Re: [tt] minutes - 21 May 2013

Hi Silvia,

Thanks for the follow-up.

> I am in Australia and typically can't attend normal W3C meetings,
> because they happen in the middle of the night.

Can you provide time slots that would work for you, knowing that the
majority of our participants span the US West Coast to Western Europe?

Thanks,

-- Pierre

On Mon, May 27, 2013 at 9:16 PM, Silvia Pfeiffer
<silviapfeiffer1@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, May 28, 2013 at 2:34 AM, Pierre-Anthony Lemieux
> <pal@sandflow.com> wrote:
>> Hi Silvia,
>>
>> Thanks for the input. Will you be able to join us on our scheduled
>> Thursday call?
>
> I am in Australia and typically can't attend normal W3C meetings,
> because they happen in the middle of the night.
>
>
>>> My understanding is the exact opposite: since TTML only focuses on
>>> captions, but WebVTT on captions, descriptions, metadata, and
>>> chapters, WebVTT has a broader applicability than TTML.
>>
>> Based on Glenn's input, has the understanding substantially changed?
>> In any event, any chance the technical underpinnings of that
>> understanding can be documented [ed.: I, for one, have yet to see
>> technical evidence that WebVTT has broader applicability that TTML]?
>
> Here are some examples of WebVTT use for non-captions, in case you are
> interested:
>
> For audio descriptions:
> https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/html5-audio-description-v/jafenodgdcelmajjnbcchlfjomlkaifp?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
> or https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/html5-audio-description-v/jafenodgdcelmajjnbcchlfjomlkaifp?utm_source=chrome-ntp-icon
> or
>
> For chapters, thumbnails and scripting:
> http://demo.longtailvideo.com/track/ or
> http://demo.longtailvideo.com/track_demos/chapters.html
>
> It's probably possible to do these with TTML, too, at least from what
> Glenn seems to think.
>
>
>>> They are likely orthogonal in some features, which cannot be mapped
>>> to each other, but can map for others.
>>
>> Similarly, do you have concrete examples? The latter will be needed to
>> make technical progress in my mind.
>
> I don't, because it takes a bit of investigation. But I see that Glenn
> has the same hunch.
>
> Regards,
> Silvia.

Received on Tuesday, 28 May 2013 04:19:35 UTC