, audio clip, dataset, or other non-XML format) that is integral to the document’s content, where “integral” means that the media object is discussed within (and possibly displayed within) the document; the media object is part of the document.
In contrast, the elements <supplementary-material> and <inline-supplementary-material> are used to describe either XML material (such as figures, tables, and sections) or non-XML material (such as graphics, films, audio clips, datasets, or other material) that are considered to be “additional material” (non-integral) accompanying a document. Like <graphic>, <inline-graphic>, and <media>, the supplementary material elements never contain the object they describe, even if it is an XML object such as a figure, although they may point to it.
Attributes
content-type
form-type
is-form
mime-subtype
mimetype
orientation (default = portrait)
originator
position (default = float)
specific-use

Base Attributes

id
xml:base
xml:lang

Linking Attributes

xlink:actuate
xlink:href (REQUIRED)
xlink:role
xlink:show
xlink:title
xlink:type (fixed value = simple)

Namespaces

xmlns:xlink (fixed value = http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink)
Models and Context
May be contained in
<ack>, <alternatives>, <app>, <app-group>, <array>, <bio>, <body>, <boxed-text>, <chem-struct>, <chem-struct-wrap>, <disp-formula>, <disp-quote>, <fig>, <fig-group>, <glossary>, <index>, <index-div>, <index-group>, <license-p>, <named-content>, <non-normative-example>, <non-normative-note>, <normative-example>, <normative-note>, <notes>, <p>, <ref-list>, <sec>, <see>, <see-also>, <see-also-entry>, <see-entry>, <sig>, <sig-block>, <styled-content>, <supplementary-material>, <table-wrap>, <tbx:crossReference>, <tbx:definition>, <tbx:entailedTerm>, <tbx:example>, <tbx:externalCrossReference>, <tbx:note>, <tbx:pronunciation>, <tbx:see>, <tbx:source>, <tbx:term>, <tbx:usageNote>, <td>, <term>, <term-display>, <term-sec>, <th>
Description
Any combination of:
Content Model
<!ELEMENT  media        %media-model;                                >
Expanded Content Model

(alt-text | long-desc | abstract | email | ext-link | uri | caption | object-id | kwd-group | label | attrib | permissions)*

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