Thread Subject: Re: draft def for multimedia

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From: Sean Hayes
Date: Thu, Aug 02 2007 9:35 AM

We should indeed seek to harmonise, however the WCAG definition is under scrutiny right now, so we should not adopt this language just yet.
The problem is that many people don't immediately think of video with its normal audio track as 'multimedia', even though it is under this definition.

We want to clarify that a little. Which is why I proposed the earlier language for media. But perhaps a better term for it could be defined, such as AV material.

Sean Hayes
Incubation Lab
Accessibility Business Unit
Microsoft
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-----Original Message-----
From: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Greg Fields
Sent: 02 August 2007 16:08
To: TEITAC Audio/Video Subcommittee
Subject: Re: [teitac-video] draft def for multimedia

Playing devil's advocate, should we seek to harmonize with the current
WCAG definition of multimedia (see below)?

multimedia
- audio or video synchronized with another format for presenting
information and/or with time-based interactive components.

Thoughts?

Greg Fields, CUA
Accessibility Product Manager
Handheld Product Management
Research In Motion (RIM)
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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Hoffman,
Allen
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:56 AM
To: TEITAC Audio/Video Subcommittee
Subject: Re: [teitac-video] draft def for multimedia

Concur.
Thanks tom.



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-----Original Message-----
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[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Tom Brett
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:14 AM
To: 'TEITAC Audio/Video Subcommittee'
Subject: Re: [teitac-video] draft def for multimedia


>Multimedia as used in this standard includes any content, static or
interactive which includes concurrent media. Examples include (insert
format references). Example of content which is not considered as
"multimedia" for this standard are, (insert examples).

Media also includes paper...I don't think that is the intent...so I
would think ...

Multimedia as used in this standard includes any content, static or
interactive which includes concurrent "electronic" media. Examples
include (insert format references). Example of content which is not
considered as "multimedia" for this standard are, (insert examples).


Tom Brett

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Sean Hayes
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 9:42 AM
To: TEITAC Audio/Video Subcommittee
Subject: Re: [teitac-video] draft def for multimedia

For video and audio on their own the obvious term would be monomedia.

However a slight simplification can be made if we use the term media to
cover video, audio and video with synchronised audio.

Multimedia as used in this standard includes any content, static or
interactive which includes concurrent media. Examples include (insert
format references). Example of content which is not considered as
"multimedia" for this standard are, (insert examples).


Sean Hayes
Incubation Lab
Accessibility Business Unit
Microsoft
Phone:
mob +44 7977 455002
office +44 117 9719730


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of Hoffman,
Allen
Sent: 02 August 2007 13:45
To: TEITAC Audio/Video Subcommittee
Subject: Re: [teitac-video] draft def for multimedia

All:

Here is a draft proposal for "multimedia" definition.

Multimedia as used in this standard includes any content, static or
interactive, which includes concurrent synchronized audio and visual
information. Examples include (insert format references). Example of
content which is not considered as "multimedia" for this standard are,
(insert examples).


Q: Is independent video or audio considered multimedia? If not what
term applies to them specifically?



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