At 12:23 -0700 7/08/08, Charles Iliya Krempeaux wrote:
I don't think turning sound off is a good idea.
well, the alternative is throwing a Not_supported error and not even
showing the video. So, I still feel that for a/v movies, reversing
the sound should be permitted but not required.
This feature would be used to implement "scrubing". Like what you
see in Non-Linear Editors... for making movies, etc. (I.e.,
grabbing the "position handle" of the player, and moving it forwards
and backwards through the video, and varying speeds, to find what
you are looking for.)
In those types of applications, the audio is on. And it is
important for usability, for the video editor to hear the sound.
If it's important to the user, they should use a browser which implements it.
--
David Singer
Apple/QuickTime
