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From: Gian Wild
Date: Thu, Jun 26 2014 9:50PM
Subject: Does an accessible video player that works correctly in all major browsers exist?
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Unfortunately no. We spend a day each fortnight testing OzPlayer on new
browser versions, mobiles etc and so we need to recoup that cost. One of
the things we found with existing players that claimed to be accessible is
that they were not maintained and therefore quickly became inaccessible (eg
keyboard traps in Firefox).
On Friday, June 27, 2014, Karl Groves < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Is this open source?
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 11:30 PM, Gian Wild < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> <javascript:;>>
> wrote:
>
> > We have worked incredibly hard to make an accessible video player - built
> > by Brothercake (James Edwards) and us (AccessibilityOz). You can see it:
> > www.oz-player.com and works on all major browsers, mobile etc (
> > http://www.oz-player.com/support.html). It has an interactive
> transcript,
> > captions and audio descriptions as well as skip links.
> >
> > I'd be happy to chat with anyone about it.
> > Cheers,
> > Gian
> >
> > *Gian Wild, Director*
> > *AccessibilityOz*
> >
> > *Mobile: *042 442 6262
> > *Email.* = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <javascript:;>
> > *Web. *www.accessibilityoz.com.au
> > *Phone:*
> > Canberra: (02) 6108 3689
> > Melbourne: (03) 8677 0828
> > Brisbane: (07) 3041 4011
> > > > > > > >
>
>
>
> --
>
> Karl Groves
> www.karlgroves.com
> @karlgroves
> http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves
> Phone: +1 410.541.6829
>
> www.tenon.io
>
> What is this thing and what does it do?
> http://vimeo.com/84970341
>
> http://lanyrd.com/profile/karlgroves/
> > > >
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Cheers,
Gian
*Gian Wild, Director*
*AccessibilityOz*
*Mobile: *042 442 6262
*Email.* = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
*Web. *www.accessibilityoz.com.au
*Phone:*
Canberra: (02) 6108 3689
Melbourne: (03) 8677 0828
Brisbane: (07) 3041 4011
From: Olaf Drümmer
Date: Fri, Jun 27 2014 2:33AM
Subject: Re: Does an accessible video player that works correctly in all major browsers exist?
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Maybe you should think about the difference between open source and free of charge.
Open sourcing the player might get you valuable input from volunteers, e..g. suggested code fixes etc. (free of charge for you, doing some of the work you are now doing yourself).
At the same time you could set the license such that certain uses are only allowed for a fee (possibly the same fees you are asking for now).
Just an idea
.
Olaf
On 27 Jun 2014, at 05:50, Gian Wild < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Unfortunately no. We spend a day each fortnight testing OzPlayer on new
> browser versions, mobiles etc and so we need to recoup that cost. One of
> the things we found with existing players that claimed to be accessible is
> that they were not maintained and therefore quickly became inaccessible (eg
> keyboard traps in Firefox).
From: Karl Groves
Date: Fri, Jun 27 2014 6:44AM
Subject: Re: Does an accessible video player that works correctly in all major browsers exist?
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On Thu, Jun 26, 2014 at 11:50 PM, Gian Wild < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:
> Unfortunately no.
No need to apologize. My product isn't open source, either. I was just
wondering because I'm working on a player (proof-of-concept only, really)
that does all that, too, and wasn't interested in reinventing the wheel
--
Karl Groves
www.karlgroves.com
@karlgroves
http://www.linkedin.com/in/karlgroves
Phone: +1 410.541.6829
www.tenon.io
What is this thing and what does it do?
http://vimeo.com/84970341
http://lanyrd.com/profile/karlgroves/
From: Gian Wild
Date: Sun, Jun 29 2014 5:42AM
Subject: Re: Does an accessible video player that works correctly in all major browsers exist?
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Hi Olaf
Interesting thoughts - I will consider it.
Cheers,
Gian
*Gian Wild, Director*
*AccessibilityOz*
*Mobile: *042 442 6262
*Email.* = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
*Web. *www.accessibilityoz.com.au
*Phone:*
Canberra: (02) 6108 3689
Melbourne: (03) 8677 0828
Brisbane: (07) 3041 4011
On 27 June 2014 18:33, Olaf Drümmer < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Maybe you should think about the difference between open source and free
> of charge.
>
> Open sourcing the player might get you valuable input from volunteers,
> e..g. suggested code fixes etc. (free of charge for you, doing some of the
> work you are now doing yourself).
>
> At the same time you could set the license such that certain uses are only
> allowed for a fee (possibly the same fees you are asking for now).
>
>
> Just an idea....
>
> Olaf
>
>
>
> On 27 Jun 2014, at 05:50, Gian Wild < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> > Unfortunately no. We spend a day each fortnight testing OzPlayer on new
> > browser versions, mobiles etc and so we need to recoup that cost. One of
> > the things we found with existing players that claimed to be accessible
> is
> > that they were not maintained and therefore quickly became inaccessible
> (eg
> > keyboard traps in Firefox).
>
> > > >