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{{Comment|text=Tie down the various media types that should be available.}}

Indicates the primary media type of the <item> or <entry>:

<source lang="xml">
 <atom:category scheme="http://purl.org/steeple/mediatype" term="video" />
 <atom:category scheme="http://purl.org/steeple/mediatype" term="audio" />
 <atom:category scheme="http://purl.org/steeple/mediatype" term="screencast" />
</source>

It can also be used inside a <media:group> or inside a <media:content> element. In that case
<source lang="xml">
 <media:category scheme="http://purl.org/steeple/mediatype">term</media:category>
</source>
can be used. (Not that the <media:category> contruct specifies the term like this. If a label is needed, it can be added:
<source lang="xml">
 <media:category scheme="http://purl.org/steeple/mediatype" label="label">term</media:category>
</source>


= Scheme =

== video ==

A piece of video, that is not a screencast or animation.

== audio ==

A piece of audio

== slidecast ==

A sequence of slides together with audio (bundled into a video, or an enhance podcast). Slides and audio are in a single file.

== screencast ==

Screen recording, but not a 'slidecast' or an 'animation'

== animation ==

A CGI animation (as opposed to a video or screencast)

== image ==

An image, such as a png or jpg.

== document ==

A document, such as a pdf, or an Open Document.

== learningobject ==

A complex learning object, presented e.g. as a scorm or common cartridge or other "archive file with manifest".


(Most likely in zip format.)

== application ==

An application that needs to be installed on a local computer.

= Notes =

See also {{purl|feedtype}}.