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From: John P. Lee
Date: Nov 29, 2010 12:48PM

Hi Marco,
Thanks for your reply. I had wondered about breaking up the video too, and will see if this is an option for them. I know these are episodes from a TV show produced on-campus, and I suspect they'd prefer to keep them as single, continuous videos as opposed to breaking them up into parts. I know they were also looking for an alternative to YouTube for posting the videos, so that would likely be a last resort. Have you had any experience with accessible video players like JW Player or ccPlayer?
Thanks,
John

John Lee, MS, OTR/L, ATP
Assistive Technology Specialist
Disability Resource Center
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 93407
Phone: (805) 756-5972
Email: <EMAIL REMOVED>



----- Original Message -----
From: "Marco Maertens" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2010 9:56:09 AM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] accessible video hosting and video players

Hi John,

The YouTube limit was increased this summer to 15 minutes (see this article http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/29/youtube-time-limit/), but I recognize that's not long enough to meet your needs. When I worked at a state university a few years ago, the recommendation, which I endorsed, was to keep videos down below 10 mins anyway. This was five years ago, though, and a lot has changed in online video since then. Is it not acceptable for the department to break the video up into 15-minute segments?

-Marco.

Marco Maertens
Web Developer and Accessibility Specialist
Empathy Lab
610-572-2371