Timed Text (TT) Authoring Format 1.0 Use Cases and Requirements

Dear Colleagues,
 
W3C is pleased to announce the publication of the 
 
Timed Text (TT) Authoring Format 1.0 Use Cases and Requirements
a W3C Working Draft dated 15 May 2003, developed by the 
Timed Text (TT) <http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/TT/>  working group as part of the W3C Synchronized Multimedia Activity <http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/Activity> ,
available at

   http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-tt-af-1-0-req-20030515/ <http://www.w3.org/TR/2003/WD-tt-af-1-0-req-20030515/>  
 
Please review the specification and send feedback on this document using the email list 
public-tt@w3.org <mailto:public-tt@w3.org> , which is the public mailing list of Timed Text Working Group 
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Abstract
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This document specifies usage scenarios and requirements for a timed text authoring format. A timed text authoring format is a content type that represents timed text media for the purpose of interchange among authoring systems. Timed text is textual information that is intrinsically or extrinsically associated with timing information.

 
Status of this Document
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This is a W3C Working Draft for review by W3C members and other interested parties. It is a draft document and may be updated, replaced, or obsoleted by other documents at any time. Publication as a Working Draft does not imply endorsement by the W3C Membership. It is inappropriate to use W3C Working Drafts as reference material or to cite them as other than "work in progress". A list of current W3C Recommendations and other technical documents, including Working Drafts and Notes, can be found at http://www.w3.org/TR/ <http://www.w3.org/TR/> .

This is the first working draft of the Timed Text Authoring Format 1.0 Requirements. It is expected that this document will progress through a number of working drafts before being published in final form as a W3C Note.

This document was developed by the Timed Text (TT) <http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/TT/>  working group as part of the W3C Synchronized Multimedia Activity <http://www.w3.org/AudioVideo/Activity> . The authors of this document are the TT Working Group members.

Feedback on this document should be sent to the email list public-tt@w3.org <mailto:public-tt@w3.org> , which is the public mailing list of Timed Text Working Group (list archives <http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-tt/> ). To subscribe, send an email to public-tt-request@w3.org <mailto:public-tt-request@w3.org>  with the word subscribe in the subject line.

The latest information regarding patent disclosures <http://www.w3.org/2003/01/Timed-text-Patent-statements.html>  related to this document is available on the Web.

This section represents the status of this document at the time this version was published. It will become outdated if and when a new version is published. The latest status is maintained at the W3C.

 
Thank you for reviewing this Working Draft.
 
Glenn Adams, Timed Text  WG Chair
Thierry Michel, Team Contact W3C/ERCIM