Using XML to Define Playlists

Windows Media Services uses a subset of the elements and attributes defined in the timing and synchronization, content control, and media object modules of the SMIL 2.0 specification. The following sections provide examples that illustrate how to use SMIL 2.0 when creating playlists.

• Specifying Begin and End Times

• Specifying Duration

• Playing Exclusive Streams

• Specifying Interrupt Behavior

• Repeating Streams

• Specifying Metadata

• Implementing Failover

• Synchronizing Shared and Wrapper Playlists

• Reducing Switching Latency

• Replacing Ads in a Playlist

See Also

Concepts

Programming Playlists