Re: [EXTERNAL] Possible addition to SAUR on minimal frame rates

I concur with Steve and Jason's recommendations.

On Tue, Mar 8, 2022 at 2:31 PM White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org> wrote:

> Thank you, Steve – that proposal seems very reasonable to me.
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> *From:* Noble, Stephen <steve.noble@pearson.com>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, 8 March 2022 15:29
> *To:* White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org>; RQTF <public-rqtf@w3.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [EXTERNAL] Possible addition to SAUR on minimal frame rates
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> Hi Jason,
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> As far as where the note about frame rate should go, as Raja also alludes
> the frame rate has a bearing on the effectiveness of sign language
> translation as well as captions. So the note about frame rate more
> generally and the potential impact overall (along with a cross reference to
> the RAUR (RTC Accessibility User Requirements) should probably go
> somewhere in Section 1.2 Media Synchronization and Accessibility. Then, I
> can add the specific language about the impact on caption synchronization
> at the end of 2.2.3 Caption Synchronization Thresholds.
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> How does that sound?
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> --Steve
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> *Steve Noble*
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> Instructional Designer, Accessibility
> Psychometrics & Testing Services
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> *Pearson*
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> steve.noble@pearson.com
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> *From:* White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 8, 2022 9:02 AM
> *To:* Noble, Stephen <steve.noble@pearson.com>; RQTF <public-rqtf@w3.org>
> *Subject:* RE: [EXTERNAL] Possible addition to SAUR on minimal frame rates
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> By way of additional comment:
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> Where in the Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements would you
> prefer to add a note on frame rate, with a cross-reference to XR?
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> Perhaps your longer text on frame rates could be considered later for
> inclusion in the Media Accessibility User Requirements – if the APA Working
> Group decides at some stage to update that document.
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> *From:* Noble, Stephen <steve.noble@pearson.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, 3 March 2022 9:56
> *To:* White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org>; RQTF <public-rqtf@w3.org>
> *Subject:* Re: [EXTERNAL] Possible addition to SAUR on minimal frame rates
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> Thanks, Jason. It is clear that video frame rates impact accessibility.
> For instance, as the frame rate diminishes, the effectiveness of
> lip-reading drops, and eventually becomes practically impossible at low
> frame rates. There are studies we could point to on that end. But, as you
> alluded, the question is how do we draw the intersect to synchronization,
> since that is the focus of the SAUR. So perhaps we should simply not use
> the text I wrote, and instead a passing reference to the impact of frame
> rates along with a pointer to the RTC Accessibility User Requirements at
> Section 6.1
> https://www.w3.org/TR/raur/#deaf-users-video-resolution-and-frame-rates
> <https://nam10.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2FTR%2Fraur%2F%23deaf-users-video-resolution-and-frame-rates&data=04%7C01%7Cjjwhite%40ets.org%7Cefe049ecf0914aab2d0308da01424426%7C0ba6e9b760b34fae92f37e6ddd9e9b65%7C0%7C0%7C637823681380319284%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000&sdata=295K6vPtyqdItHkd1%2BeqBl8m9mRmYPqudz5i4uBCIm0%3D&reserved=0>.
> Then, in the SAUR, we would only address the issues directly connected to
> synchronization, such as in the case of caption synchronization. In that
> use case, we could add something like this: "When bandwidth issues and
> other technical limitations cause frame rates to drop below the recommended
> level, it is advised that the video streaming and remote meeting platform
> providers should match the caption timing as referenced by the audio rather
> than the video to reduce temporal display errors." I don't know if there
> are other recommendations, we can add beyond that which are directly
> connected to synchronization.
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> --Steve
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> *Steve Noble*
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> Instructional Designer, Accessibility
> Psychometrics & Testing Services
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> *Pearson*
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> 502 969 3088
> steve.noble@pearson.com
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> *From:* White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, March 3, 2022 9:16 AM
> *To:* White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org>; Noble, Stephen <
> steve.noble@pearson.com>; RQTF <public-rqtf@w3.org>
> *Subject:* RE: [EXTERNAL] Possible addition to SAUR on minimal frame rates
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> With apologies for the additional e-mail:
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> Should anything be said about the relationship between video frame rate
> and synchronization? Otherwise, it isn’t clear that there is a connection,
> or indeed what the connection is. A few sentences that make the link would
> be helpful, it seems to me.
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> *From:* White, Jason J <jjwhite@ets.org>
> *Sent:* Thursday, 3 March 2022 9:12
> *To:* Noble, Stephen <steve.noble@pearson.com>; RQTF <public-rqtf@w3.org>
> *Subject:* RE: [EXTERNAL] Possible addition to SAUR on minimal frame rates
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