Re: Media: Ancillary Content Redux

On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 1:04 PM, Janina Sajka <janina@rednote.net> wrote:

> In our User Requirements, Sec. 2.5 Content navigation by content
> structure:
>
> http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/HTML/wiki/Media_Accessibility_Requirements#Content_navigation_by_content_structure
>
> We have a subsection titled: "Navigating ancillary content." You may
> recall we had some difficulty coming to a clear definition of
> "ancillary content."
>
> Well, Eureka! At the Open Subtitles Conference in New York City last
> week, I was introduced to the Mozilla Popcorn javascript library and API
> for annotating video with such "ancillary content" as geolocation data,
> a filmed participant's Twitter or Facebook URI, etc., etc.
>
> So, here we are--actual HTML 5, media based ancillary content.
> https://wiki.mozilla.org/PopcornOpenVideoAPI
>
> http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/08/mozillas-popcorn-project-adds-extra-flavor-to-web-video/
> http://mozilla.github.com/popcorn-js/
>
> I propose a native media example is important to capture in our User
> Requirements. Therefore ...
>
> SUGGESTED EDITS
>
> 1.)     In the first paragraph of the "Navigating ancillary content"
> subsection, edit the beginning of the fourth sentence to read:
>
> "A familiar example from book publishing is a footnote or sidebar ..."
>
> 2.)     Add a new paragraph immediately above the next subsection which
> is titled: "Additional note" as follows:
>
> One current HTML 5 media-based example of ancillary content is the Mozilla
> Popcorn Javascript library and API which can be further explored at the
> following three URIs:
>
> https://wiki.mozilla.org/PopcornOpenVideoAPI
>
> http://www.webmonkey.com/2010/08/mozillas-popcorn-project-adds-extra-flavor-to-web-video/
> http://mozilla.github.com/popcorn-js/
>
>
> Comments? Any objections?
>


Sounds good to me.

Cheers,
Silvia.