On Mon, 2004-09-13 at 15:59, Lachlan Hardy wrote:
Apparently every version of Windows Media Player from WMP7 will play
.mov files [1], except that they is not associated with the player by
default.
According to
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;Q316992#30 ,
Only
On 9/12/04 10:59 PM Lachlan Hardy [EMAIL PROTECTED] sent this out:
I didn't download QT for testing (seriously, register to download? As
if) but I scoured their site. The best info I could get was here [2].
You don't have to register. Clear the checkmarks and don't enter your name,
etc. The
Sheri German wrote:
Just remember to add a link to download the free QT plugin, and you'll
be good to go.
But then you get folks like me who refuse to install QT because it is
annoying (although not quite as bad as RealPlayer). If I come across a
site that only uses .mov files, I simply leave.
Patrick H. Lauke wrote:
Lachlan Hardy wrote:
I've never had to provide video online, but surely you can just use
one of the generic video file types that every player recognises?
I just knew that was going to get me in trouble...
Unless I'm mistaken, there are many video players that can play MOV
Vicki,
One quick question about Quicktime - my colleague said Quicktime is a
Bad Idea because the file sizes are big and it doesn't have a big
installed base... is this a good enough reason not to use it? Does
one sacrifice accessibility for some for the convenience of most?
(Which also could be
Hi Vicki :-)
I just joined too, and this looks like a great list.
I actually use both Flash video and QT video, depending on the audience
and purpose. If I already have a Flash site in place, I just add Flash
video to the site. If it is not a Flash site to begin with, I tend to
use QuickTime.
One quick question about Quicktime - my colleague said Quicktime is a
Bad Idea because the file sizes are big and it doesn't have a big
installed base... is this a good enough reason not to use it?
Vicki
That's an opinion from a distinctly Windows perspective. It would be
interesting to see
You may find some of this information helpful:
http://www.d.umn.edu/goto/accessibility#multimedia
Laura
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Laura L. Carlson
Information Technology Systems and Services
University of Minnesota Duluth
Duluth, MN 55812-3009
Russ linked to it before, but:
http://joeclark.org/access/captioning/bpoc/ is worth a read.
For video, you may consider using Magpie
http://www.google.com/search?q=magpie+video+captioning
For audio, a full transcript should be enough (as a separate document).
Patrick
Vicki Berry wrote:
Hi all,
This will be the best place to start:
http://www.joeclark.org/access/captioning/bpoc/
Cheers
Jeff Lowder
Accessibility 1st
On 7/9/04 5:00 PM, Vicki Berry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
There will also be some video clips
Cheers
Jeff Lowder
Accessibility 1st
Ph: 02 9570 9875
Mobile: 0419 350 760
Vicki,
If QuickTime is acceptable as a delivery medium, you can either:
1. incorporate closed captioning via a text track or
2. play images (or Flash) of text within the audio/video window.
(Either in its own space or over the top of a movie [Flash images are
better for the latter].)
For more
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Subject: Re: [WSG] accessible audio-visual content
Vicki,
If QuickTime is acceptable as a delivery medium, you can either:
1. incorporate closed captioning via a text track or
2. play images (or Flash) of text within
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