Synchronising audio/video and JavaScript

[Keith Wood]

Hi Rob

In HTML5 is it possible to synchronise audio or video with JavaScript actions? I have a page that drives a SVG animation from JavaScript that I want to synch with some music. But currently all I can do is start them at the same time and hope for the best.

[Rob Crowther]

The solution for this will be Timed Tracks, though that's not yet fully supported by browsers. Here's a more readable introduction. It allows you to have a file containing a list of timed cues which then fire events in the browser which you can use to trigger other actions on the page.

[Keith Wood]

Thanks, that looks useful. It's a pity it isn't more widely supported yet.