Fw: Proposed Timed-Text Working Group (TTWG) draft charter

To facilitate tracking of your  feedback on this Proposed Timed-Text Working
Group (TTWG) draft charter, please respond on the public Timed Text Task
Force mailing list only  <www-tt-tf@w3.org>
Thankyou.
Thierry Michel.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Thierry Michel" <tmichel@w3.org>
To: <www-tt-tf@w3.org>
Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 4:02 PM
Subject: Proposed Timed-Text Working Group (TTWG) draft charter


> W3C is considering to launch a new Working Group to develop a "Timed-Text"
> Specification.
> Before doing so we would like to submit this draft charter to the Timed
Text
> mailing list, to gather comments.
>
> The mission of the Timed-Text Working Group (TTWG) is to develop an XML
> based format used for the representation of streamed text synchronised
with
> some other timed media, like audio and video. A typical application being
> the real time captioning of movies on the Web (e.g. integrated in SMIL).
> The majority of the technical work of this WG is planned to occur on
> a publically readable mailing list.WG membership will be restricted to
> W3C members and invited experts.
>
> This is the Proposed draft charter for the Timed Text Working Group,
> explained in detail at
>
> http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/TT/ttcharter20020901.html
>
> Please review this proposed charter and return your comments
> according to the review instructions below. The deadline for responses is
> 24:00
> GMT 31 October, 2002
> Note that there are a couple of points that we would like to have your
> feedback
> on at the end of the review instructions.
>
> Collected feedback will help finalise the Timed Text Charter document
which
> will be sent to the W3C Advisory Committee for official review.
>
> If you have any questions or need further information, please contact
> Thierry Michel, SYMM Activity Lead, at tmichel@w3.org.
>
> Thank you,
> Thierry Michel.
>
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
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>
> Review instructions:
>
> 1. Preparation. Please review the following material:
>
>      Timed Text Working Group Proposed Charter
>      http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/TT/ttcharter20020901.html
>
> 2. Deadline. Your review must be received before
>      24:00 GMT 31 October, 2002.
>
> 3. Where to send your comments.
>
>      Send comments to the public Timed Text Task Force mailing list:
>      www-tt-tf@w3.org archived at
> http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-tt-tf/
>
> 4) We would appreciate particular feedback on the  following specific
> points:
>
> a- Milestones:
> Is a two years schedule (including life after Rec) realistic or too long?
>
> b- Coordination with External Groups
> Please provide information if you know of additional groups working on
> captioning
> and subtitles as Timed-Text formats, and if you have details on the work
> going on
> in these groups, or in the groups already listed.
>
> c- Does your organization plan to participate in the work of this Working
> Group ?
>
>
>

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