[uf-discuss] Re: Show Microformat Brainstorming

[Charles Iliya Krempeaux]

Hello,

I've started a page for the "show brainstorming" on the wiki.  You can
get to it via:

    http://microformats.org/wiki/show-brainstorming



See ya

On 12/6/05, Charles Iliya Krempeaux <supercanadian at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Thought I'd do some thinking out load about possibilities for a show
> microformat.
>
> What is a show?  Think TV show.  Although it doesn't have to be a TV show.
>
> First, listing some existing uses cases.  These are what I've seen
> people do already.  Note, I've made the example HTML very simple (so
> as not to clutter things).  Usually people use all sorts of extra
> markup to make things look nice.  But I don't include that here.)
>
> #1: Single clip with a preview image.  The clip is the full show.
>
>         <a href="clip.mpeg"><img src="preview.png" /></a>
>
> #2: Single clip with a preview image.  The clip is the teaser of the
> full show.  And there is a link that you can go to pay to see the full
> show.
>
>         <a href="teaser.mpeg"><img src="preview.png" /></a>
>
>         <a href="http://example.com/go">Pay to View</a>
>
> (The "Pay to View" link may or may not directly go to the "pay" page.
> And you may or may not have to pay for more than just this show to
> view it.)
>
> #3: A show divided up in multiple clips, each with a preview image.
> Together the clips make up the show.
>
>         <a href="clip-1.mpg"><img src="preview-1.png" /></a>
>
>         <a href="clip-2.mpg"><img src="preview-2.png" /></a>
>
>         <a href="clip-3.mpg"><img src="preview-3.png" /></a>
>
> (Note, there's a specific order here that matters.)
>
> #4: A set of teasers for a show.  Together they don't make up the full
> show.  And the may or may not overlap in time.  There's a "Pay to
> View" link there too.
>
>         <a href="clip-blue.mpg"><img src="preview-blue.png" /></a>
>
>         <a href="clip-red.mpg"><img src="preview-red.png" /></a>
>
>         <a href="clip-green.mpg"><img src="preview-green.png" /></a>
>
>
>         <a href="http://example.com/go">Pay to View</a>
>
> #5: A single clip that comes in different formats.  (Could be a
> teaser, a clip, or a full show.)
>
>         <img src="preview.png" />
>         <a href="clip.mpg">MPEG</a>
>         <a href="clip.ogm">Ogg</a>
>         <a href="clip.avi">AVI</a>
>
> And of course, you can do combos of these.
>
> So, the orthogonal concepts here seem like:
>   * there's the concept of a "preview" image.  (maybe thumbnail would
> be a better name.)
>   * there's the concept of a "show"
>   * there's the concept of a "teaser"
>   * If it is a teaser there is a "Pay to View" link
>   * show can divided up into multiple contiguous files
>   * teaser can be made up of multiple files
>   * alternatives of the same media
>   * you can combine all these
>
> Did I miss anything?
>
> (If anyone else knows SMIL here, you'll probably notice that alot of
> this stuff has already been dealt with there.  Although SMIL does much
> much more.)
>
>
> There's already some related stuff on the wiki:
>   http://microformats.org/wiki/media-metadata-examples
>   http://microformats.org/wiki/video-metadata-model
>
> And I wrote this before:
>   http://changelog.ca/log/2005/10/16/thoughts_on_video_and_audio_microformats
>
> And SMIL and Media RSS are good references too.
>
>
> Comments?
>
>
> See ya
>
> --
>     Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc.
>
>     charles @ reptile.ca
>     supercanadian @ gmail.com
>
>     developer weblog: http://ChangeLog.ca/
> ___________________________________________________________________________
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>


--
    Charles Iliya Krempeaux, B.Sc.

    charles @ reptile.ca
    supercanadian @ gmail.com

    developer weblog: http://ChangeLog.ca/
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