Multimedia comparison

Help multimedia is using more one medium in a Help system – audio, video, or animation. The following information explains how it works in WinHelp and HTML Help.

WinHelp

Microsoft HTML Help

Supported formats include .WAV and .AVI as "baggage" with special supported software

Supported formats include .AVI, .MOV, .AU, .MID, .RMI, and .WAV (any video animation and audio formats used by ActiveX, JavaScript, VBScript and those supported by standard HTML)

Multimedia functionality is provided by macros

Multimedia functionality is provided with HTML tags