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From: Jorge Fernandes
Date: Sat, Mar 15 2008 3:50PM
Subject: Video: a link to a portion of the entire file
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Hi,

I'm using .mov to make some files (presentations of a conference) with
caption and also Portuguese Sign Language (www.acesso.umic.pt).

Using the transcript file where I have actually the caption and the
time code, I'd like to make links directly from the caption to the
inside of the movie. Seems me that could be interested for someone who
use a search engine, found the keywords on the caption and want to see
the portion of the movie.

I'm looking for something like:

<a href="filme.mov:timecode">Good Morning!</a>

Is it possible? How?

Thanks,
Jorge Fernandes

From: Christian Heilmann
Date: Sun, Mar 16 2008 11:50AM
Subject: Re: Video: a link to a portion of the entire file
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Jorge Fernandes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using .mov to make some files (presentations of a conference) with
> caption and also Portuguese Sign Language (www.acesso.umic.pt).
>
> Using the transcript file where I have actually the caption and the
> time code, I'd like to make links directly from the caption to the
> inside of the movie. Seems me that could be interested for someone who
> use a search engine, found the keywords on the caption and want to see
> the portion of the movie.
>
> I'm looking for something like:
>
> <a href="filme.mov:timecode">Good Morning!</a>
>
> Is it possible? How?
>
>
It is, I just gave a presentation at barcamp brighton about using the
YouTube API to link captions to videos:

http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/03/15/accessihacking-online-video-my-presentation-for-barcamp-brighton/

From: DONALD WONNELL
Date: Mon, Mar 17 2008 7:30AM
Subject: Re: Video: a link to a portion of the entire file
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Most people may already know about career and industry videos online with sound, but some may not. Link:

http://www.careerinfonet.org/acinet/videos.asp

Don Wonnell
Labor Mkt. Analyst, NW Ohio
Ohio Dept. of Job & Family Services / LMI

>>> Christian Heilmann < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > 3/16/2008 1:44 PM >>>
Jorge Fernandes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using .mov to make some files (presentations of a conference) with
> caption and also Portuguese Sign Language (www.acesso.umic.pt).
>
> Using the transcript file where I have actually the caption and the
> time code, I'd like to make links directly from the caption to the
> inside of the movie. Seems me that could be interested for someone who
> use a search engine, found the keywords on the caption and want to see
> the portion of the movie.
>
> I'm looking for something like:
>
> <a href="filme.mov:timecode">Good Morning!</a>
>
> Is it possible? How?
>
>
It is, I just gave a presentation at barcamp brighton about using the
YouTube API to link captions to videos:

http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/03/15/accessihacking-online-video-my-presentation-for-barcamp-brighton/

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From: Jorge Fernandes
Date: Mon, Mar 17 2008 5:00PM
Subject: Re: Video: a link to a portion of the entire file
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> Jorge Fernandes wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I'm using .mov to make some files (presentations of a conference)
>> with
>> caption and also Portuguese Sign Language (www.acesso.umic.pt).
>>
>> Using the transcript file where I have actually the caption and the
>> time code, I'd like to make links directly from the caption to the
>> inside of the movie. Seems me that could be interested for someone
>> who
>> use a search engine, found the keywords on the caption and want to
>> see
>> the portion of the movie.
>>
>> I'm looking for something like:
>>
>> <a href="filme.mov:timecode">Good Morning!</a>
>>
>> Is it possible? How?
>>
>>
> It is, I just gave a presentation at barcamp brighton about using the
> YouTube API to link captions to videos:
>
> http://www.wait-till-i.com/2008/03/15/accessihacking-online-video-my-presentation-for-barcamp-brighton/
>

Hi Christian,

I read and appreciate. You don't have nothing to Quicktime? You know,
I "only" want to transform this page (http://www.acesso.umic.pt/conferencia_id/fichas/id002/transcript.html
) with links to the movie. Something like:

Where I have actually:

"(...)
[00:01:59.96]
Como já disse, o projecto centra-se nestes três âmbitos:

(...)"

I want to transform to something like this (in code):

"(...) <a href="movie.mov:[00:01:59.96]">Como já disse, o projecto
centra-se nestes três âmbitos:</a> (...)"

From: Keith Parks
Date: Tue, Mar 18 2008 10:00AM
Subject: Re: Video: a link to a portion of the entire file
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On Mar 15, 2008, at 2:48 PM, Jorge Fernandes wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm using .mov to make some files (presentations of a conference) with
> caption and also Portuguese Sign Language (www.acesso.umic.pt).
>
> Using the transcript file where I have actually the caption and the
> time code, I'd like to make links directly from the caption to the
> inside of the movie. Seems me that could be interested for someone who
> use a search engine, found the keywords on the caption and want to see
> the portion of the movie.
>
> I'm looking for something like:
>
> <a href="filme.mov:timecode">Good Morning!</a>
>
> Is it possible? How?
>

MIT does this with their Lecture Browser...

<http://www.galaxy.csail.mit.edu/lectures/>;

I don't know *exactly* how, but it can search the transcript files
and then provides links into the spots in the videos where that text is.

I see they have an "About" link that' pretty general. Maybe they can
give you more detailed development info if you contact them.

******************************
Keith Parks
Graphic Designer/Web Designer
Student Affairs Communications Services
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA 92182-7444
(619) 594-1046
mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
http://www.sa.sdsu.edu/communications

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From: Robison, Cole [EISU]
Date: Wed, Mar 19 2008 11:50AM
Subject: Re: Video: a link to a portion of the entire file
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On Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 4:49 PM, Jorge Fernandes wrote:

> I'm using .mov to make some files (presentations of a conference) with

> caption and also Portuguese Sign Language (www.acesso.umic.pt).
>
> Using the transcript file where I have actually the caption and the
> time code, I'd like to make links directly from the caption to the
> inside of the movie.

I don't have any experience with this myself, so I don't know for sure,
but I think it might be possible to do this using SMIL. The following
links might be useful:

<http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/>;
<http://developer.apple.com/referencelibrary/QuickTime/idxScripting-date
.html>
<http://developer.apple.com/cgi-bin/search.pl?q=SMIL&;site=(quicktime)>

I hope this helps.

--
Cole Robison
Director of Statewide Web/IT Accessibility
Division of Information Systems & Communications
State of Kansas
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
(785) 291-3016

From: John Foliot - Stanford Online Accessibility Program
Date: Wed, Mar 19 2008 12:20PM
Subject: Re: Video: a link to a portion of the entire file
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Robison, Cole wrote:
> On Saturday, March 15, 2008 at 4:49 PM, Jorge Fernandes wrote:
>
>> I'm using .mov to make some files (presentations of a conference)
>> with
>
>> caption and also Portuguese Sign Language (www.acesso.umic.pt).
>>
>> Using the transcript file where I have actually the caption and the
>> time code, I'd like to make links directly from the caption to the
>> inside of the movie.

Not sure exactly how they are doing this, but see:
http://www.galaxy.csail.mit.edu/lectures/

Very cool...

JF

From: Jared Smith
Date: Wed, Mar 19 2008 1:40PM
Subject: Re: Video: a link to a portion of the entire file
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On 3/19/08, Robison, Cole [EISU] < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

> I don't have any experience with this myself, so I don't know for sure,
> but I think it might be possible to do this using SMIL.

If SMIL is a possible solution, our own website shows how to jump
directly to a position within the movie -
http://webaim.org/techniques/captions/quicktime/smil#playing

Jared Smith
WebAIM

From: John E. Brandt
Date: Wed, Mar 19 2008 6:40PM
Subject: Re: Video: a link to a portion of the entire file
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Yes, very cool. It also crashed IE 7

How did they do this...? Lots of AJAX.

~j

John E. Brandt
Augusta, Maine USA
www.jebswebs.com

From: Jorge Fernandes
Date: Sat, Mar 29 2008 11:10AM
Subject: Re: Video: a link to a portion of the entire file
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On 19 Mar 2008, at 19:32, Jared Smith wrote:
> If SMIL is a possible solution, our own website shows how to jump
> directly to a position within the movie -
> http://webaim.org/techniques/captions/quicktime/smil#playing
>
> Jared Smith
> WebAIM

I made an example that is supposed to jump start 60 seconds from the
beginning and end at 2 minutes later with a smil file:

<par>

<video src="http://www.acesso.umic.pt/conferencia_id/fichas/id002/filme.mov
" clip-begin="60 sec" clip-end="00:02:00.00" region="videoregion"
title="Inclusão Digital" alt="Apresentação Inclusão Digital" />


<textstream src="http://www.acesso.umic.pt/conferencia_id/fichas/id002/caption_mac.txt
" clip-begin="60 sec" clip-end="00:02:00.00" region="textregion"
system-captions="on" title="Legendagem em Português" alt="Legendagem
em Português" />
</par>

But don't work...

I expected that the file will be downloaded and when reached the 60
seconds start the video. But, in fact, the video start immediately
from the beginning.

The sinc files are at:
http://www.acesso.umic.pt/conferencia_id/fichas/id002/transcript/cm_60.mov
http://www.acesso.umic.pt/conferencia_id/fichas/id002/transcript/cm_60.smil

Jorge Fernandes