Sequencer for Timing Object [via Multi-device Timing Community Group]

Hi all.

This announces the publication of a generic and open-source JavaScript Sequencer
for the timing object.

http://webtiming.github.io/sequencer/

The timing object draft spec defines a new TimingTextTrack [1]  as a mechanism
for precisely timed presentation of timed data, integrated with the timing
object. However, until standardization and implementation is a reality, the
Multi-device Timing CG makes available a generic and open source JavaScript
Sequencer integrated with the timing object/shared motion. The Sequencer is
published [2] as research output from MediaScape [3], an ongoing FP7 EU project.
 As part of the dissemination and standardization work of MediaScape, the
Sequencer is also made available for the Multi-device Timing CG. The Web page
linked above includes API documentation, example usage and demonstrations.
Source code is available at https://github.com/webtiming/sequencer.

Please note that API and implementation of the Sequencer is similar, but not
identical to the proposed TimingTextTracks. The differences should be fairly
small though. The Sequencer implementation currently has no known issues and
supports all the goals defined in the timing object spec.

 data-independency (not tied to specific media format)
 UI-independency (no predefined UI - custum UI == simple web development)
 precise timing (millisecond precision)
 expressive controls (suitable for a variety of media products)
 dynamic data (supports live data sources and modification of temporal aspects
during playback)
 simple usage

And, not to forget, integration with timing object/shared motion enables
Sequencers to take part in globally synced multi-device playback!

Ingar

[1]: http://webtiming.github.io/timingobject/#timed-data-and-the-timing-object

[2]: https://github.com/mediascape/sequencer

[3]: http://mediascapeproject.eu/

 



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Received on Thursday, 10 September 2015 12:51:57 UTC