Re: HTML5 Last Call May 2011 & DASH/Adaptive Streaming

Discussion on handling multi-track media is already underway on both whatwg and HMLT5 lists. See for example Jeroen's post: http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2011-February/030454.html

<http://lists.whatwg.org/htdig.cgi/whatwg-whatwg.org/2011-February/030454.html>I think the intention is to include a solution to this. The deadline for solution proposals is 21 February.

This would address choice of language, subtitles, views and accessibility tracks. One issue is that DASH has a flexible labeling scheme for track types based on URNs, wheras the assumption in the HTML discussions is to use a defined list of track types. Personally I think a reasonable resolution of this would be to define URNs for the HTML-specified types and leave it at that (rather than the opposite approach of persuading HTML to expose URN types from DASH.)

Regarding trick modes, I am not sure what is missing ? The HTML5 media element has a "playbackRate" attribute which can be used to play at different rates, forwards or backwards.

...Mark





On Feb 15, 2011, at 9:56 AM, Jean-Claude Dufourd wrote:

There is no question of including DASH technology in HTML5, just means to control DASHed media.
What some participants of the workshop defended was the inclusion of a way to deal, within HTML5, with various options offered by DASH, such as choice of bit-rate, audio, subtitles, as well as support for trick modes (a.k.a. VCR-like controls).
One possible solution is to add element/attribute syntax around the video object to allow that kind of control. Another solution is to add script APIs.
Best regards
JC

On 15/2/11 18:38 , Glenn Adams wrote:
Even if it were done today, I doubt very much they would reference it from the HTML5 spec. There just isn't a strong reason to do so. Besides, they have chosen a technology neutral position with respect to both stream media formats and transports.

Glenn Adams

On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 8:56 AM, Richard Maunder <rmaunder@cisco.com<mailto:rmaunder@cisco.com>> wrote:
Hi,

Interesting session in Berlin last week, thanks to all involved.

While we wait from the IG process & tools to form, I was interested in the implications of the HTML5 Last Call for May, especially the window for getting any DASH baseline or other adaptive streaming requirement into the spec:

http://www.w3.org/2011/02/htmlwg-pr.html

I'm not very familiar with the W3C processes, but my reading of them suggests it would be unlikely in this round if not in the spec by May?

Any thoughts on this?

Best wishes

Richard

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