Definition of SYNCHRONIZED MEDIA

Definition of Synchronized media

Notes from 10-31 meeting

1. that we should replace the two remaining uses of Multimedia with appropriate text
   • the two remaining occurrences are:
     1. Definition of Electronic and Information Technology Includes information technology and any equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment that is used in the creation, conversion, or duplication of data or information. The term electronic and information technology includes, but is not limited to, telecommunications products (such as telephones), information kiosks and transaction machines, World Wide Web sites, multimedia, and office equipment such as copiers and fax machines. The term does not include any equipment that contains embedded information technology that is used as an integral part of the product, but in which information technology is not the principal function of that product.
     2. 6-D - Interactive Elements: All "multimedia" containing interactive elements, such as menus for selection and access to segments of the content, that are part of the content must include verbal equivalents for menu selections.
   • SUGGESTED EDITS are:
     1. For the Definition of Electronic and Information Technology change "multimedia" to "electronic media", since this should apply to all types of media - synchronized and other.
     2. For 6-D - Interactive Elements: change "multimedia" to "electronic media" since media with interaction is "synchronized media" and it would sound funny to double refer. Kind of like "Audio-video with sound"
2. that we should update our definition of synchronized media to reflect that interaction makes something synchronized media because you cannot substitute a transcript for the media if the interaction has to occur at specific places in its playing. This also harmonizes the definition with the definition in WCAG 2.0.

NEW PROPOSED DEFINITION

Synchronized Media 

Audio or video displayed at the same time as other time-based content and/or with time-based interactive component that is required for understanding or use of the complete presentation. The other time-based content that the audio or video is synchronized with to meet this definition does not include equivalents such as captions, subtitles, or video description.

Current Definition from EWG page

Synchronized Media 

Audio or video displayed at the same time as other time-based content that is required for understanding of the complete presentation. The other content that the audio or video is synchronized with to meet this definition does not include equivalents such as captions, subtitles, or video description.

Definition from WCAG

synchronized media

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