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<p>ChrisNewell: /* Individual TV Stations */</p> <hr /> <div>= Broadcast =<br /> <br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. <br /> A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories.<br /> <br /> General information such as channel name, category (genre), and broadcaster are provided as well as technical information about the streams (URL, bit-rate, codec etc).<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> Directories which list radio and TV stations have to be maintained by hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> Some, but not all of this information is common to [[audio-info]] and [[video-info-examples]]. However there is an inherent difference between an item of content (e.g. a song) and a real-time stream of content.<br /> <br /> Some thought needs to be given to whether this problem can be addressed using the proposed [[hAudio]] and hVideo microformats, or by combining these with some new stream-info microformat (similar to the proposed [[file-format]] or [[downloads]] microformats).<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:Lucye | Lucye]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Page layout derived from [[audio-info-examples]] and [[video-info-examples]]<br /> <br /> == A NOTE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING - USE TEMPLATES ==<br /> <br /> A python script has been written to extract statistical information, but for it to work, we need to be careful about how we mark up information. Please use the following template when adding information about an Internet radio or TV station:<br /> <br /> * [ http://www.example.com Website Name]<br /> ** [ http://www.example.com/listing Listing Example]<br /> *** Information displayed: bandwidth, broadcaster, category, codec, description, email, frequency,<br /> image, info_url, language, location, name, now_playing, player_url,<br /> rating, schedule, stereo, stream_url<br /> <br /> If you need to add more information than is displayed, please use a common term to describe the information, add it to the Template above and provide a description in the Properties section below.<br /> <br /> == Properties ==<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> <br /> * '''bandwidth''' - The bitrate of the stream.<br /> * '''broadcaster''' - The originator of the station.<br /> * '''category''' - The category specifies the genre or style used to classify the station. Examples include: comedy, entertainment, news, or sport.<br /> * '''codec''' - The type of decoder needed to play the stream.<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the station and the content it carries.<br /> * '''email''' - The email address of the the station.<br /> * '''frequency''' - The frequency on which the station is broadcast, e.g. 94.1 MHz. <br /> * '''image''' - An image which can be used to represent the station. Examples include: a screenshot or a station logo.<br /> * '''info_url''' - A link to a web page providing more information about the station, e.g. a link to schedule information.<br /> * '''language''' - The language used by the station.<br /> * '''location''' - The geographical location of the station.<br /> * '''name''' - A short textual description used to identify the station.<br /> * '''now_playing''' - Information about the content currently carried by the station, e.g. track details.<br /> * '''player_url''' - A link to a media player for the station.<br /> * '''rating''' - A numerical quality/satisfaction rating for the station.<br /> * '''schedule''' - Schedule information for the station.<br /> * '''stereo''' - A field indicating how many audio channels are carried.<br /> * '''stream_url''' - A direct link to the media stream or stream metafile for use by a generic player.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> === Radio ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml BBC Radio Player]<br /> ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml Example radio station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, image, category, bitrate, codec, stream_url, player_url, now_playing, schedule, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/station.asp?webcasting=40&amp;home=Radio Talk radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/stations/irishtoddy Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, location, player_url, bandwidth, rating, now_playing, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mediauk.com Media UK]<br /> ** [http://www.mediauk.com/radio/125/lbc-97.3 Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, email, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=station&amp;stationid=203 Radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/music.asp?CatalogID=17&amp;webcasting Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, location, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com Free Internet Radio online]<br /> ** [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=pop Pop station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, rating, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Radio Feeds]<br /> ** [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com/ Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=results&amp;type=location&amp;fieldid=246 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, player_url<br /> <br /> === Television ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk BBC News]<br /> ** [http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6615400/6615433.stm?bw=bb&amp;mp=wm&amp;news=1# News 24]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, image, info_url, player_url, stream_url, email<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/tvonline_tv.html Free internet TV online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/modules.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;page=watch&amp;id=1459&amp;d=1 Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://freetube.110mb.com Freetube]<br /> ** [http://freetube.110mb.com/index.php?view=7ZXVyb3Nwb3J0dWs Eurosports TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, rating, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mediauk.com Media UK]<br /> ** [http://www.mediauk.com/tv/28175/bbc-news-24 Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, category, description, email, frequency, image, info_url, location, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://musicplustv.com MusicPlus TV]<br /> ** [http://musicplustv.com/stream_pop.php Example staion]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.streamick.com Streamick]<br /> ** [http://www.streamick.com Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, image, info_url, stream_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/mod.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;orderby=0&amp;categoryby=0&amp;newcategoryby=0 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/New.html Free internet TV mosaïc online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Internet TV Station list]<br /> ** [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, rating, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.lunarbroadband.com Lunar Broadband]<br /> ** [http://www.lunarbroadband.com/media/webtv/cha.cou/usa/usa.php Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, rating, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://wwitv.com wwwiTV]<br /> ** [http://wwitv.com/portal.htm Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, location, info_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> ==== Other stream types ====<br /> * Text?<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of the existing patterns and practices found in the wild for Radio and TV stations.<br /> <br /> === Other schema ===<br /> <br /> The [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 XML schema] defined by [http://www.tv-anytime.org TV-Anytime] address a similar problem.<br /> <br /> === Summary of common patterns discovered ===<br /> <br /> * There is usually no explicit information about whether the station is radio or TV.<br /> * There are often several streams listed for the same station using different bit-rates or codecs.<br /> <br /> === Other attempts to solve The Problem ===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> <br /> * [[broadcast-brainstorming]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-examples&diff=23178 2007-11-06T12:37:49Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Individual TV Stations */</p> <hr /> <div>= Broadcast =<br /> <br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. <br /> A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories.<br /> <br /> General information such as channel name, category (genre), and broadcaster are provided as well as technical information about the streams (URL, bit-rate, codec etc).<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> Directories which list radio and TV stations have to be maintained by hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> Some, but not all of this information is common to [[audio-info]] and [[video-info-examples]]. However there is an inherent difference between an item of content (e.g. a song) and a real-time stream of content.<br /> <br /> Some thought needs to be given to whether this problem can be addressed using the proposed [[hAudio]] and hVideo microformats, or by combining these with some new stream-info microformat (similar to the proposed [[file-format]] or [[downloads]] microformats).<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:Lucye | Lucye]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Page layout derived from [[audio-info-examples]] and [[video-info-examples]]<br /> <br /> == A NOTE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING - USE TEMPLATES ==<br /> <br /> A python script has been written to extract statistical information, but for it to work, we need to be careful about how we mark up information. Please use the following template when adding information about an Internet radio or TV station:<br /> <br /> * [ http://www.example.com Website Name]<br /> ** [ http://www.example.com/listing Listing Example]<br /> *** Information displayed: bandwidth, broadcaster, category, codec, description, email, frequency,<br /> image, info_url, language, location, name, now_playing, player_url,<br /> rating, schedule, stereo, stream_url<br /> <br /> If you need to add more information than is displayed, please use a common term to describe the information, add it to the Template above and provide a description in the Properties section below.<br /> <br /> == Properties ==<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> <br /> * '''bandwidth''' - The bitrate of the stream.<br /> * '''broadcaster''' - The originator of the station.<br /> * '''category''' - The category specifies the genre or style used to classify the station. Examples include: comedy, entertainment, news, or sport.<br /> * '''codec''' - The type of decoder needed to play the stream.<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the station and the content it carries.<br /> * '''email''' - The email address of the the station.<br /> * '''frequency''' - The frequency on which the station is broadcast, e.g. 94.1 MHz. <br /> * '''image''' - An image which can be used to represent the station. Examples include: a screenshot or a station logo.<br /> * '''info_url''' - A link to a web page providing more information about the station, e.g. a link to schedule information.<br /> * '''language''' - The language used by the station.<br /> * '''location''' - The geographical location of the station.<br /> * '''name''' - A short textual description used to identify the station.<br /> * '''now_playing''' - Information about the content currently carried by the station, e.g. track details.<br /> * '''player_url''' - A link to a media player for the station.<br /> * '''rating''' - A numerical quality/satisfaction rating for the station.<br /> * '''schedule''' - Schedule information for the station.<br /> * '''stereo''' - A field indicating how many audio channels are carried.<br /> * '''stream_url''' - A direct link to the media stream or stream metafile for use by a generic player.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> === Radio ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml BBC Radio Player]<br /> ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml Example radio station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, image, category, bitrate, codec, stream_url, player_url, now_playing, schedule, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/station.asp?webcasting=40&amp;home=Radio Talk radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/stations/irishtoddy Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, location, player_url, bandwidth, rating, now_playing, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mediauk.com Media UK]<br /> ** [http://www.mediauk.com/radio/125/lbc-97.3 Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, email, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=station&amp;stationid=203 Radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/music.asp?CatalogID=17&amp;webcasting Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, location, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com Free Internet Radio online]<br /> ** [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=pop Pop station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, rating, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Radio Feeds]<br /> ** [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com/ Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=results&amp;type=location&amp;fieldid=246 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, player_url<br /> <br /> === Television ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk BBC News]<br /> ** [http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6615400/6615433.stm?bw=bb&amp;mp=wm&amp;news=1# News 24]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, image, info_url, player_url, stream_url, email<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/tvonline_tv.html Free internet TV online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/modules.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;page=watch&amp;id=1459&amp;d=1 Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://freetube.110mb.com Freetube]<br /> ** [http://freetube.110mb.com/index.php?view=7ZXVyb3Nwb3J0dWs Eurosports TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, rating, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mediauk.com Media UK]<br /> ** [http://www.mediauk.com/tv/28175/bbc-news-24 Examle station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, category, description, email, frequency, image, info_url, location, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://musicplustv.com MusicPlus TV]<br /> ** [http://musicplustv.com/stream_pop.php Example staion]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.streamick.com Streamick]<br /> ** [http://www.streamick.com Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, image, info_url, stream_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/mod.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;orderby=0&amp;categoryby=0&amp;newcategoryby=0 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/New.html Free internet TV mosaïc online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Internet TV Station list]<br /> ** [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, rating, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.lunarbroadband.com Lunar Broadband]<br /> ** [http://www.lunarbroadband.com/media/webtv/cha.cou/usa/usa.php Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, rating, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://wwitv.com wwwiTV]<br /> ** [http://wwitv.com/portal.htm Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, location, info_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> ==== Other stream types ====<br /> * Text?<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of the existing patterns and practices found in the wild for Radio and TV stations.<br /> <br /> === Other schema ===<br /> <br /> The [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 XML schema] defined by [http://www.tv-anytime.org TV-Anytime] address a similar problem.<br /> <br /> === Summary of common patterns discovered ===<br /> <br /> * There is usually no explicit information about whether the station is radio or TV.<br /> * There are often several streams listed for the same station using different bit-rates or codecs.<br /> <br /> === Other attempts to solve The Problem ===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> <br /> * [[broadcast-brainstorming]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-examples&diff=23177 2007-11-06T12:30:57Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Individual Radio Stations */</p> <hr /> <div>= Broadcast =<br /> <br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. <br /> A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories.<br /> <br /> General information such as channel name, category (genre), and broadcaster are provided as well as technical information about the streams (URL, bit-rate, codec etc).<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> Directories which list radio and TV stations have to be maintained by hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> Some, but not all of this information is common to [[audio-info]] and [[video-info-examples]]. However there is an inherent difference between an item of content (e.g. a song) and a real-time stream of content.<br /> <br /> Some thought needs to be given to whether this problem can be addressed using the proposed [[hAudio]] and hVideo microformats, or by combining these with some new stream-info microformat (similar to the proposed [[file-format]] or [[downloads]] microformats).<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:Lucye | Lucye]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Page layout derived from [[audio-info-examples]] and [[video-info-examples]]<br /> <br /> == A NOTE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING - USE TEMPLATES ==<br /> <br /> A python script has been written to extract statistical information, but for it to work, we need to be careful about how we mark up information. Please use the following template when adding information about an Internet radio or TV station:<br /> <br /> * [ http://www.example.com Website Name]<br /> ** [ http://www.example.com/listing Listing Example]<br /> *** Information displayed: bandwidth, broadcaster, category, codec, description, email, frequency,<br /> image, info_url, language, location, name, now_playing, player_url,<br /> rating, schedule, stereo, stream_url<br /> <br /> If you need to add more information than is displayed, please use a common term to describe the information, add it to the Template above and provide a description in the Properties section below.<br /> <br /> == Properties ==<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> <br /> * '''bandwidth''' - The bitrate of the stream.<br /> * '''broadcaster''' - The originator of the station.<br /> * '''category''' - The category specifies the genre or style used to classify the station. Examples include: comedy, entertainment, news, or sport.<br /> * '''codec''' - The type of decoder needed to play the stream.<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the station and the content it carries.<br /> * '''email''' - The email address of the the station.<br /> * '''frequency''' - The frequency on which the station is broadcast, e.g. 94.1 MHz. <br /> * '''image''' - An image which can be used to represent the station. Examples include: a screenshot or a station logo.<br /> * '''info_url''' - A link to a web page providing more information about the station, e.g. a link to schedule information.<br /> * '''language''' - The language used by the station.<br /> * '''location''' - The geographical location of the station.<br /> * '''name''' - A short textual description used to identify the station.<br /> * '''now_playing''' - Information about the content currently carried by the station, e.g. track details.<br /> * '''player_url''' - A link to a media player for the station.<br /> * '''rating''' - A numerical quality/satisfaction rating for the station.<br /> * '''schedule''' - Schedule information for the station.<br /> * '''stereo''' - A field indicating how many audio channels are carried.<br /> * '''stream_url''' - A direct link to the media stream or stream metafile for use by a generic player.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> === Radio ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml BBC Radio Player]<br /> ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml Example radio station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, image, category, bitrate, codec, stream_url, player_url, now_playing, schedule, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/station.asp?webcasting=40&amp;home=Radio Talk radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/stations/irishtoddy Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, location, player_url, bandwidth, rating, now_playing, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mediauk.com Media UK]<br /> ** [http://www.mediauk.com/radio/125/lbc-97.3 Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, email, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=station&amp;stationid=203 Radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/music.asp?CatalogID=17&amp;webcasting Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, location, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com Free Internet Radio online]<br /> ** [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=pop Pop station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, rating, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Radio Feeds]<br /> ** [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com/ Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=results&amp;type=location&amp;fieldid=246 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, player_url<br /> <br /> === Television ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk BBC News]<br /> ** [http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6615400/6615433.stm?bw=bb&amp;mp=wm&amp;news=1# News 24]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, image, info_url, player_url, stream_url, email<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/tvonline_tv.html Free internet TV online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/modules.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;page=watch&amp;id=1459&amp;d=1 Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://freetube.110mb.com Freetube]<br /> ** [http://freetube.110mb.com/index.php?view=7ZXVyb3Nwb3J0dWs Eurosports TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, rating, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://musicplustv.com MusicPlus TV]<br /> ** [http://musicplustv.com/stream_pop.php Example staion]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.streamick.com Streamick]<br /> ** [http://www.streamick.com Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, image, info_url, stream_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/mod.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;orderby=0&amp;categoryby=0&amp;newcategoryby=0 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/New.html Free internet TV mosaïc online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Internet TV Station list]<br /> ** [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, rating, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.lunarbroadband.com Lunar Broadband]<br /> ** [http://www.lunarbroadband.com/media/webtv/cha.cou/usa/usa.php Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, rating, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://wwitv.com wwwiTV]<br /> ** [http://wwitv.com/portal.htm Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, location, info_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> ==== Other stream types ====<br /> * Text?<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of the existing patterns and practices found in the wild for Radio and TV stations.<br /> <br /> === Other schema ===<br /> <br /> The [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 XML schema] defined by [http://www.tv-anytime.org TV-Anytime] address a similar problem.<br /> <br /> === Summary of common patterns discovered ===<br /> <br /> * There is usually no explicit information about whether the station is radio or TV.<br /> * There are often several streams listed for the same station using different bit-rates or codecs.<br /> <br /> === Other attempts to solve The Problem ===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> <br /> * [[broadcast-brainstorming]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-examples&diff=23176 2007-11-06T12:29:53Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Individual Radio Stations */</p> <hr /> <div>= Broadcast =<br /> <br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. <br /> A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories.<br /> <br /> General information such as channel name, category (genre), and broadcaster are provided as well as technical information about the streams (URL, bit-rate, codec etc).<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> Directories which list radio and TV stations have to be maintained by hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> Some, but not all of this information is common to [[audio-info]] and [[video-info-examples]]. However there is an inherent difference between an item of content (e.g. a song) and a real-time stream of content.<br /> <br /> Some thought needs to be given to whether this problem can be addressed using the proposed [[hAudio]] and hVideo microformats, or by combining these with some new stream-info microformat (similar to the proposed [[file-format]] or [[downloads]] microformats).<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:Lucye | Lucye]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Page layout derived from [[audio-info-examples]] and [[video-info-examples]]<br /> <br /> == A NOTE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING - USE TEMPLATES ==<br /> <br /> A python script has been written to extract statistical information, but for it to work, we need to be careful about how we mark up information. Please use the following template when adding information about an Internet radio or TV station:<br /> <br /> * [ http://www.example.com Website Name]<br /> ** [ http://www.example.com/listing Listing Example]<br /> *** Information displayed: bandwidth, broadcaster, category, codec, description, email, frequency,<br /> image, info_url, language, location, name, now_playing, player_url,<br /> rating, schedule, stereo, stream_url<br /> <br /> If you need to add more information than is displayed, please use a common term to describe the information, add it to the Template above and provide a description in the Properties section below.<br /> <br /> == Properties ==<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> <br /> * '''bandwidth''' - The bitrate of the stream.<br /> * '''broadcaster''' - The originator of the station.<br /> * '''category''' - The category specifies the genre or style used to classify the station. Examples include: comedy, entertainment, news, or sport.<br /> * '''codec''' - The type of decoder needed to play the stream.<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the station and the content it carries.<br /> * '''email''' - The email address of the the station.<br /> * '''frequency''' - The frequency on which the station is broadcast, e.g. 94.1 MHz. <br /> * '''image''' - An image which can be used to represent the station. Examples include: a screenshot or a station logo.<br /> * '''info_url''' - A link to a web page providing more information about the station, e.g. a link to schedule information.<br /> * '''language''' - The language used by the station.<br /> * '''location''' - The geographical location of the station.<br /> * '''name''' - A short textual description used to identify the station.<br /> * '''now_playing''' - Information about the content currently carried by the station, e.g. track details.<br /> * '''player_url''' - A link to a media player for the station.<br /> * '''rating''' - A numerical quality/satisfaction rating for the station.<br /> * '''schedule''' - Schedule information for the station.<br /> * '''stereo''' - A field indicating how many audio channels are carried.<br /> * '''stream_url''' - A direct link to the media stream or stream metafile for use by a generic player.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> === Radio ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml BBC Radio Player]<br /> ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml Example radio station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, image, category, bitrate, codec, stream_url, player_url, now_playing, schedule, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/station.asp?webcasting=40&amp;home=Radio Talk radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/stations/irishtoddy Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, location, player_url, bandwidth, rating, now_playing, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mediauk.com Media UK]<br /> * [http://www.mediauk.com/radio/125/lbc-97.3 Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, email, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=station&amp;stationid=203 Radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/music.asp?CatalogID=17&amp;webcasting Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, location, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com Free Internet Radio online]<br /> ** [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=pop Pop station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, rating, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Radio Feeds]<br /> ** [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com/ Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=results&amp;type=location&amp;fieldid=246 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, player_url<br /> <br /> === Television ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk BBC News]<br /> ** [http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6615400/6615433.stm?bw=bb&amp;mp=wm&amp;news=1# News 24]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, image, info_url, player_url, stream_url, email<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/tvonline_tv.html Free internet TV online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/modules.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;page=watch&amp;id=1459&amp;d=1 Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://freetube.110mb.com Freetube]<br /> ** [http://freetube.110mb.com/index.php?view=7ZXVyb3Nwb3J0dWs Eurosports TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, rating, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://musicplustv.com MusicPlus TV]<br /> ** [http://musicplustv.com/stream_pop.php Example staion]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.streamick.com Streamick]<br /> ** [http://www.streamick.com Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, image, info_url, stream_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/mod.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;orderby=0&amp;categoryby=0&amp;newcategoryby=0 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/New.html Free internet TV mosaïc online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Internet TV Station list]<br /> ** [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, rating, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.lunarbroadband.com Lunar Broadband]<br /> ** [http://www.lunarbroadband.com/media/webtv/cha.cou/usa/usa.php Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, rating, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://wwitv.com wwwiTV]<br /> ** [http://wwitv.com/portal.htm Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, location, info_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> ==== Other stream types ====<br /> * Text?<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of the existing patterns and practices found in the wild for Radio and TV stations.<br /> <br /> === Other schema ===<br /> <br /> The [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 XML schema] defined by [http://www.tv-anytime.org TV-Anytime] address a similar problem.<br /> <br /> === Summary of common patterns discovered ===<br /> <br /> * There is usually no explicit information about whether the station is radio or TV.<br /> * There are often several streams listed for the same station using different bit-rates or codecs.<br /> <br /> === Other attempts to solve The Problem ===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> <br /> * [[broadcast-brainstorming]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=27325 2007-10-30T12:06:56Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * delivery - optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> * Some way is needed to distinguish between radio and TV stations (Most examples don't explicitly distinguish between them).<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we could consider splitting content information from format information i.e. define a stream format microformat:<br /> <br /> * hStream ('''&lt;code&gt;hstream&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. MIME type using the &quot;type&quot; attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> Example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hstream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608 bit/s&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio (e.g. to represent the current song) and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] (e.g. to represent the current film) for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; <br /> alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-examples&diff=23175 2007-10-24T11:40:58Z

<p>ChrisNewell: </p> <hr /> <div>= Broadcast =<br /> <br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. <br /> A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories.<br /> <br /> General information such as channel name, category (genre), and broadcaster are provided as well as technical information about the streams (URL, bit-rate, codec etc).<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> Directories which list radio and TV stations have to be maintained by hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> Some, but not all of this information is common to [[audio-info]] and [[video-info-examples]]. However there is an inherent difference between an item of content (e.g. a song) and a real-time stream of content.<br /> <br /> Some thought needs to be given to whether this problem can be addressed using the proposed [[hAudio]] and hVideo microformats, or by combining these with some new stream-info microformat (similar to the proposed [[file-format]] or [[downloads]] microformats).<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:Lucye | Lucye]]<br /> <br /> <br /> Page layout derived from [[audio-info-examples]] and [[video-info-examples]]<br /> <br /> == A NOTE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING - USE TEMPLATES ==<br /> <br /> A python script has been written to extract statistical information, but for it to work, we need to be careful about how we mark up information. Please use the following template when adding information about an Internet radio or TV station:<br /> <br /> * [ http://www.example.com Website Name]<br /> ** [ http://www.example.com/listing Listing Example]<br /> *** Information displayed: bandwidth, broadcaster, category, codec, description, email, frequency,<br /> image, info_url, language, location, name, now_playing, player_url,<br /> rating, schedule, stereo, stream_url<br /> <br /> If you need to add more information than is displayed, please use a common term to describe the information, add it to the Template above and provide a description in the Properties section below.<br /> <br /> == Properties ==<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> <br /> * '''bandwidth''' - The bitrate of the stream.<br /> * '''broadcaster''' - The originator of the station.<br /> * '''category''' - The category specifies the genre or style used to classify the station. Examples include: comedy, entertainment, news, or sport.<br /> * '''codec''' - The type of decoder needed to play the stream.<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the station and the content it carries.<br /> * '''email''' - The email address of the the station.<br /> * '''frequency''' - The frequency on which the station is broadcast, e.g. 94.1 MHz. <br /> * '''image''' - An image which can be used to represent the station. Examples include: a screenshot or a station logo.<br /> * '''info_url''' - A link to a web page providing more information about the station, e.g. a link to schedule information.<br /> * '''language''' - The language used by the station.<br /> * '''location''' - The geographical location of the station.<br /> * '''name''' - A short textual description used to identify the station.<br /> * '''now_playing''' - Information about the content currently carried by the station, e.g. track details.<br /> * '''player_url''' - A link to a media player for the station.<br /> * '''rating''' - A numerical quality/satisfaction rating for the station.<br /> * '''schedule''' - Schedule information for the station.<br /> * '''stereo''' - A field indicating how many audio channels are carried.<br /> * '''stream_url''' - A direct link to the media stream or stream metafile for use by a generic player.<br /> <br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> === Radio ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml BBC Radio Player]<br /> ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml Example radio station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, image, category, bitrate, codec, stream_url, player_url, now_playing, schedule, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/station.asp?webcasting=40&amp;home=Radio Talk radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/stations/irishtoddy Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, location, player_url, bandwidth, rating, now_playing, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=station&amp;stationid=203 Radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/music.asp?CatalogID=17&amp;webcasting Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, location, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com Free Internet Radio online]<br /> ** [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=pop Pop station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, rating, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Radio Feeds]<br /> ** [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com/ Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=results&amp;type=location&amp;fieldid=246 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, player_url<br /> <br /> === Television ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk BBC News]<br /> ** [http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6615400/6615433.stm?bw=bb&amp;mp=wm&amp;news=1# News 24]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, image, info_url, player_url, stream_url, email<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/tvonline_tv.html Free internet TV online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/modules.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;page=watch&amp;id=1459&amp;d=1 Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://freetube.110mb.com Freetube]<br /> ** [http://freetube.110mb.com/index.php?view=7ZXVyb3Nwb3J0dWs Eurosports TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, rating, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://musicplustv.com MusicPlus TV]<br /> ** [http://musicplustv.com/stream_pop.php Example staion]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.streamick.com Streamick]<br /> ** [http://www.streamick.com Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, image, info_url, stream_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/mod.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;orderby=0&amp;categoryby=0&amp;newcategoryby=0 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/New.html Free internet TV mosaïc online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Internet TV Station list]<br /> ** [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, rating, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.lunarbroadband.com Lunar Broadband]<br /> ** [http://www.lunarbroadband.com/media/webtv/cha.cou/usa/usa.php Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, rating, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://wwitv.com wwwiTV]<br /> ** [http://wwitv.com/portal.htm Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, location, info_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> ==== Other stream types ====<br /> * Text?<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of the existing patterns and practices found in the wild for Radio and TV stations.<br /> <br /> === Other schema ===<br /> <br /> The [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 XML schema] defined by [http://www.tv-anytime.org TV-Anytime] address a similar problem.<br /> <br /> === Summary of common patterns discovered ===<br /> <br /> * There is usually no explicit information about whether the station is radio or TV.<br /> * There are often several streams listed for the same station using different bit-rates or codecs.<br /> <br /> === Other attempts to solve The Problem ===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> <br /> * [[broadcast-brainstorming]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-examples&diff=22837 2007-10-24T10:37:08Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Contributors */</p> <hr /> <div>= Broadcast =<br /> <br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. <br /> A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories.<br /> <br /> General information such as channel name, category (genre), and broadcaster are provided as well as technical information about the streams (URL, bit-rate, codec etc).<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> Directories which list radio and TV stations have to be maintained by hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> Some, but not all of this information is common to [[audio-info]] and [[video-info-examples]]. However there is an inherent difference between an item of content (e.g. a song) and a real-time stream of content.<br /> <br /> Some thought needs to be given to whether this problem can be addressed using the proposed [[hAudio]] and hVideo microformats, or by combining these with some new stream-info microformat (similar to the proposed [[file-format]] or [[downloads]] microformats).<br /> <br /> == A NOTE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING - USE TEMPLATES ==<br /> <br /> A python script has been written to extract statistical information, but for it to work, we need to be careful about how we mark up information. <br /> <br /> Please use the following template when adding information about an Internet radio or TV station:<br /> <br /> * [ http://www.example.com Website Name]<br /> ** [ http://www.example.com/listing Listing Example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name (i.e. station name), broadcaster, description, language, category (i.e. genre), location, <br /> image (i.e. logo), info_url (station web page), stream_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency, <br /> rating, now_playing (e.g. track details), schedule, email, stereo (i.e. stereo/mono flag)<br /> <br /> If you need to add more information than is displayed, please use a common term to describe the information.<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> <br /> Page layout copied from [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> <br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:Lucye | Lucye]]<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> === Radio ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml BBC Radio Player]<br /> ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml Example radio station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, image, category, bitrate, codec, stream_url, player_url, now_playing, schedule, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/station.asp?webcasting=40&amp;home=Radio Talk radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/stations/irishtoddy Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, location, player_url, bandwidth, rating, now_playing, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=station&amp;stationid=203 Radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/music.asp?CatalogID=17&amp;webcasting Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, location, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com Free Internet Radio online]<br /> ** [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=pop Pop station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, rating, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Radio Feeds]<br /> ** [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com/ Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=results&amp;type=location&amp;fieldid=246 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, player_url<br /> <br /> === Television ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk BBC News]<br /> ** [http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6615400/6615433.stm?bw=bb&amp;mp=wm&amp;news=1# News 24]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, image, info_url, player_url, stream_url, email<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/tvonline_tv.html Free internet TV online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/modules.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;page=watch&amp;id=1459&amp;d=1 Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://freetube.110mb.com Freetube]<br /> ** [http://freetube.110mb.com/index.php?view=7ZXVyb3Nwb3J0dWs Eurosports TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, rating, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://musicplustv.com MusicPlus TV]<br /> ** [http://musicplustv.com/stream_pop.php Example staion]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.streamick.com Streamick]<br /> ** [http://www.streamick.com Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, image, info_url, stream_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/mod.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;orderby=0&amp;categoryby=0&amp;newcategoryby=0 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/New.html Free internet TV mosaïc online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Internet TV Station list]<br /> ** [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, rating, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.lunarbroadband.com Lunar Broadband]<br /> ** [http://www.lunarbroadband.com/media/webtv/cha.cou/usa/usa.php Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, rating, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://wwitv.com wwwiTV]<br /> ** [http://wwitv.com/portal.htm Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, location, info_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> ==== Other stream types ====<br /> * Text?<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of the existing patterns and practices found in the wild for Radio and TV stations.<br /> <br /> === Other schema ===<br /> <br /> The [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 XML schema] defined by [http://www.tv-anytime.org TV-Anytime] address a similar problem.<br /> <br /> === Summary of common patterns discovered ===<br /> <br /> * There is no explicit information about whether the station is radio or TV.<br /> * There are often several streams listed for the same station using different bit-rates or codecs.<br /> <br /> === Other attempts to solve The Problem ===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> <br /> * [[broadcast-brainstorming]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-examples&diff=22836 2007-10-24T10:33:59Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Individual TV Stations */</p> <hr /> <div>= Broadcast =<br /> <br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. <br /> A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories.<br /> <br /> General information such as channel name, category (genre), and broadcaster are provided as well as technical information about the streams (URL, bit-rate, codec etc).<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> Directories which list radio and TV stations have to be maintained by hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> Some, but not all of this information is common to [[audio-info]] and [[video-info-examples]]. However there is an inherent difference between an item of content (e.g. a song) and a real-time stream of content.<br /> <br /> Some thought needs to be given to whether this problem can be addressed using the proposed [[hAudio]] and hVideo microformats, or by combining these with some new stream-info microformat (similar to the proposed [[file-format]] or [[downloads]] microformats).<br /> <br /> == A NOTE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING - USE TEMPLATES ==<br /> <br /> A python script has been written to extract statistical information, but for it to work, we need to be careful about how we mark up information. <br /> <br /> Please use the following template when adding information about an Internet radio or TV station:<br /> <br /> * [ http://www.example.com Website Name]<br /> ** [ http://www.example.com/listing Listing Example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name (i.e. station name), broadcaster, description, language, category (i.e. genre), location, <br /> image (i.e. logo), info_url (station web page), stream_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency, <br /> rating, now_playing (e.g. track details), schedule, email, stereo (i.e. stereo/mono flag)<br /> <br /> If you need to add more information than is displayed, please use a common term to describe the information.<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> <br /> Page layout copied from [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> <br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> === Radio ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml BBC Radio Player]<br /> ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml Example radio station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, image, category, bitrate, codec, stream_url, player_url, now_playing, schedule, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/station.asp?webcasting=40&amp;home=Radio Talk radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/stations/irishtoddy Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, location, player_url, bandwidth, rating, now_playing, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=station&amp;stationid=203 Radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/music.asp?CatalogID=17&amp;webcasting Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, location, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com Free Internet Radio online]<br /> ** [http://www.tvonline.2ya.com/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=pop Pop station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, rating, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Radio Feeds]<br /> ** [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com/ Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=results&amp;type=location&amp;fieldid=246 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, player_url<br /> <br /> === Television ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk BBC News]<br /> ** [http://news.bbc.co.uk/player/nol/newsid_6610000/newsid_6615400/6615433.stm?bw=bb&amp;mp=wm&amp;news=1# News 24]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, image, info_url, player_url, stream_url, email<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/tvonline_tv.html Free internet TV online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/modules.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;page=watch&amp;id=1459&amp;d=1 Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://freetube.110mb.com Freetube]<br /> ** [http://freetube.110mb.com/index.php?view=7ZXVyb3Nwb3J0dWs Eurosports TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, rating, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://musicplustv.com MusicPlus TV]<br /> ** [http://musicplustv.com/stream_pop.php Example staion]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.streamick.com Streamick]<br /> ** [http://www.streamick.com Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, image, info_url, stream_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/mod.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;orderby=0&amp;categoryby=0&amp;newcategoryby=0 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/index.html TVonline]<br /> ** [http://englishtv.site.voila.fr/New.html Free internet TV mosaïc online]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Internet TV Station list]<br /> ** [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, rating, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.lunarbroadband.com Lunar Broadband]<br /> ** [http://www.lunarbroadband.com/media/webtv/cha.cou/usa/usa.php Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, rating, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://wwitv.com wwwiTV]<br /> ** [http://wwitv.com/portal.htm Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, location, info_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> ==== Other stream types ====<br /> * Text?<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of the existing patterns and practices found in the wild for Radio and TV stations.<br /> <br /> === Other schema ===<br /> <br /> The [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 XML schema] defined by [http://www.tv-anytime.org TV-Anytime] address a similar problem.<br /> <br /> === Summary of common patterns discovered ===<br /> <br /> * There is no explicit information about whether the station is radio or TV.<br /> * There are often several streams listed for the same station using different bit-rates or codecs.<br /> <br /> === Other attempts to solve The Problem ===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> <br /> * [[broadcast-brainstorming]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=video-info-examples&diff=23005 2007-10-24T09:01:34Z

<p>ChrisNewell: </p> <hr /> <div>= Video Info =<br /> <br /> The web has been incorporating multimedia into its pages ever since the release of the Mosaic web browser around 1993. In the late 1990s, video started to appear on the web. Even today (September 2007), it is difficult for a web browser to extract semantic information regarding video recordings from a web page. Information such as the director, title, comments regarding the video, popularity and permanent link location are readily available on the same web page that contains the link to the video file or the video player. The video-info exploratory discussion is an attempt to create a standard method of marking up metadata and information about one or more videos discussed on a web page. This may include short films, animation, television or movies.<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> It is difficult for a browser to extract semantic information about video described on a web page. Metadata such as title, director, screen stills, description, duration, and categories provide relevant context for the video recording. <br /> <br /> Having such information marked up can provide a number of benefits to the viewer. If a web browser understands that a particular web page contains a video created by a particular directory, it can produce richer interactions. For example, specific searches may be performed for directors and videos via general search services such as Google and Wikipedia. Specific search services may also be queried such as IMDB, The Internet Archive, or Bitmunk. Additionally, classification by crawlers can become more accurate. If there are 4 television episodes found on a page created by the same directory, and that content consumes a significant portion of the page, it can be assumed that the page is not only about television, but also about a particular director.<br /> <br /> The video information need not be associated with a file. Note that video content (Sin City directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez) is different from the video file format (1.5Mbps MPEG-4 with 320Kbps stereo MP3 audio track). The goal of this discussion is to create a Microformat draft for marking up video metadata and information.<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> <br /> * [[User:ManuSporny | Manu Sporny]], [http://www.bitmunk.com/ Bitmunk] - [http://blog.digitalbazaar.com Digital Bazaar], Inc. (PI, editor)<br /> <br /> === Contributors ===<br /> <br /> * [[User:RodBegbie | RodBegbie]]<br /> * [http://tantek.com/log/ Tantek Çelik]<br /> * [http://napsterization.org/stories/ Mary Hodder]<br /> * [http://joshkinberg.com/blog/ Joshua Kinberg]<br /> * [[User:ChrisMessina | ChrisMessina]]<br /> * [http://onlisareinsradar.com/ Lisa Rein]<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]]<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> * [[video-info-examples-vsc-ufa | Video Sharing Communities Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples-ivp-ufa | Individual Video Publishers Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> <br /> == Individual Publishing of Video ==<br /> <br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''real player''' - A real media player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was made available to the general public.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> * '''trackback url''' - The trackback URL lets you know who has linked to the current blog entry.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://www.freevlog.org/index.php/2007/01/24/new-vlog-moments-in-turkey/ Freevlog]<br /> ** Properties: post date, title, description, comments, preview image, category, contributor, rss comments url, trackback url, flash player, release date, license, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2006/01/light-water-music-2.html Ryanne's Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, license, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.prototypen.com/blog/vjblog/archives/001240.html Artificial Eye]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, file size, trackback url, full download url, duration, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://www.itsjerrytime.com/?p=89 It's JerryTime!]<br /> ** Properties: permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://bottomunion.com/blog/?p=403 Bottom Union]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, trackback url, permalink url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, description<br /> <br /> * [http://www.rocketboom.com/stories/rb_07_mar_26 Rocketboom]<br /> ** Properties: full download url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, release date, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/03/chess-video-lesson-2/ Chess Lodge]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, number of views, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://pechesscast.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html#4209870902184134583 PE Chesscast]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, description, preview image, full download url, contributor, trackback url, number of comments, release date, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2007/04/sxsw_all_togeth.html Steve Garfield's Blog]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, description, permalink url, category, preview image, full download url, contributor, flash player<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/video_and_audio/default.stm BBC News]<br /> ** category, description, preview image, real player, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * post date: 100.00%<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * description: 88.89%<br /> * comments: 88.89%<br /> * preview image: 77.78%<br /> * category: 66.67%<br /> * full download url: 66.67%<br /> * permalink url: 66.67%<br /> * contributor: 55.56%<br /> * rss comments url: 44.44%<br /> * trackback url: 44.44%<br /> * flash player: 44.44%<br /> * number of comments: 44.44%<br /> * release date: 33.33%<br /> * email video url: 22.22%<br /> * license: 22.22%<br /> * bookmark: 11.11%<br /> * file size: 11.11%<br /> * duration: 11.11%<br /> * number of views: 11.11%<br /> <br /> == Video Sharing Communitites ==<br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''content rating''' - The content rating is a rating on the maturity of the content. Some ratings include TV-UN, PG-13, R, X, or the like.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''embed''' - Action that allows the user to embed the content on their website.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''popularity rating''' - A display of some kind showing how popular a particular clip is currently.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''price''' - The Price specifies the amount of currency that must be exchanged for acquisition of a full specimen of the video recording. Examples include: One Dollar, $2, and £4.<br /> * '''purchase url''' - An Purchase URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be purchased. The URL MUST point to a page that contains a purchase process.<br /> * '''real player''' - A real media player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''related content''' - Video content that is similar to the content that is displayed on the web page.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was released to the general public.<br /> * '''report url''' - A url that is used to report something about the content.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''sample url''' - A Sample URL specifies from where an excerpt of the video file may be retrieved.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://one.revver.com/watch/391359 Revver]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, contributor, description, flash player, popularity rating, number of views, related content, permalink url, bookmark, embed, full download url<br /> <br /> * [http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2 Sclipo]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, comments, preview image, contributor, flash player, description, popularity rating, number of views, related content, email video url, permalink url, number of comments, duration, embed, report url, purchase url, release date<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bitmunk.com/view/media/6948144 Bitmunk]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, preview image, category, contributor, description, duration, full download url, purchase url, license, price<br /> <br /> * [http://thedailyreel.blip.tv/file/181901?filename=Thedailyreel-TheDailyReelMarch28629.flv Blip.tv]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, preview image, category, description, flash player, popularity rating, permalink url, full download url, report url, content rating, rss comments url, license<br /> <br /> * [http://youtube.com/watch?v=KKTDRqQtPO8 YouTube]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, content rating, permalink url, report url, number of views, duration, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://mefeedia.com/entry/2303506/ Mefeedia]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, full download url, number of views, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://vimeo.com/clip:162754 Vimeo]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.dailymotion.com/us/featured/video/x2odyi_i-lived-on-the-moon_shortfilms Daily Motion]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648 Google Video]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.videosift.com/video/acdc-Let-There-Be-Rock VideoSift]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, email video url, rss comments url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/10103 Footbag Videos]<br /> ** Properties: title, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.break.com/index/internet-people.html Break]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774767 College Humor]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, post date, flash player, preview image, permalink url, related content, email video url, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/play/733/ Ebaums World]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.holylemon.com/Guitar-Skills--v765.html Holy Lemon]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, post date, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/10/the-iraq-war-report-rep-lantos-we-can-not-take-any-of-this-administration%e2%80%99s-assertions-on-iraq-at-face-value-anymore/ Crooks and Liars]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1050446&amp;fr=&amp;cache=1 Yahoo Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, email video url, duration, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;VideoID=17304201 MySpace Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.aolvideoblog.com/2007/09/06/three-kids-vs-sumo-wrestler/ AOL Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.heavy.com/video/23421#/channel/2294 Heavy]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ifilm.com/video/2859641 iFilm]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark, purchase url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/811523/ufo_mobile_transformer/ Metacafe]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, email video url, content rating, number of comments, bookmark, sample url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.atomfilms.com/film/crime_time_painting.jsp Atom Films]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1089706ZP48kWxk?cmpTag=featured&amp;rank=1 Veoh]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, number of comments, file size, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/articles/h/hereford_singingsalesman.shtml BBC Video Nation]<br /> ** Properties: category, comments, contributor, description, duration, post date, preview image, real player, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * post date: 91.67%<br /> * category: 87.50%<br /> * comments: 87.50%<br /> * preview image: 87.50%<br /> * contributor: 83.33%<br /> * description: 83.33%<br /> * flash player: 83.33%<br /> * popularity rating: 79.17%<br /> * number of views: 75.00%<br /> * related content: 62.50%<br /> * email video url: 62.50%<br /> * permalink url: 58.33%<br /> * number of comments: 58.33%<br /> * bookmark: 45.83%<br /> * duration: 37.50%<br /> * embed: 33.33%<br /> * full download url: 29.17%<br /> * report url: 29.17%<br /> * content rating: 12.50%<br /> * purchase url: 12.50%<br /> * rss comments url: 8.33%<br /> * license: 8.33%<br /> * file size: 4.17%<br /> * release date: 4.17%<br /> * sample url: 4.17%<br /> * price: 4.17%<br /> <br /> == Video Sites Needing Analysis ==<br /> <br /> * Sclipo - http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2<br /> * SoapBox - http://soapbox.msn.com/<br /> * vidshadow - http://vidshadow.com/<br /> * 5 Min Life Videopedia - http://www.5min.com/<br /> * Stage 6 - http://stage6.divx.com/<br /> * TeacherTube - http://www.teachertube.com/<br /> * VideoJug - http://www.videojug.com/<br /> * Funny Or Die - http://www.funnyordie.com/<br /> * SciVee - http://www.scivee.tv/<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of existing patterns and practices found in the wild for audio information and metadata.<br /> <br /> ===Other schema===<br /> *[http://atomicparsley.sourceforge.net/mpeg-4files.html MPEG-4] - includes list of field names, for example &quot;Genre&quot;, &quot;Track number&quot;, &quot;Disk number&quot;.<br /> <br /> *[http://www.etsi.org/website/technologies/tvanytime.aspx TV-Anytime] - provides an extensive XML [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 schema] for describing Audio/Video content based on the [http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-7/mpeg-7.htm MPEG-7] standard.<br /> <br /> ===Summary of common patterns discovered===<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other attempts to solve The Problem===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=video-info-examples&diff=22834 2007-10-24T08:58:35Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Examples */</p> <hr /> <div>= Video Info =<br /> <br /> The web has been incorporating multimedia into its pages ever since the release of the Mosaic web browser around 1993. In the late 1990s, video started to appear on the web. Even today (September 2007), it is difficult for a web browser to extract semantic information regarding video recordings from a web page. Information such as the director, title, comments regarding the video, popularity and permanent link location are readily available on the same web page that contains the link to the video file or the video player. The video-info exploratory discussion is an attempt to create a standard method of marking up metadata and information about one or more videos discussed on a web page. This may include short films, animation, television or movies.<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> It is difficult for a browser to extract semantic information about video described on a web page. Metadata such as title, director, screen stills, description, duration, and categories provide relevant context for the video recording. <br /> <br /> Having such information marked up can provide a number of benefits to the viewer. If a web browser understands that a particular web page contains a video created by a particular directory, it can produce richer interactions. For example, specific searches may be performed for directors and videos via general search services such as Google and Wikipedia. Specific search services may also be queried such as IMDB, The Internet Archive, or Bitmunk. Additionally, classification by crawlers can become more accurate. If there are 4 television episodes found on a page created by the same directory, and that content consumes a significant portion of the page, it can be assumed that the page is not only about television, but also about a particular director.<br /> <br /> The video information need not be associated with a file. Note that video content (Sin City directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez) is different from the video file format (1.5Mbps MPEG-4 with 320Kbps stereo MP3 audio track). The goal of this discussion is to create a Microformat draft for marking up video metadata and information.<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> <br /> * [[User:ManuSporny | Manu Sporny]], [http://www.bitmunk.com/ Bitmunk] - [http://blog.digitalbazaar.com Digital Bazaar], Inc. (PI, editor)<br /> <br /> === Contributors ===<br /> <br /> * [[User:RodBegbie | RodBegbie]]<br /> * [http://tantek.com/log/ Tantek Çelik]<br /> * [http://napsterization.org/stories/ Mary Hodder]<br /> * [http://joshkinberg.com/blog/ Joshua Kinberg]<br /> * [[User:ChrisMessina | ChrisMessina]]<br /> * [http://onlisareinsradar.com/ Lisa Rein]<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]]<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> * [[video-info-examples-vsc-ufa | Video Sharing Communities Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples-ivp-ufa | Individual Video Publishers Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> <br /> == Individual Publishing of Video ==<br /> <br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''real player''' - A Real Media player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was made available to the general public.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> * '''trackback url''' - The trackback URL lets you know who has linked to the current blog entry.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://www.freevlog.org/index.php/2007/01/24/new-vlog-moments-in-turkey/ Freevlog]<br /> ** Properties: post date, title, description, comments, preview image, category, contributor, rss comments url, trackback url, flash player, release date, license, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2006/01/light-water-music-2.html Ryanne's Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, license, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.prototypen.com/blog/vjblog/archives/001240.html Artificial Eye]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, file size, trackback url, full download url, duration, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://www.itsjerrytime.com/?p=89 It's JerryTime!]<br /> ** Properties: permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://bottomunion.com/blog/?p=403 Bottom Union]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, trackback url, permalink url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, description<br /> <br /> * [http://www.rocketboom.com/stories/rb_07_mar_26 Rocketboom]<br /> ** Properties: full download url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, release date, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/03/chess-video-lesson-2/ Chess Lodge]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, number of views, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://pechesscast.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html#4209870902184134583 PE Chesscast]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, description, preview image, full download url, contributor, trackback url, number of comments, release date, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2007/04/sxsw_all_togeth.html Steve Garfield's Blog]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, description, permalink url, category, preview image, full download url, contributor, flash player<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/video_and_audio/default.stm BBC News]<br /> ** category, description, preview image, real player, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * post date: 100.00%<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * description: 88.89%<br /> * comments: 88.89%<br /> * preview image: 77.78%<br /> * category: 66.67%<br /> * full download url: 66.67%<br /> * permalink url: 66.67%<br /> * contributor: 55.56%<br /> * rss comments url: 44.44%<br /> * trackback url: 44.44%<br /> * flash player: 44.44%<br /> * number of comments: 44.44%<br /> * release date: 33.33%<br /> * email video url: 22.22%<br /> * license: 22.22%<br /> * bookmark: 11.11%<br /> * file size: 11.11%<br /> * duration: 11.11%<br /> * number of views: 11.11%<br /> <br /> == Video Sharing Communitites ==<br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''content rating''' - The content rating is a rating on the maturity of the content. Some ratings include TV-UN, PG-13, R, X, or the like.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''embed''' - Action that allows the user to embed the content on their website.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''popularity rating''' - A display of some kind showing how popular a particular clip is currently.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''price''' - The Price specifies the amount of currency that must be exchanged for acquisition of a full specimen of the video recording. Examples include: One Dollar, $2, and £4.<br /> * '''purchase url''' - An Purchase URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be purchased. The URL MUST point to a page that contains a purchase process.<br /> * '''related content''' - Video content that is similar to the content that is displayed on the web page.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was released to the general public.<br /> * '''report url''' - A url that is used to report something about the content.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''sample url''' - A Sample URL specifies from where an excerpt of the video file may be retrieved.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://one.revver.com/watch/391359 Revver]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, contributor, description, flash player, popularity rating, number of views, related content, permalink url, bookmark, embed, full download url<br /> <br /> * [http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2 Sclipo]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, comments, preview image, contributor, flash player, description, popularity rating, number of views, related content, email video url, permalink url, number of comments, duration, embed, report url, purchase url, release date<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bitmunk.com/view/media/6948144 Bitmunk]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, preview image, category, contributor, description, duration, full download url, purchase url, license, price<br /> <br /> * [http://thedailyreel.blip.tv/file/181901?filename=Thedailyreel-TheDailyReelMarch28629.flv Blip.tv]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, preview image, category, description, flash player, popularity rating, permalink url, full download url, report url, content rating, rss comments url, license<br /> <br /> * [http://youtube.com/watch?v=KKTDRqQtPO8 YouTube]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, content rating, permalink url, report url, number of views, duration, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://mefeedia.com/entry/2303506/ Mefeedia]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, full download url, number of views, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://vimeo.com/clip:162754 Vimeo]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.dailymotion.com/us/featured/video/x2odyi_i-lived-on-the-moon_shortfilms Daily Motion]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648 Google Video]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.videosift.com/video/acdc-Let-There-Be-Rock VideoSift]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, email video url, rss comments url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/10103 Footbag Videos]<br /> ** Properties: title, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.break.com/index/internet-people.html Break]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774767 College Humor]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, post date, flash player, preview image, permalink url, related content, email video url, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/play/733/ Ebaums World]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.holylemon.com/Guitar-Skills--v765.html Holy Lemon]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, post date, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/10/the-iraq-war-report-rep-lantos-we-can-not-take-any-of-this-administration%e2%80%99s-assertions-on-iraq-at-face-value-anymore/ Crooks and Liars]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1050446&amp;fr=&amp;cache=1 Yahoo Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, email video url, duration, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;VideoID=17304201 MySpace Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.aolvideoblog.com/2007/09/06/three-kids-vs-sumo-wrestler/ AOL Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.heavy.com/video/23421#/channel/2294 Heavy]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ifilm.com/video/2859641 iFilm]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark, purchase url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/811523/ufo_mobile_transformer/ Metacafe]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, email video url, content rating, number of comments, bookmark, sample url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.atomfilms.com/film/crime_time_painting.jsp Atom Films]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1089706ZP48kWxk?cmpTag=featured&amp;rank=1 Veoh]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, number of comments, file size, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/articles/h/hereford_singingsalesman.shtml BBC Video Nation]<br /> ** Properties: category, comments, contributor, description, duration, post date, preview image, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * post date: 91.67%<br /> * category: 87.50%<br /> * comments: 87.50%<br /> * preview image: 87.50%<br /> * contributor: 83.33%<br /> * description: 83.33%<br /> * flash player: 83.33%<br /> * popularity rating: 79.17%<br /> * number of views: 75.00%<br /> * related content: 62.50%<br /> * email video url: 62.50%<br /> * permalink url: 58.33%<br /> * number of comments: 58.33%<br /> * bookmark: 45.83%<br /> * duration: 37.50%<br /> * embed: 33.33%<br /> * full download url: 29.17%<br /> * report url: 29.17%<br /> * content rating: 12.50%<br /> * purchase url: 12.50%<br /> * rss comments url: 8.33%<br /> * license: 8.33%<br /> * file size: 4.17%<br /> * release date: 4.17%<br /> * sample url: 4.17%<br /> * price: 4.17%<br /> <br /> == Video Sites Needing Analysis ==<br /> <br /> * Sclipo - http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2<br /> * SoapBox - http://soapbox.msn.com/<br /> * vidshadow - http://vidshadow.com/<br /> * 5 Min Life Videopedia - http://www.5min.com/<br /> * Stage 6 - http://stage6.divx.com/<br /> * TeacherTube - http://www.teachertube.com/<br /> * VideoJug - http://www.videojug.com/<br /> * Funny Or Die - http://www.funnyordie.com/<br /> * SciVee - http://www.scivee.tv/<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of existing patterns and practices found in the wild for audio information and metadata.<br /> <br /> ===Other schema===<br /> *[http://atomicparsley.sourceforge.net/mpeg-4files.html MPEG-4] - includes list of field names, for example &quot;Genre&quot;, &quot;Track number&quot;, &quot;Disk number&quot;.<br /> <br /> *[http://www.etsi.org/website/technologies/tvanytime.aspx TV-Anytime] - provides an extensive XML [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 schema] for describing Audio/Video content based on the [http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-7/mpeg-7.htm MPEG-7] standard.<br /> <br /> ===Summary of common patterns discovered===<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other attempts to solve The Problem===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=video-info-examples&diff=22833 2007-10-24T08:58:04Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Properties */</p> <hr /> <div>= Video Info =<br /> <br /> The web has been incorporating multimedia into its pages ever since the release of the Mosaic web browser around 1993. In the late 1990s, video started to appear on the web. Even today (September 2007), it is difficult for a web browser to extract semantic information regarding video recordings from a web page. Information such as the director, title, comments regarding the video, popularity and permanent link location are readily available on the same web page that contains the link to the video file or the video player. The video-info exploratory discussion is an attempt to create a standard method of marking up metadata and information about one or more videos discussed on a web page. This may include short films, animation, television or movies.<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> It is difficult for a browser to extract semantic information about video described on a web page. Metadata such as title, director, screen stills, description, duration, and categories provide relevant context for the video recording. <br /> <br /> Having such information marked up can provide a number of benefits to the viewer. If a web browser understands that a particular web page contains a video created by a particular directory, it can produce richer interactions. For example, specific searches may be performed for directors and videos via general search services such as Google and Wikipedia. Specific search services may also be queried such as IMDB, The Internet Archive, or Bitmunk. Additionally, classification by crawlers can become more accurate. If there are 4 television episodes found on a page created by the same directory, and that content consumes a significant portion of the page, it can be assumed that the page is not only about television, but also about a particular director.<br /> <br /> The video information need not be associated with a file. Note that video content (Sin City directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez) is different from the video file format (1.5Mbps MPEG-4 with 320Kbps stereo MP3 audio track). The goal of this discussion is to create a Microformat draft for marking up video metadata and information.<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> <br /> * [[User:ManuSporny | Manu Sporny]], [http://www.bitmunk.com/ Bitmunk] - [http://blog.digitalbazaar.com Digital Bazaar], Inc. (PI, editor)<br /> <br /> === Contributors ===<br /> <br /> * [[User:RodBegbie | RodBegbie]]<br /> * [http://tantek.com/log/ Tantek Çelik]<br /> * [http://napsterization.org/stories/ Mary Hodder]<br /> * [http://joshkinberg.com/blog/ Joshua Kinberg]<br /> * [[User:ChrisMessina | ChrisMessina]]<br /> * [http://onlisareinsradar.com/ Lisa Rein]<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]]<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> * [[video-info-examples-vsc-ufa | Video Sharing Communities Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples-ivp-ufa | Individual Video Publishers Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> <br /> == Individual Publishing of Video ==<br /> <br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''real player''' - A Real Media player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was made available to the general public.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> * '''trackback url''' - The trackback URL lets you know who has linked to the current blog entry.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://www.freevlog.org/index.php/2007/01/24/new-vlog-moments-in-turkey/ Freevlog]<br /> ** Properties: post date, title, description, comments, preview image, category, contributor, rss comments url, trackback url, flash player, release date, license, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2006/01/light-water-music-2.html Ryanne's Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, license, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.prototypen.com/blog/vjblog/archives/001240.html Artificial Eye]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, file size, trackback url, full download url, duration, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://www.itsjerrytime.com/?p=89 It's JerryTime!]<br /> ** Properties: permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://bottomunion.com/blog/?p=403 Bottom Union]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, trackback url, permalink url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, description<br /> <br /> * [http://www.rocketboom.com/stories/rb_07_mar_26 Rocketboom]<br /> ** Properties: full download url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, release date, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/03/chess-video-lesson-2/ Chess Lodge]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, number of views, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://pechesscast.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html#4209870902184134583 PE Chesscast]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, description, preview image, full download url, contributor, trackback url, number of comments, release date, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2007/04/sxsw_all_togeth.html Steve Garfield's Blog]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, description, permalink url, category, preview image, full download url, contributor, flash player<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/video_and_audio/default.stm BBC News]<br /> ** category, description, preview image, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * post date: 100.00%<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * description: 88.89%<br /> * comments: 88.89%<br /> * preview image: 77.78%<br /> * category: 66.67%<br /> * full download url: 66.67%<br /> * permalink url: 66.67%<br /> * contributor: 55.56%<br /> * rss comments url: 44.44%<br /> * trackback url: 44.44%<br /> * flash player: 44.44%<br /> * number of comments: 44.44%<br /> * release date: 33.33%<br /> * email video url: 22.22%<br /> * license: 22.22%<br /> * bookmark: 11.11%<br /> * file size: 11.11%<br /> * duration: 11.11%<br /> * number of views: 11.11%<br /> <br /> == Video Sharing Communitites ==<br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''content rating''' - The content rating is a rating on the maturity of the content. Some ratings include TV-UN, PG-13, R, X, or the like.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''embed''' - Action that allows the user to embed the content on their website.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''popularity rating''' - A display of some kind showing how popular a particular clip is currently.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''price''' - The Price specifies the amount of currency that must be exchanged for acquisition of a full specimen of the video recording. Examples include: One Dollar, $2, and £4.<br /> * '''purchase url''' - An Purchase URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be purchased. The URL MUST point to a page that contains a purchase process.<br /> * '''related content''' - Video content that is similar to the content that is displayed on the web page.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was released to the general public.<br /> * '''report url''' - A url that is used to report something about the content.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''sample url''' - A Sample URL specifies from where an excerpt of the video file may be retrieved.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://one.revver.com/watch/391359 Revver]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, contributor, description, flash player, popularity rating, number of views, related content, permalink url, bookmark, embed, full download url<br /> <br /> * [http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2 Sclipo]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, comments, preview image, contributor, flash player, description, popularity rating, number of views, related content, email video url, permalink url, number of comments, duration, embed, report url, purchase url, release date<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bitmunk.com/view/media/6948144 Bitmunk]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, preview image, category, contributor, description, duration, full download url, purchase url, license, price<br /> <br /> * [http://thedailyreel.blip.tv/file/181901?filename=Thedailyreel-TheDailyReelMarch28629.flv Blip.tv]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, preview image, category, description, flash player, popularity rating, permalink url, full download url, report url, content rating, rss comments url, license<br /> <br /> * [http://youtube.com/watch?v=KKTDRqQtPO8 YouTube]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, content rating, permalink url, report url, number of views, duration, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://mefeedia.com/entry/2303506/ Mefeedia]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, full download url, number of views, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://vimeo.com/clip:162754 Vimeo]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.dailymotion.com/us/featured/video/x2odyi_i-lived-on-the-moon_shortfilms Daily Motion]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648 Google Video]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.videosift.com/video/acdc-Let-There-Be-Rock VideoSift]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, email video url, rss comments url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/10103 Footbag Videos]<br /> ** Properties: title, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.break.com/index/internet-people.html Break]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774767 College Humor]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, post date, flash player, preview image, permalink url, related content, email video url, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/play/733/ Ebaums World]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.holylemon.com/Guitar-Skills--v765.html Holy Lemon]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, post date, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/10/the-iraq-war-report-rep-lantos-we-can-not-take-any-of-this-administration%e2%80%99s-assertions-on-iraq-at-face-value-anymore/ Crooks and Liars]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1050446&amp;fr=&amp;cache=1 Yahoo Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, email video url, duration, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;VideoID=17304201 MySpace Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.aolvideoblog.com/2007/09/06/three-kids-vs-sumo-wrestler/ AOL Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.heavy.com/video/23421#/channel/2294 Heavy]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ifilm.com/video/2859641 iFilm]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark, purchase url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/811523/ufo_mobile_transformer/ Metacafe]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, email video url, content rating, number of comments, bookmark, sample url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.atomfilms.com/film/crime_time_painting.jsp Atom Films]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1089706ZP48kWxk?cmpTag=featured&amp;rank=1 Veoh]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, number of comments, file size, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/articles/h/hereford_singingsalesman.shtml BBC Video Nation]<br /> ** Properties: category, comments, contributor, description, duration, post date, preview image, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * post date: 91.67%<br /> * category: 87.50%<br /> * comments: 87.50%<br /> * preview image: 87.50%<br /> * contributor: 83.33%<br /> * description: 83.33%<br /> * flash player: 83.33%<br /> * popularity rating: 79.17%<br /> * number of views: 75.00%<br /> * related content: 62.50%<br /> * email video url: 62.50%<br /> * permalink url: 58.33%<br /> * number of comments: 58.33%<br /> * bookmark: 45.83%<br /> * duration: 37.50%<br /> * embed: 33.33%<br /> * full download url: 29.17%<br /> * report url: 29.17%<br /> * content rating: 12.50%<br /> * purchase url: 12.50%<br /> * rss comments url: 8.33%<br /> * license: 8.33%<br /> * file size: 4.17%<br /> * release date: 4.17%<br /> * sample url: 4.17%<br /> * price: 4.17%<br /> <br /> == Video Sites Needing Analysis ==<br /> <br /> * Sclipo - http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2<br /> * SoapBox - http://soapbox.msn.com/<br /> * vidshadow - http://vidshadow.com/<br /> * 5 Min Life Videopedia - http://www.5min.com/<br /> * Stage 6 - http://stage6.divx.com/<br /> * TeacherTube - http://www.teachertube.com/<br /> * VideoJug - http://www.videojug.com/<br /> * Funny Or Die - http://www.funnyordie.com/<br /> * SciVee - http://www.scivee.tv/<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of existing patterns and practices found in the wild for audio information and metadata.<br /> <br /> ===Other schema===<br /> *[http://atomicparsley.sourceforge.net/mpeg-4files.html MPEG-4] - includes list of field names, for example &quot;Genre&quot;, &quot;Track number&quot;, &quot;Disk number&quot;.<br /> <br /> *[http://www.etsi.org/website/technologies/tvanytime.aspx TV-Anytime] - provides an extensive XML [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 schema] for describing Audio/Video content based on the [http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-7/mpeg-7.htm MPEG-7] standard.<br /> <br /> ===Summary of common patterns discovered===<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other attempts to solve The Problem===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=video-info-examples&diff=22832 2007-10-24T08:54:01Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Examples */</p> <hr /> <div>= Video Info =<br /> <br /> The web has been incorporating multimedia into its pages ever since the release of the Mosaic web browser around 1993. In the late 1990s, video started to appear on the web. Even today (September 2007), it is difficult for a web browser to extract semantic information regarding video recordings from a web page. Information such as the director, title, comments regarding the video, popularity and permanent link location are readily available on the same web page that contains the link to the video file or the video player. The video-info exploratory discussion is an attempt to create a standard method of marking up metadata and information about one or more videos discussed on a web page. This may include short films, animation, television or movies.<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> It is difficult for a browser to extract semantic information about video described on a web page. Metadata such as title, director, screen stills, description, duration, and categories provide relevant context for the video recording. <br /> <br /> Having such information marked up can provide a number of benefits to the viewer. If a web browser understands that a particular web page contains a video created by a particular directory, it can produce richer interactions. For example, specific searches may be performed for directors and videos via general search services such as Google and Wikipedia. Specific search services may also be queried such as IMDB, The Internet Archive, or Bitmunk. Additionally, classification by crawlers can become more accurate. If there are 4 television episodes found on a page created by the same directory, and that content consumes a significant portion of the page, it can be assumed that the page is not only about television, but also about a particular director.<br /> <br /> The video information need not be associated with a file. Note that video content (Sin City directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez) is different from the video file format (1.5Mbps MPEG-4 with 320Kbps stereo MP3 audio track). The goal of this discussion is to create a Microformat draft for marking up video metadata and information.<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> <br /> * [[User:ManuSporny | Manu Sporny]], [http://www.bitmunk.com/ Bitmunk] - [http://blog.digitalbazaar.com Digital Bazaar], Inc. (PI, editor)<br /> <br /> === Contributors ===<br /> <br /> * [[User:RodBegbie | RodBegbie]]<br /> * [http://tantek.com/log/ Tantek Çelik]<br /> * [http://napsterization.org/stories/ Mary Hodder]<br /> * [http://joshkinberg.com/blog/ Joshua Kinberg]<br /> * [[User:ChrisMessina | ChrisMessina]]<br /> * [http://onlisareinsradar.com/ Lisa Rein]<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]]<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> * [[video-info-examples-vsc-ufa | Video Sharing Communities Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples-ivp-ufa | Individual Video Publishers Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> <br /> == Individual Publishing of Video ==<br /> <br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was made available to the general public.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> * '''trackback url''' - The trackback URL lets you know who has linked to the current blog entry.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://www.freevlog.org/index.php/2007/01/24/new-vlog-moments-in-turkey/ Freevlog]<br /> ** Properties: post date, title, description, comments, preview image, category, contributor, rss comments url, trackback url, flash player, release date, license, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2006/01/light-water-music-2.html Ryanne's Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, license, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.prototypen.com/blog/vjblog/archives/001240.html Artificial Eye]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, file size, trackback url, full download url, duration, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://www.itsjerrytime.com/?p=89 It's JerryTime!]<br /> ** Properties: permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://bottomunion.com/blog/?p=403 Bottom Union]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, trackback url, permalink url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, description<br /> <br /> * [http://www.rocketboom.com/stories/rb_07_mar_26 Rocketboom]<br /> ** Properties: full download url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, release date, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/03/chess-video-lesson-2/ Chess Lodge]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, number of views, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://pechesscast.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html#4209870902184134583 PE Chesscast]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, description, preview image, full download url, contributor, trackback url, number of comments, release date, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2007/04/sxsw_all_togeth.html Steve Garfield's Blog]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, description, permalink url, category, preview image, full download url, contributor, flash player<br /> <br /> * [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/video_and_audio/default.stm BBC News]<br /> ** category, description, preview image, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * post date: 100.00%<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * description: 88.89%<br /> * comments: 88.89%<br /> * preview image: 77.78%<br /> * category: 66.67%<br /> * full download url: 66.67%<br /> * permalink url: 66.67%<br /> * contributor: 55.56%<br /> * rss comments url: 44.44%<br /> * trackback url: 44.44%<br /> * flash player: 44.44%<br /> * number of comments: 44.44%<br /> * release date: 33.33%<br /> * email video url: 22.22%<br /> * license: 22.22%<br /> * bookmark: 11.11%<br /> * file size: 11.11%<br /> * duration: 11.11%<br /> * number of views: 11.11%<br /> <br /> == Video Sharing Communitites ==<br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''content rating''' - The content rating is a rating on the maturity of the content. Some ratings include TV-UN, PG-13, R, X, or the like.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''embed''' - Action that allows the user to embed the content on their website.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''popularity rating''' - A display of some kind showing how popular a particular clip is currently.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''price''' - The Price specifies the amount of currency that must be exchanged for acquisition of a full specimen of the video recording. Examples include: One Dollar, $2, and £4.<br /> * '''purchase url''' - An Purchase URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be purchased. The URL MUST point to a page that contains a purchase process.<br /> * '''related content''' - Video content that is similar to the content that is displayed on the web page.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was released to the general public.<br /> * '''report url''' - A url that is used to report something about the content.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''sample url''' - A Sample URL specifies from where an excerpt of the video file may be retrieved.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://one.revver.com/watch/391359 Revver]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, contributor, description, flash player, popularity rating, number of views, related content, permalink url, bookmark, embed, full download url<br /> <br /> * [http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2 Sclipo]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, comments, preview image, contributor, flash player, description, popularity rating, number of views, related content, email video url, permalink url, number of comments, duration, embed, report url, purchase url, release date<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bitmunk.com/view/media/6948144 Bitmunk]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, preview image, category, contributor, description, duration, full download url, purchase url, license, price<br /> <br /> * [http://thedailyreel.blip.tv/file/181901?filename=Thedailyreel-TheDailyReelMarch28629.flv Blip.tv]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, preview image, category, description, flash player, popularity rating, permalink url, full download url, report url, content rating, rss comments url, license<br /> <br /> * [http://youtube.com/watch?v=KKTDRqQtPO8 YouTube]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, content rating, permalink url, report url, number of views, duration, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://mefeedia.com/entry/2303506/ Mefeedia]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, full download url, number of views, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://vimeo.com/clip:162754 Vimeo]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.dailymotion.com/us/featured/video/x2odyi_i-lived-on-the-moon_shortfilms Daily Motion]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648 Google Video]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.videosift.com/video/acdc-Let-There-Be-Rock VideoSift]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, email video url, rss comments url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/10103 Footbag Videos]<br /> ** Properties: title, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.break.com/index/internet-people.html Break]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774767 College Humor]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, post date, flash player, preview image, permalink url, related content, email video url, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/play/733/ Ebaums World]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.holylemon.com/Guitar-Skills--v765.html Holy Lemon]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, post date, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/10/the-iraq-war-report-rep-lantos-we-can-not-take-any-of-this-administration%e2%80%99s-assertions-on-iraq-at-face-value-anymore/ Crooks and Liars]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1050446&amp;fr=&amp;cache=1 Yahoo Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, email video url, duration, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;VideoID=17304201 MySpace Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.aolvideoblog.com/2007/09/06/three-kids-vs-sumo-wrestler/ AOL Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.heavy.com/video/23421#/channel/2294 Heavy]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ifilm.com/video/2859641 iFilm]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark, purchase url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/811523/ufo_mobile_transformer/ Metacafe]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, email video url, content rating, number of comments, bookmark, sample url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.atomfilms.com/film/crime_time_painting.jsp Atom Films]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1089706ZP48kWxk?cmpTag=featured&amp;rank=1 Veoh]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, number of comments, file size, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/articles/h/hereford_singingsalesman.shtml BBC Video Nation]<br /> ** Properties: category, comments, contributor, description, duration, post date, preview image, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * post date: 91.67%<br /> * category: 87.50%<br /> * comments: 87.50%<br /> * preview image: 87.50%<br /> * contributor: 83.33%<br /> * description: 83.33%<br /> * flash player: 83.33%<br /> * popularity rating: 79.17%<br /> * number of views: 75.00%<br /> * related content: 62.50%<br /> * email video url: 62.50%<br /> * permalink url: 58.33%<br /> * number of comments: 58.33%<br /> * bookmark: 45.83%<br /> * duration: 37.50%<br /> * embed: 33.33%<br /> * full download url: 29.17%<br /> * report url: 29.17%<br /> * content rating: 12.50%<br /> * purchase url: 12.50%<br /> * rss comments url: 8.33%<br /> * license: 8.33%<br /> * file size: 4.17%<br /> * release date: 4.17%<br /> * sample url: 4.17%<br /> * price: 4.17%<br /> <br /> == Video Sites Needing Analysis ==<br /> <br /> * Sclipo - http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2<br /> * SoapBox - http://soapbox.msn.com/<br /> * vidshadow - http://vidshadow.com/<br /> * 5 Min Life Videopedia - http://www.5min.com/<br /> * Stage 6 - http://stage6.divx.com/<br /> * TeacherTube - http://www.teachertube.com/<br /> * VideoJug - http://www.videojug.com/<br /> * Funny Or Die - http://www.funnyordie.com/<br /> * SciVee - http://www.scivee.tv/<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of existing patterns and practices found in the wild for audio information and metadata.<br /> <br /> ===Other schema===<br /> *[http://atomicparsley.sourceforge.net/mpeg-4files.html MPEG-4] - includes list of field names, for example &quot;Genre&quot;, &quot;Track number&quot;, &quot;Disk number&quot;.<br /> <br /> *[http://www.etsi.org/website/technologies/tvanytime.aspx TV-Anytime] - provides an extensive XML [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 schema] for describing Audio/Video content based on the [http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-7/mpeg-7.htm MPEG-7] standard.<br /> <br /> ===Summary of common patterns discovered===<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other attempts to solve The Problem===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=video-info-examples&diff=22831 2007-10-24T08:44:58Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Examples */</p> <hr /> <div>= Video Info =<br /> <br /> The web has been incorporating multimedia into its pages ever since the release of the Mosaic web browser around 1993. In the late 1990s, video started to appear on the web. Even today (September 2007), it is difficult for a web browser to extract semantic information regarding video recordings from a web page. Information such as the director, title, comments regarding the video, popularity and permanent link location are readily available on the same web page that contains the link to the video file or the video player. The video-info exploratory discussion is an attempt to create a standard method of marking up metadata and information about one or more videos discussed on a web page. This may include short films, animation, television or movies.<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> It is difficult for a browser to extract semantic information about video described on a web page. Metadata such as title, director, screen stills, description, duration, and categories provide relevant context for the video recording. <br /> <br /> Having such information marked up can provide a number of benefits to the viewer. If a web browser understands that a particular web page contains a video created by a particular directory, it can produce richer interactions. For example, specific searches may be performed for directors and videos via general search services such as Google and Wikipedia. Specific search services may also be queried such as IMDB, The Internet Archive, or Bitmunk. Additionally, classification by crawlers can become more accurate. If there are 4 television episodes found on a page created by the same directory, and that content consumes a significant portion of the page, it can be assumed that the page is not only about television, but also about a particular director.<br /> <br /> The video information need not be associated with a file. Note that video content (Sin City directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez) is different from the video file format (1.5Mbps MPEG-4 with 320Kbps stereo MP3 audio track). The goal of this discussion is to create a Microformat draft for marking up video metadata and information.<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> <br /> * [[User:ManuSporny | Manu Sporny]], [http://www.bitmunk.com/ Bitmunk] - [http://blog.digitalbazaar.com Digital Bazaar], Inc. (PI, editor)<br /> <br /> === Contributors ===<br /> <br /> * [[User:RodBegbie | RodBegbie]]<br /> * [http://tantek.com/log/ Tantek Çelik]<br /> * [http://napsterization.org/stories/ Mary Hodder]<br /> * [http://joshkinberg.com/blog/ Joshua Kinberg]<br /> * [[User:ChrisMessina | ChrisMessina]]<br /> * [http://onlisareinsradar.com/ Lisa Rein]<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]]<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> * [[video-info-examples-vsc-ufa | Video Sharing Communities Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples-ivp-ufa | Individual Video Publishers Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> <br /> == Individual Publishing of Video ==<br /> <br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was made available to the general public.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> * '''trackback url''' - The trackback URL lets you know who has linked to the current blog entry.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://www.freevlog.org/index.php/2007/01/24/new-vlog-moments-in-turkey/ Freevlog]<br /> ** Properties: post date, title, description, comments, preview image, category, contributor, rss comments url, trackback url, flash player, release date, license, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2006/01/light-water-music-2.html Ryanne's Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, license, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.prototypen.com/blog/vjblog/archives/001240.html Artificial Eye]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, file size, trackback url, full download url, duration, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://www.itsjerrytime.com/?p=89 It's JerryTime!]<br /> ** Properties: permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://bottomunion.com/blog/?p=403 Bottom Union]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, trackback url, permalink url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, description<br /> <br /> * [http://www.rocketboom.com/stories/rb_07_mar_26 Rocketboom]<br /> ** Properties: full download url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, release date, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/03/chess-video-lesson-2/ Chess Lodge]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, number of views, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://pechesscast.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html#4209870902184134583 PE Chesscast]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, description, preview image, full download url, contributor, trackback url, number of comments, release date, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2007/04/sxsw_all_togeth.html Steve Garfield's Blog]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, description, permalink url, category, preview image, full download url, contributor, flash player<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * post date: 100.00%<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * description: 88.89%<br /> * comments: 88.89%<br /> * preview image: 77.78%<br /> * category: 66.67%<br /> * full download url: 66.67%<br /> * permalink url: 66.67%<br /> * contributor: 55.56%<br /> * rss comments url: 44.44%<br /> * trackback url: 44.44%<br /> * flash player: 44.44%<br /> * number of comments: 44.44%<br /> * release date: 33.33%<br /> * email video url: 22.22%<br /> * license: 22.22%<br /> * bookmark: 11.11%<br /> * file size: 11.11%<br /> * duration: 11.11%<br /> * number of views: 11.11%<br /> <br /> == Video Sharing Communitites ==<br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''content rating''' - The content rating is a rating on the maturity of the content. Some ratings include TV-UN, PG-13, R, X, or the like.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''embed''' - Action that allows the user to embed the content on their website.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''popularity rating''' - A display of some kind showing how popular a particular clip is currently.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''price''' - The Price specifies the amount of currency that must be exchanged for acquisition of a full specimen of the video recording. Examples include: One Dollar, $2, and £4.<br /> * '''purchase url''' - An Purchase URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be purchased. The URL MUST point to a page that contains a purchase process.<br /> * '''related content''' - Video content that is similar to the content that is displayed on the web page.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was released to the general public.<br /> * '''report url''' - A url that is used to report something about the content.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''sample url''' - A Sample URL specifies from where an excerpt of the video file may be retrieved.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://one.revver.com/watch/391359 Revver]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, contributor, description, flash player, popularity rating, number of views, related content, permalink url, bookmark, embed, full download url<br /> <br /> * [http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2 Sclipo]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, comments, preview image, contributor, flash player, description, popularity rating, number of views, related content, email video url, permalink url, number of comments, duration, embed, report url, purchase url, release date<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bitmunk.com/view/media/6948144 Bitmunk]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, preview image, category, contributor, description, duration, full download url, purchase url, license, price<br /> <br /> * [http://thedailyreel.blip.tv/file/181901?filename=Thedailyreel-TheDailyReelMarch28629.flv Blip.tv]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, preview image, category, description, flash player, popularity rating, permalink url, full download url, report url, content rating, rss comments url, license<br /> <br /> * [http://youtube.com/watch?v=KKTDRqQtPO8 YouTube]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, content rating, permalink url, report url, number of views, duration, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://mefeedia.com/entry/2303506/ Mefeedia]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, full download url, number of views, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://vimeo.com/clip:162754 Vimeo]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.dailymotion.com/us/featured/video/x2odyi_i-lived-on-the-moon_shortfilms Daily Motion]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648 Google Video]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.videosift.com/video/acdc-Let-There-Be-Rock VideoSift]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, email video url, rss comments url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/10103 Footbag Videos]<br /> ** Properties: title, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.break.com/index/internet-people.html Break]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774767 College Humor]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, post date, flash player, preview image, permalink url, related content, email video url, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/play/733/ Ebaums World]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.holylemon.com/Guitar-Skills--v765.html Holy Lemon]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, post date, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/10/the-iraq-war-report-rep-lantos-we-can-not-take-any-of-this-administration%e2%80%99s-assertions-on-iraq-at-face-value-anymore/ Crooks and Liars]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1050446&amp;fr=&amp;cache=1 Yahoo Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, email video url, duration, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;VideoID=17304201 MySpace Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.aolvideoblog.com/2007/09/06/three-kids-vs-sumo-wrestler/ AOL Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.heavy.com/video/23421#/channel/2294 Heavy]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ifilm.com/video/2859641 iFilm]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark, purchase url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/811523/ufo_mobile_transformer/ Metacafe]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, email video url, content rating, number of comments, bookmark, sample url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.atomfilms.com/film/crime_time_painting.jsp Atom Films]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1089706ZP48kWxk?cmpTag=featured&amp;rank=1 Veoh]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, number of comments, file size, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/articles/h/hereford_singingsalesman.shtml BBC Video Nation]<br /> ** Properties: category, comments, contributor, description, duration, post date, preview image, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * post date: 91.67%<br /> * category: 87.50%<br /> * comments: 87.50%<br /> * preview image: 87.50%<br /> * contributor: 83.33%<br /> * description: 83.33%<br /> * flash player: 83.33%<br /> * popularity rating: 79.17%<br /> * number of views: 75.00%<br /> * related content: 62.50%<br /> * email video url: 62.50%<br /> * permalink url: 58.33%<br /> * number of comments: 58.33%<br /> * bookmark: 45.83%<br /> * duration: 37.50%<br /> * embed: 33.33%<br /> * full download url: 29.17%<br /> * report url: 29.17%<br /> * content rating: 12.50%<br /> * purchase url: 12.50%<br /> * rss comments url: 8.33%<br /> * license: 8.33%<br /> * file size: 4.17%<br /> * release date: 4.17%<br /> * sample url: 4.17%<br /> * price: 4.17%<br /> <br /> == Video Sites Needing Analysis ==<br /> <br /> * Sclipo - http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2<br /> * SoapBox - http://soapbox.msn.com/<br /> * vidshadow - http://vidshadow.com/<br /> * 5 Min Life Videopedia - http://www.5min.com/<br /> * Stage 6 - http://stage6.divx.com/<br /> * TeacherTube - http://www.teachertube.com/<br /> * VideoJug - http://www.videojug.com/<br /> * Funny Or Die - http://www.funnyordie.com/<br /> * SciVee - http://www.scivee.tv/<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of existing patterns and practices found in the wild for audio information and metadata.<br /> <br /> ===Other schema===<br /> *[http://atomicparsley.sourceforge.net/mpeg-4files.html MPEG-4] - includes list of field names, for example &quot;Genre&quot;, &quot;Track number&quot;, &quot;Disk number&quot;.<br /> <br /> *[http://www.etsi.org/website/technologies/tvanytime.aspx TV-Anytime] - provides an extensive XML [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 schema] for describing Audio/Video content based on the [http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-7/mpeg-7.htm MPEG-7] standard.<br /> <br /> ===Summary of common patterns discovered===<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other attempts to solve The Problem===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=video-info-examples&diff=22830 2007-10-23T15:40:02Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Contributors */</p> <hr /> <div>= Video Info =<br /> <br /> The web has been incorporating multimedia into its pages ever since the release of the Mosaic web browser around 1993. In the late 1990s, video started to appear on the web. Even today (September 2007), it is difficult for a web browser to extract semantic information regarding video recordings from a web page. Information such as the director, title, comments regarding the video, popularity and permanent link location are readily available on the same web page that contains the link to the video file or the video player. The video-info exploratory discussion is an attempt to create a standard method of marking up metadata and information about one or more videos discussed on a web page. This may include short films, animation, television or movies.<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> It is difficult for a browser to extract semantic information about video described on a web page. Metadata such as title, director, screen stills, description, duration, and categories provide relevant context for the video recording. <br /> <br /> Having such information marked up can provide a number of benefits to the viewer. If a web browser understands that a particular web page contains a video created by a particular directory, it can produce richer interactions. For example, specific searches may be performed for directors and videos via general search services such as Google and Wikipedia. Specific search services may also be queried such as IMDB, The Internet Archive, or Bitmunk. Additionally, classification by crawlers can become more accurate. If there are 4 television episodes found on a page created by the same directory, and that content consumes a significant portion of the page, it can be assumed that the page is not only about television, but also about a particular director.<br /> <br /> The video information need not be associated with a file. Note that video content (Sin City directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez) is different from the video file format (1.5Mbps MPEG-4 with 320Kbps stereo MP3 audio track). The goal of this discussion is to create a Microformat draft for marking up video metadata and information.<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> <br /> * [[User:ManuSporny | Manu Sporny]], [http://www.bitmunk.com/ Bitmunk] - [http://blog.digitalbazaar.com Digital Bazaar], Inc. (PI, editor)<br /> <br /> === Contributors ===<br /> <br /> * [[User:RodBegbie | RodBegbie]]<br /> * [http://tantek.com/log/ Tantek Çelik]<br /> * [http://napsterization.org/stories/ Mary Hodder]<br /> * [http://joshkinberg.com/blog/ Joshua Kinberg]<br /> * [[User:ChrisMessina | ChrisMessina]]<br /> * [http://onlisareinsradar.com/ Lisa Rein]<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]]<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> * [[video-info-examples-vsc-ufa | Video Sharing Communities Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples-ivp-ufa | Individual Video Publishers Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> <br /> == Individual Publishing of Video ==<br /> <br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was made available to the general public.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> * '''trackback url''' - The trackback URL lets you know who has linked to the current blog entry.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://www.freevlog.org/index.php/2007/01/24/new-vlog-moments-in-turkey/ Freevlog]<br /> ** Properties: post date, title, description, comments, preview image, category, contributor, rss comments url, trackback url, flash player, release date, license, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2006/01/light-water-music-2.html Ryanne's Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, license, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.prototypen.com/blog/vjblog/archives/001240.html Artificial Eye]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, file size, trackback url, full download url, duration, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://www.itsjerrytime.com/?p=89 It's JerryTime!]<br /> ** Properties: permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://bottomunion.com/blog/?p=403 Bottom Union]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, trackback url, permalink url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, description<br /> <br /> * [http://www.rocketboom.com/stories/rb_07_mar_26 Rocketboom]<br /> ** Properties: full download url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, release date, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/03/chess-video-lesson-2/ Chess Lodge]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, number of views, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://pechesscast.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html#4209870902184134583 PE Chesscast]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, description, preview image, full download url, contributor, trackback url, number of comments, release date, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2007/04/sxsw_all_togeth.html Steve Garfield's Blog]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, description, permalink url, category, preview image, full download url, contributor, flash player<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * post date: 100.00%<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * description: 88.89%<br /> * comments: 88.89%<br /> * preview image: 77.78%<br /> * category: 66.67%<br /> * full download url: 66.67%<br /> * permalink url: 66.67%<br /> * contributor: 55.56%<br /> * rss comments url: 44.44%<br /> * trackback url: 44.44%<br /> * flash player: 44.44%<br /> * number of comments: 44.44%<br /> * release date: 33.33%<br /> * email video url: 22.22%<br /> * license: 22.22%<br /> * bookmark: 11.11%<br /> * file size: 11.11%<br /> * duration: 11.11%<br /> * number of views: 11.11%<br /> <br /> == Video Sharing Communitites ==<br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''content rating''' - The content rating is a rating on the maturity of the content. Some ratings include TV-UN, PG-13, R, X, or the like.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''embed''' - Action that allows the user to embed the content on their website.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''popularity rating''' - A display of some kind showing how popular a particular clip is currently.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''price''' - The Price specifies the amount of currency that must be exchanged for acquisition of a full specimen of the video recording. Examples include: One Dollar, $2, and £4.<br /> * '''purchase url''' - An Purchase URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be purchased. The URL MUST point to a page that contains a purchase process.<br /> * '''related content''' - Video content that is similar to the content that is displayed on the web page.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was released to the general public.<br /> * '''report url''' - A url that is used to report something about the content.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''sample url''' - A Sample URL specifies from where an excerpt of the video file may be retrieved.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://one.revver.com/watch/391359 Revver]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, contributor, description, flash player, popularity rating, number of views, related content, permalink url, bookmark, embed, full download url<br /> <br /> * [http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2 Sclipo]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, comments, preview image, contributor, flash player, description, popularity rating, number of views, related content, email video url, permalink url, number of comments, duration, embed, report url, purchase url, release date<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bitmunk.com/view/media/6948144 Bitmunk]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, preview image, category, contributor, description, duration, full download url, purchase url, license, price<br /> <br /> * [http://thedailyreel.blip.tv/file/181901?filename=Thedailyreel-TheDailyReelMarch28629.flv Blip.tv]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, preview image, category, description, flash player, popularity rating, permalink url, full download url, report url, content rating, rss comments url, license<br /> <br /> * [http://youtube.com/watch?v=KKTDRqQtPO8 YouTube]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, content rating, permalink url, report url, number of views, duration, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://mefeedia.com/entry/2303506/ Mefeedia]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, full download url, number of views, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://vimeo.com/clip:162754 Vimeo]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.dailymotion.com/us/featured/video/x2odyi_i-lived-on-the-moon_shortfilms Daily Motion]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648 Google Video]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.videosift.com/video/acdc-Let-There-Be-Rock VideoSift]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, email video url, rss comments url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/10103 Footbag Videos]<br /> ** Properties: title, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.break.com/index/internet-people.html Break]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774767 College Humor]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, post date, flash player, preview image, permalink url, related content, email video url, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/play/733/ Ebaums World]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.holylemon.com/Guitar-Skills--v765.html Holy Lemon]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, post date, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/10/the-iraq-war-report-rep-lantos-we-can-not-take-any-of-this-administration%e2%80%99s-assertions-on-iraq-at-face-value-anymore/ Crooks and Liars]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1050446&amp;fr=&amp;cache=1 Yahoo Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, email video url, duration, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;VideoID=17304201 MySpace Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.aolvideoblog.com/2007/09/06/three-kids-vs-sumo-wrestler/ AOL Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.heavy.com/video/23421#/channel/2294 Heavy]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ifilm.com/video/2859641 iFilm]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark, purchase url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/811523/ufo_mobile_transformer/ Metacafe]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, email video url, content rating, number of comments, bookmark, sample url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.atomfilms.com/film/crime_time_painting.jsp Atom Films]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1089706ZP48kWxk?cmpTag=featured&amp;rank=1 Veoh]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, number of comments, file size, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/latest/archive/ BBC Video Nation]<br /> ** Properties: comments, contributor, description, duration, post date, preview image, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * post date: 91.67%<br /> * category: 87.50%<br /> * comments: 87.50%<br /> * preview image: 87.50%<br /> * contributor: 83.33%<br /> * description: 83.33%<br /> * flash player: 83.33%<br /> * popularity rating: 79.17%<br /> * number of views: 75.00%<br /> * related content: 62.50%<br /> * email video url: 62.50%<br /> * permalink url: 58.33%<br /> * number of comments: 58.33%<br /> * bookmark: 45.83%<br /> * duration: 37.50%<br /> * embed: 33.33%<br /> * full download url: 29.17%<br /> * report url: 29.17%<br /> * content rating: 12.50%<br /> * purchase url: 12.50%<br /> * rss comments url: 8.33%<br /> * license: 8.33%<br /> * file size: 4.17%<br /> * release date: 4.17%<br /> * sample url: 4.17%<br /> * price: 4.17%<br /> <br /> == Video Sites Needing Analysis ==<br /> <br /> * Sclipo - http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2<br /> * SoapBox - http://soapbox.msn.com/<br /> * vidshadow - http://vidshadow.com/<br /> * 5 Min Life Videopedia - http://www.5min.com/<br /> * Stage 6 - http://stage6.divx.com/<br /> * TeacherTube - http://www.teachertube.com/<br /> * VideoJug - http://www.videojug.com/<br /> * Funny Or Die - http://www.funnyordie.com/<br /> * SciVee - http://www.scivee.tv/<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of existing patterns and practices found in the wild for audio information and metadata.<br /> <br /> ===Other schema===<br /> *[http://atomicparsley.sourceforge.net/mpeg-4files.html MPEG-4] - includes list of field names, for example &quot;Genre&quot;, &quot;Track number&quot;, &quot;Disk number&quot;.<br /> <br /> *[http://www.etsi.org/website/technologies/tvanytime.aspx TV-Anytime] - provides an extensive XML [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 schema] for describing Audio/Video content based on the [http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-7/mpeg-7.htm MPEG-7] standard.<br /> <br /> ===Summary of common patterns discovered===<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other attempts to solve The Problem===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=video-info-examples&diff=22817 2007-10-23T15:38:43Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Examples */</p> <hr /> <div>= Video Info =<br /> <br /> The web has been incorporating multimedia into its pages ever since the release of the Mosaic web browser around 1993. In the late 1990s, video started to appear on the web. Even today (September 2007), it is difficult for a web browser to extract semantic information regarding video recordings from a web page. Information such as the director, title, comments regarding the video, popularity and permanent link location are readily available on the same web page that contains the link to the video file or the video player. The video-info exploratory discussion is an attempt to create a standard method of marking up metadata and information about one or more videos discussed on a web page. This may include short films, animation, television or movies.<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> It is difficult for a browser to extract semantic information about video described on a web page. Metadata such as title, director, screen stills, description, duration, and categories provide relevant context for the video recording. <br /> <br /> Having such information marked up can provide a number of benefits to the viewer. If a web browser understands that a particular web page contains a video created by a particular directory, it can produce richer interactions. For example, specific searches may be performed for directors and videos via general search services such as Google and Wikipedia. Specific search services may also be queried such as IMDB, The Internet Archive, or Bitmunk. Additionally, classification by crawlers can become more accurate. If there are 4 television episodes found on a page created by the same directory, and that content consumes a significant portion of the page, it can be assumed that the page is not only about television, but also about a particular director.<br /> <br /> The video information need not be associated with a file. Note that video content (Sin City directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez) is different from the video file format (1.5Mbps MPEG-4 with 320Kbps stereo MP3 audio track). The goal of this discussion is to create a Microformat draft for marking up video metadata and information.<br /> <br /> == Authors ==<br /> <br /> * [[User:ManuSporny | Manu Sporny]], [http://www.bitmunk.com/ Bitmunk] - [http://blog.digitalbazaar.com Digital Bazaar], Inc. (PI, editor)<br /> <br /> === Contributors ===<br /> <br /> * [[User:RodBegbie | RodBegbie]]<br /> * [http://tantek.com/log/ Tantek Çelik]<br /> * [http://napsterization.org/stories/ Mary Hodder]<br /> * [http://joshkinberg.com/blog/ Joshua Kinberg]<br /> * [[User:ChrisMessina | ChrisMessina]]<br /> * [http://onlisareinsradar.com/ Lisa Rein]<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> * [[video-info-examples-vsc-ufa | Video Sharing Communities Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples-ivp-ufa | Individual Video Publishers Raw Microformalyze Data File]]<br /> <br /> == Individual Publishing of Video ==<br /> <br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was made available to the general public.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> * '''trackback url''' - The trackback URL lets you know who has linked to the current blog entry.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://www.freevlog.org/index.php/2007/01/24/new-vlog-moments-in-turkey/ Freevlog]<br /> ** Properties: post date, title, description, comments, preview image, category, contributor, rss comments url, trackback url, flash player, release date, license, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://ryanedit.blogspot.com/2006/01/light-water-music-2.html Ryanne's Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, license, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.prototypen.com/blog/vjblog/archives/001240.html Artificial Eye]<br /> ** Properties: contributor, file size, trackback url, full download url, duration, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://www.itsjerrytime.com/?p=89 It's JerryTime!]<br /> ** Properties: permalink url, title, comments, post date, description, preview image<br /> <br /> * [http://bottomunion.com/blog/?p=403 Bottom Union]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, trackback url, permalink url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, description<br /> <br /> * [http://www.rocketboom.com/stories/rb_07_mar_26 Rocketboom]<br /> ** Properties: full download url, category, title, comments, flash player, post date, release date, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://www.chesslodge.com/2007/03/chess-video-lesson-2/ Chess Lodge]<br /> ** Properties: rss comments url, full download url, permalink url, category, title, comments, post date, description, preview image, number of views, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://pechesscast.blogspot.com/2007_03_01_archive.html#4209870902184134583 PE Chesscast]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, description, preview image, full download url, contributor, trackback url, number of comments, release date, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://stevegarfield.blogs.com/videoblog/2007/04/sxsw_all_togeth.html Steve Garfield's Blog]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, description, permalink url, category, preview image, full download url, contributor, flash player<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * post date: 100.00%<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * description: 88.89%<br /> * comments: 88.89%<br /> * preview image: 77.78%<br /> * category: 66.67%<br /> * full download url: 66.67%<br /> * permalink url: 66.67%<br /> * contributor: 55.56%<br /> * rss comments url: 44.44%<br /> * trackback url: 44.44%<br /> * flash player: 44.44%<br /> * number of comments: 44.44%<br /> * release date: 33.33%<br /> * email video url: 22.22%<br /> * license: 22.22%<br /> * bookmark: 11.11%<br /> * file size: 11.11%<br /> * duration: 11.11%<br /> * number of views: 11.11%<br /> <br /> == Video Sharing Communitites ==<br /> === Properties ===<br /> These properties are in alphabetical order and in no way represent the frequency of their use in the examples. The property names are also not final and probably will not be used when the Microformat vocabulary is decided. Deciding the vocabulary of the Microformat is not performed at this stage of examples collection and analysis. These property names and definitions are listed here in an attempt to keep the current and future example analysis teams using the same definitions for property names.<br /> * '''bookmark''' - Add the video on the website to your bookmarked videos.<br /> * '''category''' - The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the video recording. Examples include: action, suspense, horror, clip, funny, or documentary.<br /> * '''comments''' - Comments about the video.<br /> * '''content rating''' - The content rating is a rating on the maturity of the content. Some ratings include TV-UN, PG-13, R, X, or the like.<br /> * '''contributor''' - A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of video. Examples include: director, movie company, grips, actors, etc..<br /> * '''description''' - A description of the video content on the page.<br /> * '''duration''' - The Duration specifies the length in time of the video recording. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> * '''email video url''' - URL specifying a mail to link.<br /> * '''embed''' - Action that allows the user to embed the content on their website.<br /> * '''file size''' - The file size of the video.<br /> * '''flash player''' - A flash player that plays back the video item.<br /> * '''full download url''' - An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be retrieved. The URL MUST point to a direct link to a file.<br /> * '''license''' - The license that the file is distributed under.<br /> * '''number of comments''' - The total number of comments.<br /> * '''number of views''' - The total number of times the video has been viewed.<br /> * '''permalink url''' - A url that is a permalink to this video clip. The permalink URL MUST point to the web page that houses this video and might be different from the URL in your browser's address bar.<br /> * '''popularity rating''' - A display of some kind showing how popular a particular clip is currently.<br /> * '''post date''' - The date that a video was posted to the website.<br /> * '''preview image''' - An Preview Image specifies an image that should be used to summarize the video recording. Examples include: the still image of some content, an DVD cover image, or a movie poster.<br /> * '''price''' - The Price specifies the amount of currency that must be exchanged for acquisition of a full specimen of the video recording. Examples include: One Dollar, $2, and £4.<br /> * '''purchase url''' - An Purchase URL specifies from where the full version of an video file may be purchased. The URL MUST point to a page that contains a purchase process.<br /> * '''related content''' - Video content that is similar to the content that is displayed on the web page.<br /> * '''release date''' - The date that the video was released to the general public.<br /> * '''report url''' - A url that is used to report something about the content.<br /> * '''rss comments url''' - An RSS feed to the comments attached to the video.<br /> * '''sample url''' - A Sample URL specifies from where an excerpt of the video file may be retrieved.<br /> * '''title''' - A short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a movie, television episode, or short description regarding a video clip.<br /> <br /> === Examples ===<br /> * [http://one.revver.com/watch/391359 Revver]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, contributor, description, flash player, popularity rating, number of views, related content, permalink url, bookmark, embed, full download url<br /> <br /> * [http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2 Sclipo]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, category, comments, preview image, contributor, flash player, description, popularity rating, number of views, related content, email video url, permalink url, number of comments, duration, embed, report url, purchase url, release date<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bitmunk.com/view/media/6948144 Bitmunk]<br /> ** Properties: title, post date, preview image, category, contributor, description, duration, full download url, purchase url, license, price<br /> <br /> * [http://thedailyreel.blip.tv/file/181901?filename=Thedailyreel-TheDailyReelMarch28629.flv Blip.tv]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, post date, preview image, category, description, flash player, popularity rating, permalink url, full download url, report url, content rating, rss comments url, license<br /> <br /> * [http://youtube.com/watch?v=KKTDRqQtPO8 YouTube]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, content rating, permalink url, report url, number of views, duration, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://mefeedia.com/entry/2303506/ Mefeedia]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, full download url, number of views, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://vimeo.com/clip:162754 Vimeo]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, preview image, description, post date, contributor, flash player, related content, email video url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.dailymotion.com/us/featured/video/x2odyi_i-lived-on-the-moon_shortfilms Daily Motion]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-6739710473912337648 Google Video]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.videosift.com/video/acdc-Let-There-Be-Rock VideoSift]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, email video url, rss comments url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.footbag.org/gallery/show/10103 Footbag Videos]<br /> ** Properties: title, full download url, duration<br /> <br /> * [http://www.break.com/index/internet-people.html Break]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1774767 College Humor]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, post date, flash player, preview image, permalink url, related content, email video url, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ebaumsworld.com/flash/play/733/ Ebaums World]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.holylemon.com/Guitar-Skills--v765.html Holy Lemon]<br /> ** Properties: title, comments, popularity rating, post date, preview image, number of views, related content, number of comments, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/09/10/the-iraq-war-report-rep-lantos-we-can-not-take-any-of-this-administration%e2%80%99s-assertions-on-iraq-at-face-value-anymore/ Crooks and Liars]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, email video url, number of comments<br /> <br /> * [http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=1050446&amp;fr=&amp;cache=1 Yahoo Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, report url, number of views, email video url, duration, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;VideoID=17304201 MySpace Video]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, report url, number of views, related content, email video url, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.aolvideoblog.com/2007/09/06/three-kids-vs-sumo-wrestler/ AOL Video Blog]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, email video url, number of comments, bookmark<br /> <br /> * [http://www.heavy.com/video/23421#/channel/2294 Heavy]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content<br /> <br /> * [http://www.ifilm.com/video/2859641 iFilm]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, number of comments, bookmark, purchase url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.metacafe.com/watch/811523/ufo_mobile_transformer/ Metacafe]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, number of views, email video url, content rating, number of comments, bookmark, sample url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.atomfilms.com/film/crime_time_painting.jsp Atom Films]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, duration, number of comments, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.veoh.com/videos/v1089706ZP48kWxk?cmpTag=featured&amp;rank=1 Veoh]<br /> ** Properties: category, title, comments, popularity rating, description, post date, contributor, flash player, preview image, permalink url, number of views, related content, email video url, full download url, number of comments, file size, bookmark, embed<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/videonation/latest/archive/ BBC Video Nation]<br /> ** Properties: comments, contributor, description, duration, post date, preview image, title<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> * title: 100.00%<br /> * post date: 91.67%<br /> * category: 87.50%<br /> * comments: 87.50%<br /> * preview image: 87.50%<br /> * contributor: 83.33%<br /> * description: 83.33%<br /> * flash player: 83.33%<br /> * popularity rating: 79.17%<br /> * number of views: 75.00%<br /> * related content: 62.50%<br /> * email video url: 62.50%<br /> * permalink url: 58.33%<br /> * number of comments: 58.33%<br /> * bookmark: 45.83%<br /> * duration: 37.50%<br /> * embed: 33.33%<br /> * full download url: 29.17%<br /> * report url: 29.17%<br /> * content rating: 12.50%<br /> * purchase url: 12.50%<br /> * rss comments url: 8.33%<br /> * license: 8.33%<br /> * file size: 4.17%<br /> * release date: 4.17%<br /> * sample url: 4.17%<br /> * price: 4.17%<br /> <br /> == Video Sites Needing Analysis ==<br /> <br /> * Sclipo - http://sclipo.com/video/how-to-make-pesto-its-so-easy_2<br /> * SoapBox - http://soapbox.msn.com/<br /> * vidshadow - http://vidshadow.com/<br /> * 5 Min Life Videopedia - http://www.5min.com/<br /> * Stage 6 - http://stage6.divx.com/<br /> * TeacherTube - http://www.teachertube.com/<br /> * VideoJug - http://www.videojug.com/<br /> * Funny Or Die - http://www.funnyordie.com/<br /> * SciVee - http://www.scivee.tv/<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of existing patterns and practices found in the wild for audio information and metadata.<br /> <br /> ===Other schema===<br /> *[http://atomicparsley.sourceforge.net/mpeg-4files.html MPEG-4] - includes list of field names, for example &quot;Genre&quot;, &quot;Track number&quot;, &quot;Disk number&quot;.<br /> <br /> *[http://www.etsi.org/website/technologies/tvanytime.aspx TV-Anytime] - provides an extensive XML [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 schema] for describing Audio/Video content based on the [http://www.chiariglione.org/mpeg/standards/mpeg-7/mpeg-7.htm MPEG-7] standard.<br /> <br /> ===Summary of common patterns discovered===<br /> <br /> <br /> ===Other attempts to solve The Problem===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=User:ChrisNewell&diff=33437 2007-10-22T08:43:55Z

<p>ChrisNewell: </p> <hr /> <div>[mailto:chris.newell@rd.bbc.co.uk '''Chris Newell''']<br /> <br /> Lead Technologist <br /> <br /> BBC Research<br /> <br /> '''Activities'''<br /> *[http://www.dvb.org Digital Video Broadcasting]<br /> *[http://www.tv-anytime.org TV-Anytime]<br /> *[http://www.id3.org ID3]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=haudio&diff=23018 2007-10-22T08:43:20Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* hAudio Microformat Draft Specification */</p> <hr /> <div>&lt;h1&gt;hAudio 0.7&lt;/h1&gt;<br /> <br /> http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1216/604867362_da0921136a_o.png<br /> <br /> [[haudio|hAudio]] is a simple, open, distributed format, suitable for embedding information about audio recordings in (X)HTML, Atom, RSS, and arbitrary XML. hAudio is one of several [[microformats]] open standards.<br /> <br /> == hAudio Microformat Draft Specification ==<br /> <br /> ; Editor: [[User:ManuSporny | Manu Sporny]], [http://www.bitmunk.com/ Bitmunk] - [http://blog.digitalbazaar.com Digital Bazaar], Inc.<br /> ; Contributors: [[User:ManuSporny | Manu Sporny]], [http://www.bitmunk.com/ Bitmunk] - [http://blog.digitalbazaar.com Digital Bazaar], Inc.<br /> : [[ user:WebOrganics | Martin McEvoy ]]<br /> : [[ User:AlexandreVandeSande | Alexandre Van De Sande ]] Releases all his contribution as public domain(see user page)<br /> : Michael Johnson<br /> : Dave Longley<br /> : Brian Suda<br /> : Ben Wiley Sittler<br /> : Scott Reynen<br /> : Frances Berriman<br /> : James Craig<br /> : David Janes<br /> : Andy Mabbett<br /> : Danny Ayers<br /> : Rudy Desjardins<br /> : Edward O'Connor<br /> : Ryan King<br /> : Chris Griego<br /> : Brad Hafichuk<br /> : Tantek Çelik<br /> : Colin Barrett<br /> : Joe Andrieu<br /> : Michael Smethurst<br /> : [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]]<br /> : Julian Stahnke<br /> : Justin Maxwell<br /> : Paul Wilkins<br /> <br /> Microformats [[#Copyright]] and [[#Patents]] statements apply.<br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> == Introduction ==<br /> <br /> It is difficult for a browser to extract semantic information about an audio recording described on a web page. Metadata such as speaker, musician, publisher, label, title of the work, release date, acquisition link, related image artwork and tags provide relevant context for the audio recording.<br /> <br /> Having such information marked up can provide a number of benefits to the viewer. If a web browser understands that a particular web page contains a song performed by an artist, it can produce richer interactions. For example, specific searches may be performed for artists and songs via general search services such as Google and Wikipedia. Specific search services may also be queried such as MusicBrainz, The Internet Archive, FreeDB, or Bitmunk. Additionally, classification by crawlers can become more accurate. If there are 20 tracks found on a page done by the same artist, and that content consumes a significant portion of the page, it can be assumed that the page is not only about music, but also about a particular artist.<br /> <br /> In order to enable and encourage the sharing, distribution, syndication, and aggregation of audio content, the authors propose the hAudio microformat, an open standard for distributed audio metadata. The authors have researched both numerous [[audio-info-examples]] in the wild and earlier attempts at [[audio-info-formats]], and have designed hAudio around a simple minimal schema for audio content. Feedback is encouraged on the [[haudio-feedback|hAudio feedback]] page.<br /> <br /> === Inspiration and Acknowledgments ===<br /> <br /> Many thanks to the various individuals that did research and proposed ideas and discussion related to media info and audio info in general. Among the many participants are [[RodBegbie]], Dean Hudson, [http://tantek.com/log/ Tantek Çelik], [http://napsterization.org/stories/ Mary Hodder], [http://joshkinberg.com/blog/ Joshua Kinberg], ChrisMessina, and [http://onlisareinsradar.com/ Lisa Rein].<br /> <br /> === Scope ===<br /> <br /> Audio content consistently share several common fields. Where possible hAudio has been based on this minimal common subset.<br /> <br /> ==== Out of scope ====<br /> <br /> Fields that are type-specific have been omitted from hAudio. It is important that hAudio be kept simple and minimal from the start. Additional features can be added as deemed necessary by practical implementation experience.<br /> <br /> The concept of a universal audio identifier, that is, how to identify the same audio album, song, speech, or podcast across different music and audio sites, though something very useful to have, is outside the scope of this format.<br /> <br /> == Semantic XHTML Design Principles ==<br /> <br /> {{semantic-xhtml-design-principles}}<br /> <br /> == Format ==<br /> <br /> === In General ===<br /> The hAudio format is based on a set of fields common to numerous audio content sites and formats in use today on the web. Where possible field names have been chosen based on those defined by the related [[hcard|hCard]] standards.<br /> <br /> === Schema ===<br /> <br /> The hAudio schema consists of the following:<br /> <br /> * hAudio ('''&lt;code&gt;haudio&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''audio-title''' or '''album-title''' required. text. (the names 'recording' and 'album' have been proposed as a replacement for -title)<br /> ** '''track''' optional. using text or [[hAudio]].<br /> ** '''position''' optional. text.<br /> ** '''contributor'''. optional. using text or [[hCard]].<br /> ** '''published'''. optional. using [[datetime-design-pattern]].<br /> ** '''sample''' (rel). optional. sample file/stream using [[rel-design-pattern]] with &lt;code&gt;sample&lt;/code&gt; as the &lt;code&gt;mf-rel-value&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> ** '''enclosure''' (rel). optional. full download of file using [[rel-enclosure]].<br /> ** '''payment''' (rel). optional. link to purchase process using [[rel-payment]].<br /> ** '''photo'''. optional. using HTML and XHTML tag &lt;code&gt;img&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> ** '''category'''. optional. text.<br /> ** '''duration'''. optional. ISO-8601 time duration using [[abbr-design-pattern]] (re-used from [[hcalendar]]).<br /> ** '''price'''. optional. using [[currency-proposal]].<br /> ** '''description''' optional. text.<br /> <br /> The following are disputed changes or additions to the hAudio schema:<br /> <br /> * hAudio proposed changes/additions<br /> ** '''podcast''' required for collections of audio represented as a podcast. text.<br /> <br /> === Field details ===<br /> <br /> The fields of the hAudio schema represent the following:<br /> <br /> ==== hAudio ====<br /> <br /> An hAudio is used to identify and describe metadata associated with an individual audio recording.<br /> <br /> * an hAudio element is identified by class name &lt;code&gt;haudio&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== Recording ====<br /> <br /> The title of a single audio recording is a short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a speech, song title, or short description regarding a sound effect.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;audio-title&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{must}} have either &lt;code&gt;audio-title&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;album-title&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> <br /> ==== Album ====<br /> <br /> The title of a collection of audio recordings that are represented as a CD, album or LP. The text should be a short textual description used to identify the work among interested parties. This can be the title of a CD, album title, or the name of a collection of audio recordings.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;album-title&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{must}} have either &lt;code&gt;album-title&lt;/code&gt; or &lt;code&gt;audio-title&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> <br /> ==== Track ====<br /> <br /> A container for another hAudio item. Used in conjunction with &lt;code&gt;album-title&lt;/code&gt;. <br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;track&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} have one or more tracks, but {{must}} have &lt;code&gt;album-title&lt;/code&gt; defined. If &lt;code&gt;album-title&lt;/code&gt; is not defined, &lt;code&gt;track&lt;/code&gt; cannot be defined.<br /> * The element {{must}} be processed opaquely. No sub-elements should be read from any hAudio contained in a track element.<br /> * The contents of the element {{may}} be plain-text or marked up using hAudio.<br /> <br /> ==== Position ====<br /> <br /> The position is used to describe the position of the hAudio item in a list. Examples of hAudio lists can include album track listings, music top 10 lists, playlists, and podcast chapters.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;position&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one &lt;code&gt;position&lt;/code&gt; element.<br /> * The contents of the element {{must}} be a number or other sequential identifier.<br /> <br /> ==== Contributor ====<br /> <br /> A Contributor is any entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of an audio recording. Examples include: artist, publisher, guitarist, vocalist, violinist, lead singer, backup singer, bassist, drummer, manager, and roadie.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;contributor&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one or more contributors.<br /> * The contents of the element {{may}} be plain-text or {{may}} include a valid [[hCard]] Microformat.<br /> * The &lt;code&gt;role&lt;/code&gt; field should be used to specify the Contributor's responsibility related to the audio recording if the [[hCard]] Microformat is utilized for mark-up.<br /> * If multiple Contributors are specified without &lt;code&gt;role&lt;/code&gt; specifications, it may be assumed that the first role mentioned is the artist. This applies to plain-text contributor markup as well.<br /> <br /> ==== Published ====<br /> <br /> The published date specifies the date that the audio recording was made available to the public. Examples include: The airing date of a radio broadcast, the day a speech was given, or the day a music album was made available for sale.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;published&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one or more &lt;code&gt;published&lt;/code&gt; elements.<br /> * The contents of the element must include a date format compliant with the [[datetime-design-pattern]].<br /> <br /> ==== Sample ====<br /> <br /> A Sample URL specifies from where an excerpt of the audio recording may be retrieved.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by a URL fitting the [[rel-design-pattern]], the rel content being &lt;code&gt;sample&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one or more URL &lt;code&gt;sample&lt;/code&gt;s.<br /> * The URL {{should}} point to a directly accessible stream or file.<br /> * The type of the sample {{may}} be specified by using the &lt;code&gt;type&lt;/code&gt; specifier for a URL.<br /> <br /> ==== Full Download (Enclosure) ====<br /> <br /> An Full Download URL specifies from where the full version of an audio recording may be retrieved. The URL {{must}} point to a direct link to a file.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by a URL fitting the [[rel-design-pattern]], the rel content being &lt;code&gt;enclosure&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one or more &lt;code&gt;enclosure&lt;/code&gt; URLs.<br /> * The type of the file {{may}} be specified by using the &lt;code&gt;type&lt;/code&gt; specifier for a URL.<br /> <br /> ==== Purchase (Payment) ====<br /> <br /> An Purchase URL specifies from where the full version of an audio recording may be purchased. The URL {{must}} point to a page that contains a purchase process.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by a URL fitting the [[rel-design-pattern]], the rel content being &lt;code&gt;payment&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one or more &lt;code&gt;payment&lt;/code&gt; URLs.<br /> * The type of the file {{may}} be specified by using the &lt;code&gt;type&lt;/code&gt; specifier for a URL.<br /> <br /> ==== Photo ====<br /> <br /> A photo specifies an image that should be used to summarize the audio recording. Examples include: the image of a speaker, an audio album cover image, or a picture from a concert.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;photo&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one or more &lt;code&gt;photo&lt;/code&gt; elements.<br /> * The element must be an &amp;lt;img&amp;gt; element.<br /> <br /> ==== Category ====<br /> <br /> The Category specifies the genre or style used to classify the audio recording. Examples include: blues, rock, motivational, spoken word, or sound effect.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;category&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one or more &lt;code&gt;category&lt;/code&gt; elements.<br /> <br /> ==== Duration ====<br /> <br /> The Duration specifies the length in time of the audio recording in seconds. Examples include: 104 seconds, 3:23, and 4 minutes.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;duration&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one &lt;code&gt;duration&lt;/code&gt; element.<br /> * The contents of the element {{should}} use the [[abbr-design-pattern]] whose title attribute contains an ISO-8601 formatted duration, specifically in seconds. This allows us to expand into specifying time slices and other time markup in the future, but keep parsing simple for now. An example of 3:23 (203 seconds) would be &quot;P203S&quot; in ISO 8601 format. Currently, all abbr attributes specifying duration {{should}} be in seconds.<br /> <br /> ==== Price ====<br /> <br /> The Price specifies the amount of currency that must be exchanged for acquisition of a full specimen of the audio recording. Examples include: One Dollar, $2, and £4.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;price&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one or more &lt;code&gt;price&lt;/code&gt; elements.<br /> * The contents of the element {{should}} use the [[currency-proposal]].<br /> <br /> ==== Description ====<br /> <br /> An explanation of the contents of the hAudio item. This could explain the significance of a speech, the full-text description of a sound effect, or the meaning of a song or album.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;description&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{may}} include one or more &lt;code&gt;description&lt;/code&gt; elements. If more than one description element is defined, the full description for the hAudio is the concatenation, in order, of all &lt;code&gt;description&lt;/code&gt; elements.<br /> <br /> === Disputed Additions ===<br /> <br /> The following are disputed additions to the hAudio format. Either enough data has not been gathered or re-analyzed for inclusion into the format, or some do not want to overly complicate hAudio.<br /> <br /> ==== Podcast ====<br /> <br /> The podcast element is used to identify that a particular hAudio is a podcast and has a given title. Examples of proper podcast titles are &quot;This Week in Tech (August 7th, 2007)&quot;, &quot;The Latest Blog Trends&quot;, or similar podcast titles.<br /> <br /> * The element is identified by the class name &lt;code&gt;podcast&lt;/code&gt;.<br /> * hAudio {{must}} include either &lt;code&gt;recording&lt;/code&gt;, &lt;code&gt;album&lt;/code&gt;, or &lt;code&gt;podcast&lt;/code&gt;<br /> * The contents of the element {{should}} be the title of the podcast.<br /> <br /> === More Semantic Equivalents ===<br /> <br /> For some properties there is a more semantic equivalent, and therefore they get special treatment, e.g.: <br /> <br /> * For &quot;photo&quot;, use &lt;code&gt;&lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;...&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; /&gt;&lt;/code&gt; <br /> * If only 'album-title' is specified, then the hAudio is an album.<br /> * If only 'audio-title' is specified, then the hAudio is a song, audio track, sound effect, speech, or other atomic/singular work.<br /> * If both 'album-title' and 'audio-title' is specified, then the hAudio is a song that is part of an album.<br /> * If 'album-title' and one or more 'track's are specified, the hAudio is an album containing tracks. Each track is assumed to be an hAudio, unless specified otherwise. None of the track properties should implicitly be added to the containing hAudio. In other words, the parser shouldn't parse the contents of the 'track' hAudio into the higher-level, non-track hAudio object.<br /> <br /> ==== Language ====<br /> <br /> * To explicitly convey the natural language that an hAudio is written in, use the standard (X)HTML 'lang' attribute on the element with class=&quot;haudio&quot;, e.g. &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot; lang=&quot;en&quot;&amp;gt; ... &amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&lt;/code&gt; If portions of an hAudio (e.g. the item name) are in a different language, use the 'lang' attribute on those portions.<br /> * hAudio processors which need to handle the language of reviews {{must}} process the standard (X)HTML 'lang' attribute as specified.<br /> <br /> === Human vs. Machine Readable ===<br /> If an &lt;code&gt;&amp;lt;abbr&gt;&lt;/code&gt; element is used for a property, then its '&lt;code&gt;title&lt;/code&gt;' attribute is used for the value of the property, instead of the contents of the element, which can then be used to provide a user-friendly alternate presentation of the value. <br /> <br /> Similarly, if an &lt;code&gt;&lt;img /&gt;&lt;/code&gt; element is used for one or more properties, it {{must}} be treated as follows: <br /> <br /> # For the &quot;photo&quot; property and any other property that takes a URL as its value, the &lt;code&gt;src=&quot;...&quot;&lt;/code&gt; attribute provides the property value. <br /> # For other properties, the &lt;code&gt;&lt;img /&gt;&lt;/code&gt; element's '&lt;code&gt;alt&lt;/code&gt;' attribute is the value of the property.<br /> <br /> === Notes ===<br /> <br /> This section is informative.<br /> <br /> * By marking up audio content with the hAudio microformat, the expectation is communicated that information about the content {{may}} be indexed. This has no impact on the copyright of the content itself which the publisher may explicitly specify using [[rel-license]] as specified above.<br /> * The enumerated list of item types is under development and may be extended.<br /> * Each type may have custom hAudio fields that follow the common set.<br /> * Additional details about a particular item should be specified with the rest of the item's info at the URL provided for the item.<br /> <br /> == XMDP Profile ==<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;dl class=&quot;profile&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;dt&gt;class&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;&lt;p&gt;<br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;help&quot; href=&quot;http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/global.html#adef-class&quot;&gt;<br /> HTML4 definition of the 'class' attribute.&lt;/a&gt;<br /> This meta data profile defines some 'class' attribute values (class names) <br /> and their meanings as suggested by a <br /> &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.w3.org/TR/WD-htmllink-970328#profile&quot;&gt;<br /> draft of &quot;Hypertext Links in HTML&quot;&lt;/a&gt;.<br /> &lt;dl&gt;<br /> &lt;dt&gt;haudio&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;<br /> Used to identify and describe metadata associated with an individual audio recording.<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;dt&gt;audio-title&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;<br /> A short textual description used to identify an audio recording among interested parties.<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;dt&gt;collaborator&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;<br /> An entity that takes part in the creation and distribution of an audio recording.<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;dt&gt;published-date&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;<br /> The date that the audio recording was made available to the public.<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;dt&gt;image-summary&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;<br /> An image that should be used to summarize the audio recording.<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;dt&gt;category&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;<br /> The genre or style used to classify the audio recording.<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;dt&gt;duration&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;<br /> The length of the audio recording.<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;dt&gt;price&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;<br /> The amount of currency that must be exchanged for acquisition of a full specimen of the audio recording.<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;/dl&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> == Examples ==<br /> Here are a few examples of audio content from current web sites, and how they could be easily enhanced to support the hAudio audio metadata microformat. <br /> <br /> Want to write valid [[haudio|hAudio]]? Use the [http://microformats.org/code/haudio/creator hAudio creator] (not implemented yet) to write about audio content and publish it on your blog.<br /> <br /> === Simple Song Example ===<br /> <br /> Display:<br /> <br /> Start Wearing Purple by Gogol Bordello<br /> <br /> Microformatted XHTML:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;audio-title&quot;&gt;Start Wearing Purple&lt;/span&gt; by <br /> &lt;span class=&quot;contributor&quot;&gt;Gogol Bordello&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Speech Example ===<br /> <br /> Display: <br /> <br /> I Have a Dream, a speech by Martin Luther King Jr. <br /> <br /> Microformatted XHTML:<br /> &lt;pre&gt; <br /> &lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot;&gt; <br /> &lt;span class=&quot;recording&quot;&gt;I Have a Dream&lt;/span&gt;, a <br /> &lt;span class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;speech&lt;/span&gt; by <br /> &lt;div class=&quot;contributor&quot;&gt; <br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt; <br /> &lt;span class=&quot;fn&quot;&gt;Martin Luther King, Jr.&lt;/span&gt; <br /> &lt;/div&gt; <br /> &lt;/div&gt; <br /> &lt;/div&gt; <br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Song and Album Example ===<br /> <br /> Display:<br /> <br /> Start Wearing Purple by Gogol Bordello found on Underdog World Strike<br /> <br /> Microformatted XHTML:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;audio-title&quot;&gt;Start Wearing Purple&lt;/span&gt; by <br /> &lt;div class=&quot;contributor&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;Gogol Bordello&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> found on<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;album-title&quot;&gt;Underdog World Strike&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Complete Album Example ===<br /> <br /> An example that uses every element of hAudio:<br /> <br /> [Image] Live Phish, Volume 15 by Phish&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Released: October 31, 2002&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Acquire: Sample, Live Recording, Buy High Quality Track&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Category: Live&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Duration: 145 minutes, 27 seconds&lt;br/&gt;<br /> Price: $14.99&lt;br/&gt;<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> Tracks:&lt;br/&gt;<br /> 1. Sanity (5:48)&lt;br/&gt;<br /> 2. Highway To Hell (3:39)<br /> <br /> Here is the hAudio Microformat markup:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;images/live_phish_vol_15.jpg&quot;/&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;album-title&quot;&gt;Live Phish, Volume 15&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;contributor&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;fn org&quot;&gt;Phish&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> Released on:<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;published&quot; title=&quot;20023110&quot;&gt;October 31, 2002&lt;abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> Acquire: <br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;sample&quot; href=&quot;/samples/live_phish_vol_15_sample.mp3&quot;&gt;Sample&lt;/a&gt;, <br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;enclosure&quot; href=&quot;/live/phish_live_phish_vol_15.mp3&quot;&gt;Live Recording&lt;/a&gt;,<br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;payment&quot; href=&quot;/buy/phish_live_phish_vol_15&quot;&gt;Buy High Quality Track&lt;/a&gt;<br /> Category: &lt;span class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;live&lt;/span&gt;<br /> Duration: &lt;abbr class=&quot;duration&quot; title=&quot;PT8727S&quot;&gt;145 minutes, 27 seconds&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> Price: &lt;span class=&quot;money&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;currency&quot; title=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;$&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;14.99&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> Tracks:<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;track&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;haudio&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;position&quot;&gt;1&lt;/span&gt;.<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;audio-title&quot;&gt;Sanity&lt;/span&gt; <br /> (&lt;abbr class=&quot;duration&quot; title=&quot;PT348S&quot;&gt;5:48&lt;/abbr&gt;)<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;haudio&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;position&quot;&gt;2&lt;/span&gt;.<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;audio-title&quot;&gt;Highway To Hell&lt;/span&gt; <br /> (&lt;abbr class=&quot;duration&quot; title=&quot;PT219S&quot;&gt;3:39&lt;/abbr&gt;)<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> == Examples in the wild ==<br /> <br /> This section is '''informative'''.<br /> <br /> == Implementations ==<br /> This section is '''informative'''. <br /> <br /> See [[haudio-implementations|hAudio Implementations]].<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> === Normative References ===<br /> * [http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/REC-xhtml1-20020801/ XHTML 1.0 SE]<br /> * [http://gmpg.org/xmdp/ XMDP]<br /> * [[hcard|hCard]]<br /> <br /> === Informative References ===<br /> * [http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-CSS1 CSS1]<br /> * ISO.8601.1988<br /> ** International Organization for Standardization, &quot;Data elements and interchange formats - Information interchange - Representation of dates and times&quot;, ISO Standard 8601, June 1988.<br /> * [http://www.w3.org/TR/1998/NOTE-datetime-19980827 W3C NOTE-datetime-19980827]<br /> * [http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/ W3C Patent Policy]<br /> * Other audio metadata efforts. See [[audio-info-formats]].<br /> <br /> ==== Similar Work ====<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-formats]]<br /> * [[grouping-examples]]<br /> * [[grouping-brainstorming]]<br /> * [[xoxo|XOXO]]<br /> <br /> === Copyright ===<br /> <br /> This document and specification was placed into the public domain on July 25th, 2007 by the authors. There are no usage, distribution, re-printing, or any other restrictions of any kind with regards to the text or content of this specification.<br /> <br /> === Patents ===<br /> <br /> The authors of this Microformat have not and will not apply for patents covering any invention covering this Microformat in part or as a whole. There are no claims to any patent in this document. Each author is required to report any known patent issues immediately under this section.<br /> <br /> This document and specification is distributed under a royalty free patent policy, e.g. per the W3C Patent Policy (http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Patent-Policy-20040205/), and IETF RFC3667 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3667.txt) &amp; RFC3668 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc3668.txt).<br /> <br /> === Public Domain Release ===<br /> <br /> The authors and editors of this page due hereby relinquish their copyright on the document and release the text of this page into the public domain.<br /> <br /> * Manu Sporny - Signature /Manu Sporny/<br /> * Alexandre Van de Sande<br /> * [[User:WebOrganics|Martin McEvoy]]<br /> * [[User:DavidLehn|David Lehn]] - Signature /David Lehn/<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == Work in progress ==<br /> This specification is a work in progress. As additional aspects are discussed, understood, and written, they will be added. <br /> <br /> == Further Reading ==<br /> <br /> === Mailing List Discussion ===<br /> <br /> * Renewed interest in audio-info Microformat<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-March/000028.html<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-April/000096.html<br /> * Proposed solution to split media-info into audio, video and images<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-April/000143.html<br /> * Failed proposal to re-use hReview/hAtom<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-April/000138.html<br /> * Requirement to define collections for audio-info<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-April/000183.html<br /> * First attempt at hAudio proposal<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-May/000252.html<br /> * First attempt at hAudio proposal (continued)<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-May/000305.html<br /> * hAtom is not a silver bullet<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-May/000316.html<br /> * Second attempt at hAudio<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-May/000329.html<br /> * hAudio 'acquire' re-naming<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-May/000338.html<br /> * An argument against 'fn' in hAudio<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-May/000342.html<br /> * hAudio Test<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-May/000377.html<br /> * hAudio - audio-album and audio-podcast<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-May/000442.html<br /> * hAudio: relevant UIDs<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-June/000491.html<br /> * Sound optimization for hAudio<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-June/000450.html<br /> * XOXO + Playlist problem<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-June/000482.html<br /> * Reusing class names in multiple formats<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-June/000525.html<br /> * audio-title proposal for hAudio<br /> ** http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-June/000549.html<br /> <br /> === Specification Development Statistics ===<br /> <br /> * Number of examples reviewed: 185<br /> * Total examples analyzed: 105<br /> * Days of development from concept to first draft: 129<br /> * Estimated hours of work by primary investigator on hAudio: 320<br /> * Estimated combined work hours by mailing list: 170<br /> * Total estimated hours of work to produce hAudio draft: 490<br /> * Estimated cost to develop based on $65,000/year salary: $16,600<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> {{haudio-related-pages}}</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=23006 2007-10-18T11:15:15Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* hAudio &amp; hVideo */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * delivery - optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> * Some way is needed to distinguish between radio and TV stations (Most examples don't explicitly distinguish between them).<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we could consider splitting content information from format information i.e. define a stream format microformat:<br /> <br /> * hStream ('''&lt;code&gt;hstream&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the &quot;type&quot; attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> Example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hstream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608 bit/s&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio (e.g. to represent the current song) and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] (e.g. to represent the current film) for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; <br /> alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22676 2007-10-11T12:27:21Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* hCard */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * delivery - optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> * Some way is needed to distinguish between radio and TV stations (Most examples don't explicitly distinguish between them).<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we could consider splitting content information from format information i.e. define a stream format microformat:<br /> <br /> * hStream ('''&lt;code&gt;hstream&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the &quot;type&quot; attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> Example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hstream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608 bit/s&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; <br /> alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22453 2007-10-09T13:28:01Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Issues */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * delivery - optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> * Some way is needed to distinguish between radio and TV stations (Most examples don't explicitly distinguish between them).<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we could consider splitting content information from format information i.e. define a stream format microformat:<br /> <br /> * hStream ('''&lt;code&gt;hstream&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the &quot;type&quot; attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> Example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hstream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608 bit/s&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22433 2007-10-08T14:28:06Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* General information */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * delivery - optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> * The only way to distinguish TV from radio stations would be to look at the MIME type carried in the stream URL (optional)<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we could consider splitting content information from format information i.e. define a stream format microformat:<br /> <br /> * hStream ('''&lt;code&gt;hstream&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the &quot;type&quot; attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> Example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hstream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608 bit/s&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22410 2007-10-08T11:58:55Z

<p>ChrisNewell: </p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * delivery - optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> == Issues ==<br /> * The only way to distinguish TV from radio stations would be to look at the MIME type carried in the stream URL (optional)<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we could consider splitting content information from format information i.e. define a stream format microformat:<br /> <br /> * hStream ('''&lt;code&gt;hstream&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the &quot;type&quot; attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> Example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hstream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608 bit/s&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22407 2007-10-08T11:55:32Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * delivery - optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we could consider splitting content information from format information i.e. define a stream format microformat:<br /> <br /> * hStream ('''&lt;code&gt;hstream&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the &quot;type&quot; attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> Example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hstream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608 bit/s&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22406 2007-10-08T11:41:37Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Technical information */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * delivery - optional. unicast | multicast<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a media-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> The media-info schema would need to be something like:<br /> <br /> * hmedia ('''&lt;code&gt;hmedia&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the type attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional (streams only). unicast | multicast<br /> ** '''length''' optional (files only). Integer<br /> <br /> Stream example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hmedia&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608 bit/s&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22405 2007-10-08T11:40:56Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Technical information */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a media-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> The media-info schema would need to be something like:<br /> <br /> * hmedia ('''&lt;code&gt;hmedia&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the type attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional (streams only). unicast | multicast<br /> ** '''length''' optional (files only). Integer<br /> <br /> Stream example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hmedia&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608 bit/s&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-examples&diff=22665 2007-10-08T11:37:33Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Broadcast Info */</p> <hr /> <div>= Broadcast =<br /> <br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. <br /> A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories.<br /> <br /> General information such as channel name, category (genre), and broadcaster are provided as well as technical information about the streams (URL, bit-rate, codec etc).<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> Directories which list radio and TV stations have to be maintained by hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> Some, but not all of this information is common to [[audio-info]] and [[video-info-examples]]. However there is an inherent difference between an item of content (e.g. a song) and a real-time stream of content.<br /> <br /> Some thought needs to be given to whether this problem can be addressed using the proposed [[hAudio]] and hVideo microformats, or by combining these with some new stream-info microformat (similar to the proposed [[file-format]] or [[downloads]] microformats).<br /> <br /> == A NOTE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING - USE TEMPLATES ==<br /> <br /> A python script has been written to extract statistical information, but for it to work, we need to be careful about how we mark up information. <br /> <br /> Please use the following template when adding information about an Internet radio or TV station:<br /> <br /> * [ http://www.example.com Website Name]<br /> ** [ http://www.example.com/listing Listing Example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name (i.e. station name), broadcaster, description, language, category (i.e. genre), location, <br /> image (i.e. logo), info_url (station web page), stream_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency, <br /> rating, now_playing (e.g. track details), schedule, email, stereo (i.e. stereo/mono flag)<br /> <br /> If you need to add more information than is displayed, please use a common term to describe the information.<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> <br /> Page layout copied from [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> <br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> === Radio ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml BBC Radio Player]<br /> ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml Example radio station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, image, category, bitrate, codec, stream_url, player_url, now_playing, schedule, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/station.asp?webcasting=40&amp;home=Radio Talk radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/stations/irishtoddy Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, location, player_url, bandwidth, rating, now_playing, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=station&amp;stationid=203 Radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/music.asp?CatalogID=17&amp;webcasting Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, location, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=pop Pop station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, rating, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Radio Feeds]<br /> ** [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com/ Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=results&amp;type=location&amp;fieldid=246 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, player_url<br /> <br /> === Television ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/modules.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;page=watch&amp;id=1459&amp;d=1 Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://freetube.110mb.com Freetube]<br /> ** [http://freetube.110mb.com/index.php?view=7ZXVyb3Nwb3J0dWs Eurosports TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, rating, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://musicplustv.com MusicPlus TV]<br /> ** [http://musicplustv.com/stream_pop.php Example staion]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.streamick.com Streamick]<br /> ** [http://www.streamick.com Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, image, info_url, stream_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/mod.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;orderby=0&amp;categoryby=0&amp;newcategoryby=0 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Internet TV Station list]<br /> ** [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, rating, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.lunarbroadband.com Lunar Broadband]<br /> ** [http://www.lunarbroadband.com/media/webtv/cha.cou/usa/usa.php Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, rating, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://wwitv.com wwwiTV]<br /> ** [http://wwitv.com/portal.htm Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, location, info_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> ==== Other stream types ====<br /> * Text?<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of the existing patterns and practices found in the wild for Radio and TV stations.<br /> <br /> === Other schema ===<br /> <br /> The [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 XML schema] defined by [http://www.tv-anytime.org TV-Anytime] address a similar problem.<br /> <br /> === Summary of common patterns discovered ===<br /> <br /> * There is no explicit information about whether the station is radio or TV.<br /> * There are often several streams listed for the same station using different bit-rates or codecs.<br /> <br /> === Other attempts to solve The Problem ===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> <br /> * [[broadcast-brainstorming]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=audio-info-issues&diff=22418 2007-10-08T11:16:01Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Votes */</p> <hr /> <div>= Audio info issues =<br /> <br /> This page defines the current issues with the hAudio draft specification. Any issues that have not yet been resolved are marked with an {{OpenIssue}} tag.<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> <br /> In order of contribution:<br /> <br /> * [[User:Brian|Brian Suda]]<br /> * [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] - Digital Bazaar, Inc. (Bitmunk)<br /> * [[User:WebOrganics|Martin McEvoy]] - WebOrganics<br /> * Michael Smethurst<br /> <br /> = Problem: Redundant Property Names =<br /> <br /> The audio info proposal has invented several new properties. These should be condensed, removed and/or discussed further.<br /> <br /> == image-summary Property==<br /> hAudio ISSUE #1: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> [[audio-info-proposal#Image Summary|image-summary]] - This is a small graphic image that summarizes the audio piece. It should NOT be a MUST to use the &lt;img&gt; element, (it shouldn't be a MUST anyway) ~BrianSuda. There are several other formats that already use the PHOTO property, including [[hcard|hCard]] and [[hreview|hReview]]. This has potential to collapse and remove image-summary.<br /> <br /> ===Possible Solutions===<br /> <br /> # Use PHOTO instead.<br /> <br /> === Votes ===<br /> <br /> * +1 for using PHOTO [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 06:40, 14 Aug 2007 (PDT)<br /> * +1 for using PHOTO [[User:WebOrganics|Martin McEvoy]] 15:49, 14 Aug 2007 (GMT)<br /> <br /> == audio-title Property ==<br /> hAudio ISSUE #2: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> [[audio-info-proposal#Audio Title|audio-title]] - There is an on going debate where this should be something else such as FN or SUMMARY, or RECORDING.<br /> <br /> ===Possible Solutions===<br /> <br /> # Use FN instead<br /> # Use SUMMARY instead<br /> # Use RECORDING instead for singular audio recordings (songs, movements, chapters) and ALBUM/RELEASE for collections of audio recordings.<br /> <br /> ===Votes===<br /> <br /> * +1 : use RECORDING and ALBUM [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 18:20, 27 Sep 2007 (PDT)<br /> * -1 : don't change audio-title [[User:WebOrganics|Martin McEvoy]] 15:48, 14 Aug 2007 (GMT)<br /> * +1 for using FN, no clear difference between two so why invent another [[User:DavidJanes|David Janes]] 14 August 2007<br /> <br /> == published-date Property ==<br /> hAudio ISSUE #3: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> [[audio-info-proposal#Published Date|published-date]] is a duplicate of the PUBLISHED property found-in [[hatom|hAtom]]. This can be collapsed to a single property name <br /> <br /> Alternatively, we could use &lt;code&gt;dtstart&lt;/code&gt;, from hCalendar (shouldn't the published date be an hCalendar event?) [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> ===Possible Solutions===<br /> <br /> # Use PUBLISHED instead<br /> # Use DTSTART instead<br /> <br /> ===Votes===<br /> <br /> * +1 for using PUBLISHED instead of PUBLISHED-DATE [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 06:41, 14 Aug 2007 (PDT)<br /> * +1 for using PUBLISHED instead of PUBLISHED-DATE [[User:WebOrganics|Martin McEvoy]] 15:51, 14 Aug 2007 (GMT)<br /> <br /> == album-title Property==<br /> hAudio ISSUE #9: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> It has been proposed that something else should be used instead of '''album-title'''.<br /> <br /> ===Possible Solutions===<br /> <br /> # Use ALBUM instead of ALBUM-TITLE<br /> # Use RELEASE instead of ALBUM-TITLE<br /> # Keep ALBUM-TITLE<br /> <br /> === Votes ===<br /> <br /> * +1 for using ALBUM [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 09:31, 12 Sep 2007 (PDT)<br /> * +1 for using RELEASE [http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-September/000832.html Michael Smethurst], 12 Sep 2007<br /> <br /> == Collection Names==<br /> hAudio ISSUE #10: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> The following have been proposed for collection names if hAlbum is going to be integrated into hAudio.<br /> <br /> ===Possible Solutions===<br /> <br /> * ALBUM-TITLE, ALBUM, or RELEASE - used for vinyl albums, CD singles, Ringles (haha), EPs, and CDs.<br /> * PODCAST - used for podcasts.<br /> * TOPLIST, CHART - used for top 10, top 40 and lists of audio recordings. Can be re-used for television, short film and video recordings in the future.<br /> * PLAYLIST - used to contain a grouped list of audio recordings and video recordings. Could be re-used for television episodes, short films, and video recordings in the future.<br /> * TRACK - used for each item in the audio-recording collection above.<br /> <br /> === Votes ===<br /> <br /> * +1 for using ALBUM [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 09:31, 12 Sep 2007 (PDT)<br /> * +1 for using PODCAST [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 09:54, 12 Sep 2007 (PDT)<br /> * +1 for using TRACK [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 09:54, 12 Sep 2007 (PDT)<br /> * +1 for using TRACK [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]] 12:21, 25 Sep 2007 (GMT+1)<br /> * +1 for using CHART [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]] 12:21, 25 Sep 2007 (GMT+1)<br /> * +1 for using PLAYLIST [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]] 12:21, 25 Sep 2007 (GMT+1)<br /> * +1 for using RELEASE [http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-September/000832.html Michael Smethurst], 12 Sep 2007<br /> <br /> =Problem: Display properties of rel-patterns=<br /> hAudio ISSUE #4: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> In order to solve the [[audio-info-issues#Historical:_Graphic_buttons_in_rel-patterns|graphic-only buttons in rel-patterns problem]], it was identified that part of the problem dealt with attempting to create relationship quadruples, or incorrect relationship triples. <br /> <br /> If there is no text to display, then how does one place the item into a menu/display for Operator/Firefox? Grabbing the image and placing it in a UI is a difficult argument to make - there are a variety of image sizes that might not do well in the Operator UI (or Firefox 3 UI).<br /> <br /> Typically, rel-patterns are created by doing something like the following:<br /> <br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;RELATIONSHIP&quot; href=&quot;URL&quot;&gt;TARGET&lt;/a&gt;<br /> <br /> The final triple that is created can be read thusly: URL is related to TARGET via RELATIONSHIP.<br /> <br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;brother&quot; href=&quot;/people/john_f_kennedy.html&quot;&gt;Robert Kennedy&lt;/a&gt;<br /> <br /> The URL above would be read like so: The URL &lt;code&gt;http://www.people.org/john_f_kennedy.html&lt;/code&gt; is related to &lt;code&gt;Robert Kennedy&lt;/code&gt; via a relationship of type &lt;code&gt;brother&lt;/code&gt;. In other words, John F. Kennedy is Robert Kennedy's brother.<br /> <br /> Using rel-pattern as such:<br /> <br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;brother&quot; href=&quot;/people/john_f_kennedy.html&quot; title=&quot;Robert Kennedy&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;img src=&quot;/images/robert_kennedy.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Robert Kennedy&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;/a&gt;<br /> <br /> It isn't defined if the displayable value of the relationship &quot;Robert Kennedy&quot; should be used from<br /> <br /> * the @alt attribute on the IMG element<br /> * the @title attribute on the anchor (A element)<br /> * or, not at all.<br /> <br /> This is because the rel attribute is only concerned with the relationship between the current page and the href. The TITLE of the link is not defined by rel.<br /> <br /> It is quite often that a site uses an image instead of a text link to present actions. For example: Instead of using the text &quot;Download&quot;, they will use a graphic image with a downward-facing arrow.<br /> <br /> How do we present this option to a human being in a non-web-page UI?<br /> <br /> ===Possible Solutions===<br /> <br /> ====Do nothing====<br /> <br /> The decision should be left up to uF implementors. The market should decide how the information is displayed. This is something that does not need to be explicit in the spec, but can be left flexible to developers to implement as they see best and to adapt to their applications and future developments. Forcing someone to use the @alt or @title prevents them from reusing the actual image or using their own graphics because the spec mandated the &quot;correct&quot; use.<br /> <br /> ====Not Specified but Publish hAudio Best Practices Section====<br /> <br /> This is a slight variation on the &quot;Do nothing&quot; approach. Implementation is still left up to the uF/application implementors, but we recommend the following in a &quot;Best Practices&quot; section for hAudio:<br /> <br /> * Use TITLE on rel-patterns, which is backed up by the following from [[rel-payment#RelPayment]]:<br /> <br /> Authors should use the &quot;title&quot; attribute to provide a human readable <br /> description of the type of support pointed to by the hyperlink. <br /> Aggregators may use the contents of the &quot;title&quot; attribute to provide <br /> additional information about the support link to their users. <br /> E.g. &lt;a href=&quot;[url]&quot; rel=&quot;payment&quot; title=&quot;Donate Money Via PayPal&quot;&gt;.<br /> <br /> * If TITLE is not used, the link text that is displayed in a text-only web browser should be used.<br /> <br /> ====Use the TITLE Attribute====<br /> <br /> Using @title was proposed in the following post to the mailing list:<br /> <br /> http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000590.html<br /> <br /> =====Benefits=====<br /> <br /> # It POSH-ifies the website.<br /> # It works well with Operator, Firefox 3 and other uF parsers/UIs.<br /> # It adds the accessibility/screen reader problem.<br /> <br /> =====Drawbacks=====<br /> <br /> # There are arguments stating that the @alt attribute would be a better choice: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000593.html<br /> # there are arguments that this is not part of how the rel attribute was designed and it is layering semantics onto the attribute that don't exist in the HTML spec.<br /> <br /> ====New Label Property====<br /> <br /> Create a specific new property that defines the label title, or other &lt;code&gt;displayable&lt;/code&gt; Microformat class that should specify the text value to be used.<br /> <br /> ===Votes===<br /> <br /> * +1 for not specifying, but providing best practices section [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 06:54, 14 Aug 2007 (PDT)<br /> * +1 for Do Nothing recommend proper use of @alt [[User:WebOrganics|Martin McEvoy]] 16:03, 14 Aug 2007 (GMT)<br /> <br /> =Problem: Peeking into child elements=<br /> hAudio ISSUE #5: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> It has been proposed that peeking into child elements that are not labeled with microformatted class names goes against the established publishing practices of microformats. In other words, if there isn't a microformatted class name on the element, we shouldn't be reading/interpreting the contents of the element. <br /> <br /> There have been several proposed solutions, one of which automatically peeks at certain sub-elements, such as @alt in IMG:<br /> <br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;license&quot; href=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;img src=&quot;/images/deed/by.png&quot; alt=&quot;Creative Commons Attribution 3.0&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;/a&gt;<br /> <br /> A microformat parser would take the HTML above and automatically parse out the contents of the @alt attribute on all child elements.<br /> <br /> <br /> Another approach would parse out display-able elements based on a pre-defined microformatted relationship such as &lt;code&gt;displayble&lt;/code&gt;, like so:<br /> <br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;license&quot; href=&quot;http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;img rel=&quot;displayable&quot; src=&quot;/images/deed/by.png&quot; alt=&quot;Creative Commons Attribution 3.0&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;/a&gt;<br /> <br /> ===Possible Solutions===<br /> <br /> # Microformats should never peek into child elements when displaying information.<br /> # The community should decide on a set of attributes and elements that are peek-able (for example: any element that contains an @alt attribute should be peek-able)<br /> # Only elements that are marked with a class of a specified type, such as &lt;code&gt;displayable&lt;/code&gt;, should be used to display the text.<br /> # Display what common text-only browser displays (in the case of Lynx, the value in @alt).<br /> <br /> ====Benefits====<br /> <br /> # Valid HTML requires that the ALT tag is specified anyway, thus we're helping people write proper HTML.<br /> # Because of the item above, this is in-line with what most text-based browsers and screen readers expect.<br /> # There is no danger of @title and @alt both being specified and read by a screen reader.<br /> ## ?? what about @title on the 'a' and an @alt on the image?<br /> <br /> ====Drawbacks====<br /> # The point was raised that ALT tags are not used properly on the web: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000598.html and http://microformats.org/wiki/hcard-faq#Why_is_IMG_alt_not_being_picked_up<br /> <br /> ===Votes===<br /> <br /> * +1 for displaying what a common text-only browser or screen reader would display [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 06:46, 14 Aug 2007 (PDT)<br /> * +1 Display what common text-only browser displays [[User:WebOrganics|Martin McEvoy]] 15:58, 14 Aug 2007 (GMT)<br /> <br /> = Problem: Summary Property is Missing =<br /> hAudio ISSUE #6: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> Martin McEvoy did another analysis run of the [[audio-info-examples]] data and [[audio-info-examples#Further_Analysis_Regarding_Summaries|found that audio descriptions existed]] for many of the examples. It has been proposed that audio descriptions should be added to the hAudio Microformat.<br /> <br /> == Possible Solutions ==<br /> <br /> * Add audio descriptions to the hAudio specification using SUMMARY<br /> * Add audio descriptions to the hAudio specification using DESCRIPTION<br /> <br /> ===Votes===<br /> <br /> * +1 for using DESCRIPTION [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 06:45, 14 Aug 2007 (PDT)<br /> * +1 for using DESCRIPTION [[User:WebOrganics|Martin McEvoy]] 15:46, 14 Aug 2007 (GMT)<br /> <br /> =Problem: TRACK does not work in tables=<br /> hAudio ISSUE #11: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> Julian Stahnke noted that [http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-October/000940.html the new track proposal doesn't work with tables ]. The previous examples required one to mark up track information using haudio, thus the publisher would have to do the following to mark up a track:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;track&quot;&gt;1.<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;haudio&gt;<br /> ...<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> The nested approach above doesn't work when working with HTML tables because TR is usually the containing element of a track in the audio examples and nothing but a TD element is allowed inside of it. In other words, HAUDIO cannot be nested inside of TRACK in a table. <br /> <br /> == Possible Solutions ==<br /> <br /> One approach lets HAUDIO to co-exist with TRACK. Here is an example of valid markup using this approach:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot;&gt;<br /> ...<br /> &lt;table&gt;<br /> &lt;tr&gt;&lt;th&gt;#&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;Track&lt;/th&gt;&lt;th&gt;Length&lt;/th&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;<br /> &lt;tr class=&quot;track haudio&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;td&gt;1.&lt;/td&gt;<br /> &lt;td class=&quot;recording&quot;&gt;Sanity&lt;/td&gt;<br /> &lt;td&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;duration&quot; title=&quot;P348S&quot;&gt;5:48&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/td&gt;<br /> &lt;/tr&gt;<br /> &lt;tr class=&quot;haudio track&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;td&gt;2.&lt;/td&gt;<br /> &lt;td class=&quot;recording&quot;&gt;Highway To Hell&lt;/td&gt;<br /> &lt;td&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;duration&quot; title=&quot;P219S&quot;&gt;3:39&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/td&gt;<br /> &lt;/tr&gt;<br /> &lt;/table&gt;<br /> ...<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Note that in the above example, order doesn't matter since we are stating that a TRACK *is* HAUDIO.<br /> <br /> * Allow HAUDIO to co-exist with TRACK<br /> <br /> ===Votes===<br /> <br /> * +1 for allowing HAUDIO to co-exist with TRACK [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 19:52, 4 Oct 2007 (PDT)<br /> <br /> =Problem: CONTRIBUTOR and TRACK are not publisher friendly=<br /> hAudio ISSUE #12: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> In order to specify a CONTRIBUTOR or TRACK, a publisher must use VCARD or HAUDIO mark up. This is annoying if the only piece of information being marked up is that of the artist name or the track name, which is usually what happens in most blog postings. We should provide a mechanism to make it easier for a publisher to blog about an album with a contributor or a track.<br /> <br /> == Possible Solutions ==<br /> <br /> We could enable this behavior by allowing the following short-form for TRACK, in addition to the HAUDIO long-form:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot;&gt;<br /> ...<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;album&quot;&gt;Album Title&lt;/span&gt;<br /> ...<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;track&quot;&gt;Song Name&lt;/span&gt;<br /> ...<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> and the following short-form for CONTRIBUTOR, in addition to the VCARD long-form:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;contributor&quot;&gt;Phish&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> * Make CONTRIBUTOR and TRACK accept short-forms that do not require VCARD or HAUDIO markup.<br /> <br /> ===Votes===<br /> <br /> * +1 for making CONTRIBUTOR and TRACK easier to specify by allowing the short-form representation [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 20:03, 4 Oct 2007 (PDT)<br /> <br /> = Problem: Track Number is Missing =<br /> hAudio ISSUE #7: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> We assumed that the track number was going to be encapsulated by XOXO in the beginning, but it seems as if this is not the case. Unfortunately, we didn't analyze the number of sites that had tracks in them. We should do this and report our findings to the mailing list. It is also important to note that most of the audio formats support track numbers.<br /> <br /> == Possible Solutions ==<br /> <br /> * Gather examples and add track-number to hAudio if there is enough evidence to support it.<br /> <br /> = Problem: hAlbum is redundant =<br /> <br /> Most of hAlbum's properties overlap with hAudio. In fact, the only two properties that do not overlap with hAudio are 'album-title' and 'track'. <br /> <br /> == Possible Solutions ==<br /> <br /> hAudio ISSUE #8: {{OpenIssue}}<br /> <br /> It has been proposed that we merge these two properties into hAudio to provide a cleaner, more unified way of describing audio songs and albums. Examples of how this would work are below:<br /> <br /> You can specify an hAudio album instead of an hAudio song by specifying the 'album-title' property and not including the 'audio-title' property:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;album-title&quot;&gt;Underdog World Strike&lt;/span&gt; by <br /> &lt;div class=&quot;collaborator&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;Gogol Bordello&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> You can specify an audio song that belongs to an audio album by specifying both 'album-title' and 'audio-title':<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;audio-title&quot;&gt;Start Wearing Purple&lt;/span&gt;<br /> is a song off of the album<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;album-title&quot;&gt;Underdog World Strike&lt;/span&gt; by <br /> &lt;div class=&quot;collaborator&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;Gogol Bordello&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> You can specify each track in an album by including one or more 'track' properties and specifying the 'album-title':<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;haudio&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;photo&quot; src=&quot;images/live_phish_vol_15.jpg&quot;/&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;album-title&quot;&gt;Live Phish, Volume 15&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;contributor&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;fn org&quot;&gt;Phish&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> Released on:<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;published&quot; title=&quot;20023110&quot;&gt;October 31, 2002&lt;abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;br/&gt;<br /> Acquire: <br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;sample&quot; href=&quot;/samples/live_phish_vol_15_sample.mp3&quot;&gt;Sample&lt;/a&gt;, <br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;enclosure&quot; href=&quot;/live/phish_live_phish_vol_15.mp3&quot;&gt;Live Recording&lt;/a&gt;,<br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;payment&quot; href=&quot;/buy/phish_live_phish_vol_15&quot;&gt;Buy High Quality Track&lt;/a&gt;<br /> Category: &lt;span class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;live&lt;/span&gt;<br /> Duration: &lt;abbr class=&quot;duration&quot; title=&quot;P8727S&quot;&gt;145 minutes, 27 seconds&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> Price: &lt;span class=&quot;money&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;currency&quot; title=&quot;USD&quot;&gt;$&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;amount&quot;&gt;14.99&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> Tracks:<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;track&quot;&gt;1.<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;haudio&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;audio-title&quot;&gt;Sanity&lt;/span&gt; <br /> (&lt;abbr class=&quot;duration&quot; title=&quot;P348S&quot;&gt;5:48&lt;/abbr&gt;)<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;track&quot;&gt;2.<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;haudio&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;audio-title&quot;&gt;Highway To Hell&lt;/span&gt; <br /> (&lt;abbr class=&quot;duration&quot; title=&quot;P219S&quot;&gt;3:39&lt;/abbr&gt;)<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Parsing rules would have to be changed slightly:<br /> <br /> * If only 'album-title' is specified, then the hAudio is an album.<br /> * If only 'audio-title' is specified, then the hAudio is a song/speech or other singular work.<br /> * If both 'album-title' and 'audio-title' is specified, then the hAudio is a song that is part of an album.<br /> * If 'album-title' and one or more 'track's are specified, the hAudio is an album containing tracks. Each track is a hAudio. None of the track properties should implicitly be added to the hAudio. In other words, the parser shouldn't parse the contents of the 'track' hAudio into the non-track hAudio object.<br /> <br /> This also allows us to easily extend hAudio into the realm of podcasts, toplists, and other types of audio collections by adding a &quot;*-title&quot; property. For example, we could extend hAudio to support podcasts and podcast sections by adding a single property to hAudio: 'podcast-title'. 'track' would be used for each podcast section, in that use case.<br /> <br /> ==Votes==<br /> <br /> * +1 for merging 'album-title' and 'track' into hAudio from hAlbum. [[User:ManuSporny|ManuSporny]] 12:57, 8 Sep 2007 (PDT)<br /> * +1 also for merging album-title and track into hAudio [[User:WebOrganics|Martin McEvoy]] 21:48, 8 Sep 2007 (GMT+1)<br /> * +1 also for merging album-title and track into hAudio [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]] 12:11, 25 Sep 2007 (GMT+1)<br /> <br /> =Historical: Graphic buttons in rel-patterns=<br /> ==Affected Parties==<br /> <br /> Any site that uses images for links. 'rel-sample', 'rel-enclosure', and 'rel-payment' and wants an additional property to display something besides a URL are affected. Most of the [[audio-info-examples|examples]] also contain images instead of text for samples, downloads and purchase links. This is a demonstrable, widespread problem.<br /> <br /> This problem has been split into two parts, per Brian Suda's request. The problems are listed above and refer to this problem statement, namely:<br /> <br /> [[audio-info-issues#Problem:_Display_properties_of_rel-patterns|Display properties of rel-patterns]] and [[audio-info-issues#Problem:_Peeking_into_child_elements_to_display_rel-patterns|Peeking into child elements]]<br /> <br /> ====History====<br /> <br /> # ALT was proposed on the mailing list: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000593.html<br /> # The point was raised that ALT tags are not used properly on the web: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000598.html<br /> # Research was started on ALT tag usage on the web: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000614.html and http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000596.html<br /> # Analysis on ALT tag usage on the web was reported: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000624.html and http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000627.html<br /> # A very long argument started on the use/mis-use of ALT: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000603.html<br /> # More research was performed and presented to the list asserting that ALT is not being mis-used on the web: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000629.html<br /> # It was asserted that the research completed was not acceptable: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000635.html<br /> # Things got nasty: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000637.html<br /> # Posting stopped due to an End of Thread request: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-July/000644.html<br /> # The issue and discussion was documented on the wiki.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> {{haudio-related-pages}}</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-examples&diff=22403 2007-10-08T10:57:35Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Summary of common patterns discovered */</p> <hr /> <div>= Broadcast Info =<br /> <br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. <br /> A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories.<br /> <br /> General information such as channel name, category (genre), and broadcaster are provided as well as technical information about the streams (URL, bit-rate, codec etc).<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> <br /> Directories which list radio and TV stations have to be maintained by hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> Some, but not all of this information is common to [[audio-info]] and [[video-info-examples]]. However there is an inherent difference between an item of content (e.g. a song) and a real-time stream of content.<br /> <br /> Some thought needs to be given to whether this problem can be addressed using the proposed [[hAudio]] and hVideo microformats, or by combining these with some new stream-info microformat (similar to the proposed [[file-format]] or [[downloads]] microformats).<br /> <br /> == A NOTE ABOUT CONTRIBUTING - USE TEMPLATES ==<br /> <br /> A python script has been written to extract statistical information, but for it to work, we need to be careful about how we mark up information. <br /> <br /> Please use the following template when adding information about an Internet radio or TV station:<br /> <br /> * [ http://www.example.com Website Name]<br /> ** [ http://www.example.com/listing Listing Example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name (i.e. station name), broadcaster, description, language, category (i.e. genre), location, <br /> image (i.e. logo), info_url (station web page), stream_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency, <br /> rating, now_playing (e.g. track details), schedule, email, stereo (i.e. stereo/mono flag)<br /> <br /> If you need to add more information than is displayed, please use a common term to describe the information.<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> <br /> Page layout copied from [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> <br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell | Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> <br /> == Real-World Examples ==<br /> <br /> === Radio ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml BBC Radio Player]<br /> ** [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/mainframe.shtml?http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio1.shtml Example radio station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, image, category, bitrate, codec, stream_url, player_url, now_playing, schedule, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/station.asp?webcasting=40&amp;home=Radio Talk radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, player_url, bandwidth, codec, frequency<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/stations/irishtoddy Example station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, location, player_url, bandwidth, rating, now_playing, email<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=station&amp;stationid=203 Radio station example]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.webradiolist.com Internet Radio List]<br /> ** [http://www.webradiolist.com/radios/music.asp?CatalogID=17&amp;webcasting Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, location, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://www.live365.com Live365 Internet Radio]<br /> ** [http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?genre=pop Pop station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, category, rating, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Radio Feeds]<br /> ** [http://www.radiofeeds.co.uk/ Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, category, location, info_url, stream_url, bandwidth, codec, stereo<br /> <br /> * [http://www.reciva.com/ Reciva Radio Portal]<br /> ** [https://www.reciva.com/index.php?option=com_cloud&amp;action=results&amp;type=location&amp;fieldid=246 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, player_url<br /> <br /> === Television ===<br /> <br /> ==== Individual TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/modules.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;page=watch&amp;id=1459&amp;d=1 Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://freetube.110mb.com Freetube]<br /> ** [http://freetube.110mb.com/index.php?view=7ZXVyb3Nwb3J0dWs Eurosports TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, rating, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://musicplustv.com MusicPlus TV]<br /> ** [http://musicplustv.com/stream_pop.php Example staion]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, codec, player_url<br /> <br /> * [http://www.streamick.com Streamick]<br /> ** [http://www.streamick.com Example TV station]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, description, image, info_url, stream_url<br /> <br /> ==== Listings of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> * [http://www.freeetv.com Freee TV]<br /> ** [http://www.freeetv.com/mod.php?name=Video_Stream&amp;orderby=0&amp;categoryby=0&amp;newcategoryby=0 Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, description, language, category, location, image, info_url, bandwidth, codec, player, rating<br /> <br /> * [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Internet TV Station list]<br /> ** [http://www.internet-tvstations.co.uk Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, image, info_url, player_url, rating, bandwidth<br /> <br /> * [http://www.lunarbroadband.com Lunar Broadband]<br /> ** [http://www.lunarbroadband.com/media/webtv/cha.cou/usa/usa.php Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, location, category, rating, bandwidth, codec<br /> <br /> * [http://wwitv.com wwwiTV]<br /> ** [http://wwitv.com/portal.htm Station list]<br /> *** Information displayed: name, broadcaster, description, location, info_url, player_url, bandwidth<br /> <br /> ==== Other stream types ====<br /> * Text?<br /> <br /> === Analysis ===<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of Radio Stations ====<br /> <br /> ==== Analysis of TV Stations ====<br /> <br /> == Existing Practices ==<br /> <br /> Listed below is an overview of the existing patterns and practices found in the wild for Radio and TV stations.<br /> <br /> === Other schema ===<br /> <br /> The [http://webapp.etsi.org/workprogram/Report_WorkItem.asp?WKI_ID=22472 XML schema] defined by [http://www.tv-anytime.org TV-Anytime] address a similar problem.<br /> <br /> === Summary of common patterns discovered ===<br /> <br /> * There is no explicit information about whether the station is radio or TV.<br /> * There are often several streams listed for the same station using different bit-rates or codecs.<br /> <br /> === Other attempts to solve The Problem ===<br /> <br /> * [[media-info-examples]] - Attempted to find an uber-microformat for describing media. Turned out to be too large of a task, thus the problem was split into attempting to create microformats for audio, video and images.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> <br /> * [[broadcast-brainstorming]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22404 2007-10-05T15:07:07Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a media-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> The media-info schema would need to be something like:<br /> <br /> * hmedia ('''&lt;code&gt;hmedia&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the type attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional (streams only). unicast | multicast<br /> ** '''length''' optional (files only). Integer<br /> <br /> Stream example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hmedia&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608 bit/s&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22303 2007-10-05T14:59:49Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a media-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> The media-info schema would need to be something like:<br /> <br /> * hmedia ('''&lt;code&gt;hmedia&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the type attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional (streams only). unicast | multicast<br /> ** '''length''' optional (files only). Integer<br /> <br /> Stream example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hmedia&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;196608&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22302 2007-10-05T11:15:41Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a media-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> The media-info schema would need to be something like:<br /> <br /> * hmedia ('''&lt;code&gt;hmedia&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''type''' optional. using the type attribute of the &lt;a&gt; element<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional (streams only). unicast | multicast<br /> ** '''length''' optional (files only). Integer<br /> <br /> Stream example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hmedia&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;span class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; information could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=measure-brainstorming&diff=22305 2007-10-05T10:43:43Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Straw man */</p> <hr /> <div>= Measure Microformat Brainstorming =<br /> <br /> This page collects ideas on how to use semantic XHTML to represent unambiguously [[measure]]s.<br /> <br /> == Guillaume Lebleu ==<br /> <br /> Basic example with elementary unit using the abbr pattern and the UNECE code (see [[measure-formats]])<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;length&quot;&gt;5 &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;Feet&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Optional &quot;value&quot; could be useful in some cases, for instance when the value is provided in plain text:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;length&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Five&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;Feet&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Andy Mabbett==<br /> <br /> ===Converter Extension===<br /> This Firefox extension may be of interest. Note, though, that it's been criticised for having a &quot;nag&quot; screen: [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2286/ Converter] [[User:AndyMabbett|AndyMabbett]] 15:32, 3 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> :This is the author of that extension. I don't want to go much into this, but I just want to clarify this briefly. The part with the nag screen is wrong on two counts: (1) that dialog isn't there anymore, and (2) even if it was there, you only needed to read a paragraph and click a button to make it go away ''forever'' -- but you don't have to take my word for it, install it for yourselves and see. Andy's report is accurate however -- the extension '''''was''''' criticized for that dialog (that's what you get from your free extension's users when you ask for 15 seconds of their time in return for hundreds of hours of your time). --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 09:35, 9 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> ===Wikipedia converter===<br /> Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Convert Convert Template] automatically converts from metric to imperial and vice versa. It's worth noting the measurements it supports. <br /> <br /> ===Google calculator===<br /> A Google search, e.g. for &quot;0.6 miles&quot; [http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=0.6+miles returns a metric conversion]. See also [http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/help/calculator.html Google calculator help].<br /> <br /> ===HTML Entities===<br /> *For squared and cubic values, the HTML entities &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;sup2;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;sup3;&lt;/code&gt; should be borne in mind.<br /> <br /> *For temperatures and angels, the HTML entity &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;deg;&lt;/code&gt; exists.<br /> <br /> *The following currency entities exist: <br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;curren;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;curren;&lt;/code&gt; - currency <br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;cent;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;cent;&lt;/code&gt; - cent<br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;pound;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;pound;&lt;/code&gt; - pound<br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;yen;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;yen;&lt;/code&gt; - yen<br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;euro;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;euro;&lt;/code&gt; - Euro<br /> <br /> ==Bogdan Stăncescu==<br /> Here are my findings related to automatic parsing of measurements on web pages while developing the [http://converter.mozdev.org Converter] extension. Please ask away if you want me to go into more detail on any of the topics -- I'm not sure which of my experiences are relevant to microformats, so I'm going to give you an overview of my conclusions.<br /> <br /> By the way of an introduction, the Converter is a Firefox extension which tries to convert all measurements it finds in any web page to their Imperial or metric counterpart (e.g. Fahrenheit to Celsius, and Celsius to Fahrenheit; meters to feet and feet to meters). There are two steps to the conversion process: (1) identifying the measurements in the page, and (2) converting them. As expected, the conversion part is trivial, at least conceptually. The parsing is the tricky bit, and that's also where the Converter's challenges also become relevant for microformats.<br /> <br /> Here are the main challenges I have encountered while writing the Converter:<br /> <br /> ;Presentation standardization: The first, biggest and most obvious challenge is lack of almost any ''de facto'' standardization in respect to data presentation. What I mean is that although the units themselves are more or less standardized (more on that later), they are ''presented'' in various ways within web pages. Take these examples: &quot;50 foot monster&quot;, &quot;50 ft monster&quot;, &quot;50 feet monster&quot;, &quot;50-foot monster&quot;, &quot;50-feet monster&quot; -- and my personal favorite, &quot;fifty-foot monster&quot; (more on this later);<br /> <br /> :Note that using a microformat using in particular the [[abbr-design-pattern]] would make each of these examples less ambiguous if not unambiguous. See below --[[User:Guillaume_Lebleu|Guillaume_Lebleu]]:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;foot&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;ft&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;foot&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;feet&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;50&quot;&gt;fifty&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;foot&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> :: Of course; as far as I could gather, that's actually the ''purpose'' of microformats -- bridging the gap between what humans and machines can understand, no? --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 00:30, 11 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> ;Unit standardization: I live in Europe, where I've always used the metric system. As such, this probably was a much bigger nasty surprise for me than it is for a user of the Imperial/U.S. Customary system: in the Imperial system, the units themselves vary depending on where you are -- miles, pints, and a whole lot of other units come in many different flavors, but they're all written the same in regular usage;<br /> <br /> ;Language: &quot;1 meter&quot; vs. &quot;1 metre&quot; is a reasonable difference -- but non-SI units are usually translated. Even some SI units have different plurals, depending on the language, although in theory SI units are actually denoted by ''symbols'', not &quot;words&quot;, as to make them non-translatable, and truly international (hence the name of the SI). I haven't really given much thought to a solution towards parsing these, because I find it overwhelming for the time.<br /> <br /> ;The sheer number of units: surprisingly, most people don't realize just how many units we humans have invented. Just take a look here: [http://www.asknumbers.com/ asknumbers.com] -- see how many categories there are? Now click on Flow Rate -- a non-ubiquitous type of measurement. Three sub-categories only for flow rates! Now click on Volume Flow Rate and take a look at the number of units in those lists. Remember, those are just in one of the three categories for flow rate! The UNECE standard mentioned in the [[measure-formats#Measure_Formats|measure formats]] page is useful to define just that -- a ''standard'' set of units. But in practice there are a lot more being used out there.<br /> <br /> :Do you have examples from the Web (a URL) of non-UNECE units. One possibility would be to provide the ability for a unit to be defined as a division of products of other units. This is consistent with the [[measure-formats#Systeme_International]], which defines 7 base units and all other units as derived units (of course some units, even though they are derived are much easily represented as simple ones). This is what XBRL has done for financial/accounting/reporting. See [[currency-formats#XBRL]] and theorical example (ampere acre per second) below --[[User:Guillaume_Lebleu|Guillaume_Lebleu]]:<br /> <br /> ::Unfortunately I don't have URLs -- almost at all -- with measurements, although I've been in the &quot;business&quot; for a while. The reason for this is that I collect URLs of pages I encounter which are not properly parsed by the Converter, and when I release a version which understands those, I delete the URLs. Also, I never intended to cover all units in the Converter myself, for a multitude of reasons -- therefore I was never interested in the more exotic ones.<br /> <br /> &lt;small&gt;Guillaume Lebleu's example&lt;/small&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;AMP&quot;&gt;Ampere&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;ACR&quot;&gt;acre&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;divide&quot;&gt;per&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;SEC&quot;&gt;second&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> ::Regarding your idea of breaking down the units in base units, that's something I've also been toying with in my head for the Converter. For my particular application, it's technically more difficult to implement this breakdown. For microformats, it would be easier, but there still remains at least one potential problem: you end up with a huge mess in the page. If a standard is too complicated to follow, one tends to give up altogether.<br /> <br /> ::Consider a document which actually discusses some sort of current variation per farm, and therefore needs to repeatedly refer to ampere acres per second. For human use, they'd simply define the AAS somewhere at the top of the document, and then refer to AAS, KAAS or MAAS as needed. Maybe a similar approach should be considered for microformats as well:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> We define the <br /> &lt;span class=&quot;unit_definition&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit_name&quot;&gt;AAS&lt;/span&gt;<br /> as<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;AMP&quot;&gt;Ampere&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;ACR&quot;&gt;acre&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;divide&quot;&gt;per&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;SEC&quot;&gt;second&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;.<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> ::And then use the &quot;AAS&quot; throughout the document as any other pre-defined unit. How would you define (and use) the KAAS (1000 AAS) or MAAS (1,000,000 AAS) though? Is there any standard way already to use data multipliers in microformats? Or should we discuss that? Or is it out of scope? --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 00:30, 11 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> That's all I can think of as major hurdles right now. If I remember anything else, I'll post here. Please do give me feedback here if you want to ask more about any of the topics I touched above, or if you have other questions I might be able to reply to. --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 12:08, 9 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Discoleo==<br /> === Measurement Classification ===<br /> <br /> Because it is easier to provide examples, I will first list examples.<br /> <br /> ==== Categorical vs Ordinal Data ====<br /> <br /> Various measurements may produce '''NON-Numerical''' values:<br /> * a pain scale: '''most severe''', '''very severe''', '''severe''', ...<br /> * or the TNM tumour classification system: T0, Tx, T1, T2, T3, T4, N0, ...<br /> <br /> <br /> There is even a more fundamental issue related to numbers themselves, e.g.:<br /> * '''Lists''' or '''Years''' are sometimes written using '''Roman Numbers'''<br /> ** however, the strings corresponding to ''Roman Numbers'', when sorted alphabetically, do NOT retain the correct order<br /> ** i.e. C (100) preceds L (50), which preceds X (10)<br /> * there are other numbering schemes<br /> <br /> ==== A Single Value / Data Point ====<br /> <br /> This is the most simple data format and pretty straitforward to implement.<br /> <br /> * the distance between 2 cities is '''40 km'''<br /> * the velocity is '''62 mph'''<br /> * most other simple entires (...)<br /> <br /> ==== An Interval Measurement ====<br /> <br /> * time: the shop is open between '''6am - 18pm''' on every day of the week, exept Saturdays from '''9am - 16pm''' and Sundays from '''9am - 13pm'''<br /> **[[hcalendar|hCalendar]]? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:24, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> This is more about an interval measurement. Every variable can have 2 (or more) values, e.g.:<br /> * the levels of rain fall were between 25mm - 35mm<br /> * the maximum velocity of various cars was 220 - 250 km/h<br /> <br /> Should these values be stored as separate values? [e.g. low / high]<br /> Or should the microformats be able to store an interval?<br /> <br /> See also the examples for statistical summaries below.<br /> <br /> *Mark up each as a separate measurement, and wrap them in a &quot;range&quot; microformat? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 11:36, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> ==== Matrices ====<br /> <br /> * the GPS coordinates are '''12°14' N and 25°55' E'''<br /> **[[geo|Geo]]? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:25, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> * the dimension of the box is '''3m x 2m x 0.55m'''<br /> **this is three separate, single measurements, surely? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:21, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> ** 3 x 2 x 0.55 cubic meter, still 3 measurements, BUT given as cubic meter =&gt; ONE measurement?<br /> ***Who writes 3x2x0.55 cubic meter? You'd write &quot;3.3m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&quot; [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 11:36, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> ** the surface was 2 x 3 square feet ???<br /> ***Who writes 2x3 sq ft? You'd write &quot;2ftx3ft&quot; or &quot;6ft&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&quot; [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 11:36, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> <br /> * IF we write &quot;3.3m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&quot; or &quot;6ft&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&quot;, we '''loose information'''<br /> * IF I want a surface, I would prefer the '''sqare feet''' unit, and NOT '''...feet x ...feet'''<br /> * writing for every measure a markup, will '''bloat''' the code extensively<br /> ** data matrices would be very effective here<br /> *** how would you make such a matrix? There are different ways how such information can be &quot;compounded&quot;. (length per time = speed, length * length = area). Maybe a we can group those measurements by a surrounding information, what the context is. --Emil 02:50, 25 Dec 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> ==== Statistical Measurements ====<br /> <br /> Often, a group of data is summarized using a statistics:<br /> * the mean length was 1.3m (SD 0.12m, group size 22)<br /> * the median age was 42 years (interquartile range 95% 18 - 97)<br /> <br /> ==== Measurement Scales ====<br /> <br /> ===== Accuracy vs. Precision =====<br /> <br /> '''QUESTIONS'''<br /> * How detailed should a measurement be stored?<br /> **Microformats aren't for storing measurements; they're for &quot;labelling&quot; the measurements that are already present. [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:23, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> * If Accuracy and precision are relevant to the measurement, how do we store these?<br /> <br /> ===== Standardization of Measurement =====<br /> <br /> * sometimes we may need to store the calibration information / calibration curves<br /> * we may need to store the reference point the measurement is based on<br /> * we may need to store the '''normal values'''<br /> ** biomedical measurements are often laboratory dependent, so it does NOT make sense to have the measurement without the corresponding normal values<br /> ** e.g. anti-Hepatitis B surface antigen antibody (anti-HBs) Titer: 32 MIU/ml<br /> *** normal: 0 (non-infected, non-past infection, non-immunity)<br /> *** protective immunity: &gt;10 MIU/ml<br /> *** interpretation is however more complex, depending on other tests as well<br /> <br /> == Emil Thies ==<br /> <br /> From my understanding, this microformat should concentrate on the notation of a measurement. So there will be some aspects, which has to be covered (elsewhere?) to improve the automatic use it or this microformat only uses some base informationens (units / dimensions) and derives all used from those base / build-in once.<br /> <br /> === Dimension vs. Unit vs. Scale vs. Measurement ===<br /> <br /> A measurement is the combination of a number (value) and a unit (kind).<br /> * 3km (3 Kilo Metre = 3.000 Metre)<br /> <br /> A unit is a view for a measure of a dimension. There are two kinds how units can be different to each user:<br /> * Units Differ by Scale (Prefix)<br /> ** 3km is the same as 3.000 meter or 300.000 cm (Its the same unit, with a different prefix, which works like a factor for the value, to lower the amount of symbols / numbers. The scale should be an own element and we can make use of the standard prefixes, like they are defined on [http://aurora.regenstrief.org/UCUM/ucum.html#section-Prefixes The Unified Code for Units of Measure] or [http://www.w3.org/TR/mathml-units/#SI-prefixes MathML]).<br /> * Different units of the same dimension can be transferred into each other.<br /> ** Metre is a unit of the dimension length.<br /> ** Foot is a unit of the dimension length.<br /> <br /> A Dimension is a base-dimension (see SI-System) or a compound dimension.<br /> * length is a base dimension<br /> * time is a base dimension<br /> * speed is a compound dimension (length per time). There for a measurement of speed has one number and two unit by a math expression, which form their own unit. e.g. 10 m/s (10 Metre per second).<br /> <br /> If we express a measurement in a microformat by the unit, the dimension is indirect provided by it. But a microformat, which uses measurement as a part, needs to define the dimension of it, to keep the use of the unit as an user choice. So, we could have a general measurement element, which allows all kinds of units to use. As a derived format, we can have sub-formats, which limit the list of units (or define an alternate list) by only allowing specific dimension(s).<br /> <br /> E.G. <br /> * [[currency-proposal]], with the money element which uses the same elements value (should then replace amount), scale (should be introduced), unit (should replace currency) which is limit to the ISO 4217 list.<br /> * length, which only allows units which measures the dimension length, like FOT, MTR ...<br /> <br /> === Identification of Units ===<br /> <br /> There are so many Units around - not only the existing one. There are deprecated ones like from Rome empire etc. For example &quot;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_(unit_of_length) Foot]&quot; is not an unique identification of a unit. There is not only the British and U.S., there are for example same old German ones, before those areas joined the international metre convention in 1875:<br /> * 25 cm in Hessen<br /> * 28,935 cm in Bremen <br /> * 29,641 cm in Oldenburg <br /> * 29,1859 cm in Bayern <br /> * 30,385 cm in Meiningen-Hildburghausen <br /> * 31,385 cm in Preußen <br /> * 31,608 cm in Wien/Österreich <br /> * 32,61 cm in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe <br /> * 33 1/3 cm in der Pfalz <br /> <br /> So there is the need of a unique identification of those units. I found two approach right:<br /> <br /> ==== In MathML ====<br /> <br /> MathML [http://www.w3.org/TR/mathml-units/#definitionURL defines] the construction of an URI like:<br /> <br /> &lt;nowiki&gt;http://base/units/unit name[/context][/country][#prefix]&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> http://.../units/foot/de<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> But as you can see, there is right now no way to distinguish the different German foots based on the area inside Germany. Furthermore the context is so variable, that the same unit can be described by different URLs.<br /> <br /> ==== In OpenMath ====<br /> <br /> OpenMath [http://www.openmath.org/cdgroups/units.html defines] the units inside of content directories:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> http://www.openmath.org/cd/units_us1.xhtml#foot_us_survey<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> So there is a unique URLs for a Unit, but not every Unit is covered.<br /> <br /> === Transformation of Units ===<br /> <br /> A real benefit is the automatic transformation of a unit, so that the write can write the measurement in his context (e.g. in the U.S. foot, or a quote from an antike text in Rome Empire foot) and the reader can get a transformation in his context (e.g. the value in metre). There fore there is the need of additional transformation information. And there are some different kinds of transformation:<br /> <br /> ==== units of same dimension ====<br /> <br /> e.g. foot to metre<br /> <br /> ==== units of compound but same dimension ====<br /> <br /> e.g. metre/s and mach-number<br /> <br /> ==== compound measurement context ====<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;This switch works up to 5 Ampere by 220 Volt&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> The reader might to now, which Watt device he can attach (1100 Watt would be the answer).<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;The dimension of the box is 3m x 2m x 0.55m&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> There might be some question like:<br /> * volume (3,3 m³)<br /> * surface (17,5 m²)<br /> <br /> === Approach ===<br /> <br /> A general measurement should make use of the following informations:<br /> <br /> value: a number, which represents the amount of the measurement. The number should follow one of the following representation:<br /> * natural (positive and negative): e.g. -1, 0, 1<br /> * decimal fraction (positive and negative): e.g. -2.5, 0.123<br /> * natural fraction (positive and negative): e.g. -2/3, 3/7<br /> scale: a factor used to lower the needed numbers of the value. The scale should be either<br /> * a letter to refer a build-in factor, which is defined in [http://aurora.regenstrief.org/UCUM/ucum.html#section-Prefixes The Unified Code for Units of Measure] or [http://www.w3.org/TR/mathml-units/#SI-prefixes MathML]).<br /> * a number like defined on value<br /> unit: the unit used for the measurement. The unit should follow one of the following representation:<br /> * build-in short-form like defined on [http://www.unece.org/etrades/units.htm Standards for Trade and Electronic Business] (or any other defined list which will be defined as the standard list for this format)<br /> * a reference to a unit definition. (I think there is the need of a markup/language to define new units and/or the transformation between units).<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;measurement&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Five&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;scale&quot; title=&quot;k&quot;&gt;kilo&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;MTR&quot;&gt;metre&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> when we have a defined sub-measurement format for length, it could also be written:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;length&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Five&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;scale&quot; title=&quot;k&quot;&gt;kilo&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;MTR&quot;&gt;metre&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== List of possible Sub-Formats ====<br /> <br /> Here is a (first) list of possible keywords for sub-formats and their unit list or compound kind:<br /> <br /> * money - unit limit to the ISO 4217 List (or could be a sparate [[currency]] microformat)<br /> * '''length''' - unit limited to e.g. MTR (Metre), FOT (Foot) ....)<br /> ** '''area''' <br /> *** Either a measurement with units like MTK (Square Metre), FTK (Square Foot) <br /> *** or a compound format with elements (width:length, height:length)<br /> ** '''volume''' <br /> *** Either a measurement with units like MTQ (Cubic Metre), FTQ (Cubic Foot), LTR (Litre) ...<br /> *** or a compound format with elements (width:length, height:length, depth:length)<br /> * time or duration or '''period''' - unit limited to e.g. sec (second), min (minute) ...<br /> * '''frequency''' - unit limited to Hertz<br /> * mass or '''weight''' - unit limited to GRM (Gram), ...<br /> * power or '''electricity''' - unit limited to AMP (Ampere), OHM (Ohm), ...<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Straw man==<br /> Based on [[currency-brainstorming#Taylor_Cowan|Taylor Cowan's currency suggestion]], and [http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-new/2007-September/000921.html subsequent mailing list discussion], the following straw man (rendering the above sub-formats unnecessary) is proposed:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;hmeasure&quot;&gt;<br /> [value]<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;[value]&quot;&gt;<br /> [text]<br /> &lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Where &quot;value&quot; is a number-type pair (&quot;3Kg&quot;, &quot;456g&quot;) using [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_units SI] or other standard unit-codes and where parsers must accept the formats:<br /> <br /> *[unit-code][number]<br /> *[unit-code][space][number]<br /> *[number][unit-code]<br /> *[number]space[unit-code]<br /> <br /> and where the acceptable codes are to be determined.<br /> <br /> Further comment is invited. A test page is available, at http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/test/measure.htm<br /> <br /> ===Notes===<br /> *This is extensible, using agreed new codes for unusual or archaic measurements (say &quot;FUR&quot; for &quot;furlong&quot;); such codes could be contained in the microformat's profile.<br /> *Otherwise, it works as-is for sub-divisions of currencies:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;hmeasure&quot; title=&quot;635mm&quot;&gt;<br /> 2' 1&quot;<br /> &lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> :(2' 1&quot; is &quot;two feet one inch&quot; in imperial measurement).<br /> <br /> ===Issues===<br /> *is hmeasure the appropriate class-name?<br /> *Is [[currency|money]] a separate microformat, or a measurement, with the ISO currency code as the unit-code?<br /> *What standard sources for unit-codes exist? <br /> *This is still susceptible to the [[accessibility-issues#abbr-design-pattern]]<br /> *Do we also need sub-classes?<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;hmeasure&quot;&gt;<br /> The &lt;span class=&quot;unit-code&quot;&gt;kg&lt;/span&gt; weight was, in total &lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;5&lt;/span&gt;.<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> *If so, where would this be used? And are &quot;unit-code&quot; and &quot;value&quot; appropriate class-names?<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> {{measure-related-pages}}</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22293 2007-10-05T09:11:34Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a media-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> The media-info schema would need to be something like:<br /> <br /> * hmedia ('''&lt;code&gt;hmedia&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional (streams only). unicast | multicast<br /> ** '''length''' optional (files only). Integer<br /> <br /> Stream example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hmedia&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;span class=&quot;bitrate measure&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22291 2007-10-05T09:11:11Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a media-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> The media-info schema would need to be something like:<br /> <br /> * hmedia ('''&lt;code&gt;hmedia&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional (streams only). unicast|multicast<br /> ** '''length''' optional (files only). Integer<br /> <br /> Stream example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hmedia&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;span class=&quot;bitrate measure&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22290 2007-10-05T09:10:08Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a media-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> The hmedia schema could consist of the following:<br /> <br /> * hmedia ('''&lt;code&gt;hmedia&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]]<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional (streams only). unicast|multicast<br /> ** '''length''' optional (files only). Integer<br /> <br /> Stream example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hmedia&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;span class=&quot;bitrate measure&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22288 2007-10-05T08:57:14Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> The hAudio schema could consist of the following:<br /> <br /> * hStream ('''&lt;code&gt;hstream&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]].<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional. unicast|multicast<br /> <br /> For example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;stream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;span class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=rel-enclosure&diff=22292 2007-10-05T08:53:46Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Multiple Enclosures */</p> <hr /> <div>= rel=&quot;enclosure&quot; =<br /> <br /> relEnclosure is a simple, open, format for indicating files to cache which is embeddable in (X)HTML, Atom, RSS, and arbitrary XML. relEnclosure is an [[elemental-microformat|elemental microformat]], one of several [[microformats|microformat]] open standards.<br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> == Draft Specification 2005-06-21 ==<br /> === Author ===<br /> [http://epeus.blogspot.com Kevin Marks], [http://technorati.com Technorati, Inc.]<br /> <br /> === Copyright ===<br /> {{MicroFormatCopyrightStatement2004}}<br /> <br /> === Patents ===<br /> {{MicroFormatPatentStatement}}<br /> <br /> == Abstract ==<br /> <br /> relEnclosure is one of several microformats. By adding &lt;code&gt;rel=&quot;enclosure&quot;&lt;/code&gt; to a hyperlink, a page indicates that the destination of that hyperlink is intended to be downloaded and cached. E.g. with the following hyperlink:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a href=&quot;http://homepage.mac.com/kevinmarks/wwdc2005.mov&quot; rel=&quot;enclosure&quot;&gt;WWDC 2005 Keynote with chapters&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> the author indicates that the movie should be downloaded.<br /> <br /> == Multiple Enclosures ==<br /> Multiple such rel=&quot;enclosure&quot; hyperlinks indicate that several media items should be downloaded.<br /> <br /> '''Question:''' What if there are several alternative formats, such as high- and low-bandwidth recordings? Since &lt;link rel=&quot;alternate&quot; href=&quot;...&quot;&gt; is already defined in XHTML for that purpose, so how should it interact with this new rel tag?<br /> <br /> '''Response:''' rel=&quot;alternate&quot; is defined in the HTML spec:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;Designates substitute versions for the document in which the link occurs.&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> In the case of enclosure links &quot;alternate&quot; is not suited, because the media file is not a substitute version of the document in which the link occurs - it is a substitute version of another link on the document in which the link occurs.<br /> <br /> '''Proposal:''' Multiple instances of the same enclosure (i.e. same video with different formats, size/resolution, bitrates, etc) could be grouped in a class=&quot;enclosure&quot; block with multiple rel=&quot;enclosure&quot; links. This would be analogous to &lt;media:group&gt; in [http://search.yahoo.com/mrss MRSS]<br /> <br /> == XMDP profile ==<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;dl class=&quot;profile&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;dt id=&quot;rel&quot;&gt;rel&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;&lt;p&gt;<br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;help&quot; href=&quot;http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/links.html#adef-rel&quot;&gt;<br /> HTML4 definition of the 'rel' attribute.&lt;/a&gt; <br /> Here is an additional value.&lt;/p&gt;<br /> &lt;dl&gt;<br /> &lt;dt id=&quot;enclosure&quot;&gt; enclosure &lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;Indicates that the referred resource is intended to be downloaded and cached&lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;/dl&gt;<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;/dl&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> == Implementations ==<br /> This section is '''informative'''.<br /> <br /> The following implementations have been developed which either generate or parse rel-enclosure links. If you have a rel-enclosure implementation, feel free to add it to the top of this list. Once the list grows too big, we'll make a separate wiki page.<br /> <br /> * [http://www.feedburner.com FeedBurner]: the [http://forums.feedburner.com/viewtopic.php?t=20 SmartCast] service looks for the rel=&quot;enclosure&quot; microformat and converts it to an enclosure in the feed.<br /> * [http://odeo.com ODEO] [http://odeo.com/blog/2005/07/adding-microformats-to-odeo.html publishes] rel-enclosure links for user podcast MP3s.<br /> * [http://joshkinberg.com/popupmaker/ Video Pop-Up Link Maker]: generates code for rel-enclosure links for videobloggers. Also generates Javascript to launch a pop-up window with the video embedded. (Also available at [http://embedthevideo.com/ embedthevideo.com])<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> === Normative References ===<br /> * [http://gmpg.org/xmdp/ XMDP]<br /> <br /> === Informative References ===<br /> * [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4287.txt The Atom Syndication Format]: <br /> ** 4.2.7.2 The &quot;rel&quot; Attribute<br /> 4. The value &quot;enclosure&quot; signifies that the IRI in the value of the<br /> href attribute identifies a related resource which is potentially<br /> large in size and might require special handling. For atom:link<br /> elements with rel=&quot;enclosure&quot;, the length attribute SHOULD be<br /> provided.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> {{rel-related-pages}}</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=rel-enclosure&diff=22285 2007-10-05T08:53:08Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Multiple Enclosures */</p> <hr /> <div>= rel=&quot;enclosure&quot; =<br /> <br /> relEnclosure is a simple, open, format for indicating files to cache which is embeddable in (X)HTML, Atom, RSS, and arbitrary XML. relEnclosure is an [[elemental-microformat|elemental microformat]], one of several [[microformats|microformat]] open standards.<br /> <br /> __TOC__<br /> <br /> == Draft Specification 2005-06-21 ==<br /> === Author ===<br /> [http://epeus.blogspot.com Kevin Marks], [http://technorati.com Technorati, Inc.]<br /> <br /> === Copyright ===<br /> {{MicroFormatCopyrightStatement2004}}<br /> <br /> === Patents ===<br /> {{MicroFormatPatentStatement}}<br /> <br /> == Abstract ==<br /> <br /> relEnclosure is one of several microformats. By adding &lt;code&gt;rel=&quot;enclosure&quot;&lt;/code&gt; to a hyperlink, a page indicates that the destination of that hyperlink is intended to be downloaded and cached. E.g. with the following hyperlink:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a href=&quot;http://homepage.mac.com/kevinmarks/wwdc2005.mov&quot; rel=&quot;enclosure&quot;&gt;WWDC 2005 Keynote with chapters&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> the author indicates that the movie should be downloaded.<br /> <br /> == Multiple Enclosures ==<br /> Multiple such rel=&quot;enclosure&quot; hyperlinks indicate that several media items should be downloaded.<br /> <br /> '''Question:''' What if there are several alternative formats, such as high- and low-bandwidth recordings? Since &lt;link rel=&quot;alternate&quot; href=&quot;...&quot;&gt; is already defined in XHTML for that purpose, so how should it interact with this new rel tag?<br /> <br /> '''Response:''' rel=&quot;alternate&quot; is defined in the HTML spec:<br /> <br /> &lt;blockquote&gt;Designates substitute versions for the document in which the link occurs.&lt;/blockquote&gt;<br /> <br /> In the case of enclosure links &quot;alternate&quot; is not suited, because the media file is not a substitute version of the document in which the link occurs - it is a substitute version of another link on the document in which the link occurs.<br /> <br /> '''Proposal:''' Multiple instances of the same enclosure (i.e. same video with different formats, size/resolution, bitrates, etc) could be grouped in a class=&quot;enclosure&quot; block with multiple rel=&quot;enclosure&quot; links. This would be analogous to &lt;media:group&gt; in [http://search.yahoo.com/mrss]<br /> <br /> == XMDP profile ==<br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;dl class=&quot;profile&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;dt id=&quot;rel&quot;&gt;rel&lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;&lt;p&gt;<br /> &lt;a rel=&quot;help&quot; href=&quot;http://www.w3.org/TR/html401/struct/links.html#adef-rel&quot;&gt;<br /> HTML4 definition of the 'rel' attribute.&lt;/a&gt; <br /> Here is an additional value.&lt;/p&gt;<br /> &lt;dl&gt;<br /> &lt;dt id=&quot;enclosure&quot;&gt; enclosure &lt;/dt&gt;<br /> &lt;dd&gt;Indicates that the referred resource is intended to be downloaded and cached&lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;/dl&gt;<br /> &lt;/dd&gt;<br /> &lt;/dl&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> == Implementations ==<br /> This section is '''informative'''.<br /> <br /> The following implementations have been developed which either generate or parse rel-enclosure links. If you have a rel-enclosure implementation, feel free to add it to the top of this list. Once the list grows too big, we'll make a separate wiki page.<br /> <br /> * [http://www.feedburner.com FeedBurner]: the [http://forums.feedburner.com/viewtopic.php?t=20 SmartCast] service looks for the rel=&quot;enclosure&quot; microformat and converts it to an enclosure in the feed.<br /> * [http://odeo.com ODEO] [http://odeo.com/blog/2005/07/adding-microformats-to-odeo.html publishes] rel-enclosure links for user podcast MP3s.<br /> * [http://joshkinberg.com/popupmaker/ Video Pop-Up Link Maker]: generates code for rel-enclosure links for videobloggers. Also generates Javascript to launch a pop-up window with the video embedded. (Also available at [http://embedthevideo.com/ embedthevideo.com])<br /> <br /> == References ==<br /> === Normative References ===<br /> * [http://gmpg.org/xmdp/ XMDP]<br /> <br /> === Informative References ===<br /> * [http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4287.txt The Atom Syndication Format]: <br /> ** 4.2.7.2 The &quot;rel&quot; Attribute<br /> 4. The value &quot;enclosure&quot; signifies that the IRI in the value of the<br /> href attribute identifies a related resource which is potentially<br /> large in size and might require special handling. For atom:link<br /> elements with rel=&quot;enclosure&quot;, the length attribute SHOULD be<br /> provided.<br /> <br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> <br /> {{rel-related-pages}}</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22286 2007-10-05T08:48:44Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> The hAudio schema could consist of the following:<br /> <br /> * hStream ('''&lt;code&gt;hstream&lt;/code&gt;''')<br /> ** '''bitrate''' optional. using [[measure]].<br /> ** '''delivery''' optional. &quot;unicast&quot; or &quot;multicast&quot;.<br /> <br /> For example:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;stream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;span class=&quot;bitrate hmeasure&quot;&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/span&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22234 2007-10-04T16:14:46Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;stream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;stream-rate&quot; title=192000&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;stream-delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22233 2007-10-04T16:11:53Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* New microformat */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary e.g.<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;hStream&quot; type=&quot;audio/vnd.rn-realaudio&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/realaudio/media/r1live.ram&quot;&gt;<br /> Real Audio (&lt;abbr class=&quot;stream-rate&quot; title=192000&gt;192 Kbps&lt;/abbr&gt;, &lt;span class=&quot;stream-delivery&quot;&gt;multicast&lt;/span&gt;)&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22232 2007-10-04T15:37:15Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Contributors */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [[User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell]], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary.<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22231 2007-10-04T15:36:55Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* Contributors */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [User:ChrisNewell|Chris Newell], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary.<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=measure-brainstorming&diff=22239 2007-10-04T15:23:18Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* List of possible Sub-Formats */</p> <hr /> <div>= Measure Microformat Brainstorming =<br /> <br /> This page collects ideas on how to use semantic XHTML to represent unambiguously [[measure]]s.<br /> <br /> == Guillaume Lebleu ==<br /> <br /> Basic example with elementary unit using the abbr pattern and the UNECE code (see [[measure-formats]])<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;length&quot;&gt;5 &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;Feet&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Optional &quot;value&quot; could be useful in some cases, for instance when the value is provided in plain text:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;length&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Five&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;Feet&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Andy Mabbett==<br /> <br /> ===Converter Extension===<br /> This Firefox extension may be of interest. Note, though, that it's been criticised for having a &quot;nag&quot; screen: [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2286/ Converter] [[User:AndyMabbett|AndyMabbett]] 15:32, 3 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> :This is the author of that extension. I don't want to go much into this, but I just want to clarify this briefly. The part with the nag screen is wrong on two counts: (1) that dialog isn't there anymore, and (2) even if it was there, you only needed to read a paragraph and click a button to make it go away ''forever'' -- but you don't have to take my word for it, install it for yourselves and see. Andy's report is accurate however -- the extension '''''was''''' criticized for that dialog (that's what you get from your free extension's users when you ask for 15 seconds of their time in return for hundreds of hours of your time). --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 09:35, 9 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> ===Wikipedia converter===<br /> Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Convert Convert Template] automatically converts from metric to imperial and vice versa. It's worth noting the measurements it supports. <br /> <br /> ===Google calculator===<br /> A Google search, e.g. for &quot;0.6 miles&quot; [http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=0.6+miles returns a metric conversion]. See also [http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/help/calculator.html Google calculator help].<br /> <br /> ===HTML Entities===<br /> *For squared and cubic values, the HTML entities &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;sup2;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;sup3;&lt;/code&gt; should be borne in mind.<br /> <br /> *For temperatures and angels, the HTML entity &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;deg;&lt;/code&gt; exists.<br /> <br /> *The following currency entities exist: <br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;curren;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;curren;&lt;/code&gt; - currency <br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;cent;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;cent;&lt;/code&gt; - cent<br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;pound;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;pound;&lt;/code&gt; - pound<br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;yen;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;yen;&lt;/code&gt; - yen<br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;euro;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;euro;&lt;/code&gt; - Euro<br /> <br /> ==Bogdan Stăncescu==<br /> Here are my findings related to automatic parsing of measurements on web pages while developing the [http://converter.mozdev.org Converter] extension. Please ask away if you want me to go into more detail on any of the topics -- I'm not sure which of my experiences are relevant to microformats, so I'm going to give you an overview of my conclusions.<br /> <br /> By the way of an introduction, the Converter is a Firefox extension which tries to convert all measurements it finds in any web page to their Imperial or metric counterpart (e.g. Fahrenheit to Celsius, and Celsius to Fahrenheit; meters to feet and feet to meters). There are two steps to the conversion process: (1) identifying the measurements in the page, and (2) converting them. As expected, the conversion part is trivial, at least conceptually. The parsing is the tricky bit, and that's also where the Converter's challenges also become relevant for microformats.<br /> <br /> Here are the main challenges I have encountered while writing the Converter:<br /> <br /> ;Presentation standardization: The first, biggest and most obvious challenge is lack of almost any ''de facto'' standardization in respect to data presentation. What I mean is that although the units themselves are more or less standardized (more on that later), they are ''presented'' in various ways within web pages. Take these examples: &quot;50 foot monster&quot;, &quot;50 ft monster&quot;, &quot;50 feet monster&quot;, &quot;50-foot monster&quot;, &quot;50-feet monster&quot; -- and my personal favorite, &quot;fifty-foot monster&quot; (more on this later);<br /> <br /> :Note that using a microformat using in particular the [[abbr-design-pattern]] would make each of these examples less ambiguous if not unambiguous. See below --[[User:Guillaume_Lebleu|Guillaume_Lebleu]]:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;foot&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;ft&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;foot&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;feet&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;50&quot;&gt;fifty&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;foot&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> :: Of course; as far as I could gather, that's actually the ''purpose'' of microformats -- bridging the gap between what humans and machines can understand, no? --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 00:30, 11 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> ;Unit standardization: I live in Europe, where I've always used the metric system. As such, this probably was a much bigger nasty surprise for me than it is for a user of the Imperial/U.S. Customary system: in the Imperial system, the units themselves vary depending on where you are -- miles, pints, and a whole lot of other units come in many different flavors, but they're all written the same in regular usage;<br /> <br /> ;Language: &quot;1 meter&quot; vs. &quot;1 metre&quot; is a reasonable difference -- but non-SI units are usually translated. Even some SI units have different plurals, depending on the language, although in theory SI units are actually denoted by ''symbols'', not &quot;words&quot;, as to make them non-translatable, and truly international (hence the name of the SI). I haven't really given much thought to a solution towards parsing these, because I find it overwhelming for the time.<br /> <br /> ;The sheer number of units: surprisingly, most people don't realize just how many units we humans have invented. Just take a look here: [http://www.asknumbers.com/ asknumbers.com] -- see how many categories there are? Now click on Flow Rate -- a non-ubiquitous type of measurement. Three sub-categories only for flow rates! Now click on Volume Flow Rate and take a look at the number of units in those lists. Remember, those are just in one of the three categories for flow rate! The UNECE standard mentioned in the [[measure-formats#Measure_Formats|measure formats]] page is useful to define just that -- a ''standard'' set of units. But in practice there are a lot more being used out there.<br /> <br /> :Do you have examples from the Web (a URL) of non-UNECE units. One possibility would be to provide the ability for a unit to be defined as a division of products of other units. This is consistent with the [[measure-formats#Systeme_International]], which defines 7 base units and all other units as derived units (of course some units, even though they are derived are much easily represented as simple ones). This is what XBRL has done for financial/accounting/reporting. See [[currency-formats#XBRL]] and theorical example (ampere acre per second) below --[[User:Guillaume_Lebleu|Guillaume_Lebleu]]:<br /> <br /> ::Unfortunately I don't have URLs -- almost at all -- with measurements, although I've been in the &quot;business&quot; for a while. The reason for this is that I collect URLs of pages I encounter which are not properly parsed by the Converter, and when I release a version which understands those, I delete the URLs. Also, I never intended to cover all units in the Converter myself, for a multitude of reasons -- therefore I was never interested in the more exotic ones.<br /> <br /> &lt;small&gt;Guillaume Lebleu's example&lt;/small&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;AMP&quot;&gt;Ampere&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;ACR&quot;&gt;acre&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;divide&quot;&gt;per&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;SEC&quot;&gt;second&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> ::Regarding your idea of breaking down the units in base units, that's something I've also been toying with in my head for the Converter. For my particular application, it's technically more difficult to implement this breakdown. For microformats, it would be easier, but there still remains at least one potential problem: you end up with a huge mess in the page. If a standard is too complicated to follow, one tends to give up altogether.<br /> <br /> ::Consider a document which actually discusses some sort of current variation per farm, and therefore needs to repeatedly refer to ampere acres per second. For human use, they'd simply define the AAS somewhere at the top of the document, and then refer to AAS, KAAS or MAAS as needed. Maybe a similar approach should be considered for microformats as well:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> We define the <br /> &lt;span class=&quot;unit_definition&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit_name&quot;&gt;AAS&lt;/span&gt;<br /> as<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;AMP&quot;&gt;Ampere&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;ACR&quot;&gt;acre&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;divide&quot;&gt;per&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;SEC&quot;&gt;second&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;.<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> ::And then use the &quot;AAS&quot; throughout the document as any other pre-defined unit. How would you define (and use) the KAAS (1000 AAS) or MAAS (1,000,000 AAS) though? Is there any standard way already to use data multipliers in microformats? Or should we discuss that? Or is it out of scope? --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 00:30, 11 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> That's all I can think of as major hurdles right now. If I remember anything else, I'll post here. Please do give me feedback here if you want to ask more about any of the topics I touched above, or if you have other questions I might be able to reply to. --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 12:08, 9 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Discoleo==<br /> === Measurement Classification ===<br /> <br /> Because it is easier to provide examples, I will first list examples.<br /> <br /> ==== Categorical vs Ordinal Data ====<br /> <br /> Various measurements may produce '''NON-Numerical''' values:<br /> * a pain scale: '''most severe''', '''very severe''', '''severe''', ...<br /> * or the TNM tumour classification system: T0, Tx, T1, T2, T3, T4, N0, ...<br /> <br /> <br /> There is even a more fundamental issue related to numbers themselves, e.g.:<br /> * '''Lists''' or '''Years''' are sometimes written using '''Roman Numbers'''<br /> ** however, the strings corresponding to ''Roman Numbers'', when sorted alphabetically, do NOT retain the correct order<br /> ** i.e. C (100) preceds L (50), which preceds X (10)<br /> * there are other numbering schemes<br /> <br /> ==== A Single Value / Data Point ====<br /> <br /> This is the most simple data format and pretty straitforward to implement.<br /> <br /> * the distance between 2 cities is '''40 km'''<br /> * the velocity is '''62 mph'''<br /> * most other simple entires (...)<br /> <br /> ==== An Interval Measurement ====<br /> <br /> * time: the shop is open between '''6am - 18pm''' on every day of the week, exept Saturdays from '''9am - 16pm''' and Sundays from '''9am - 13pm'''<br /> **[[hcalendar|hCalendar]]? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:24, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> This is more about an interval measurement. Every variable can have 2 (or more) values, e.g.:<br /> * the levels of rain fall were between 25mm - 35mm<br /> * the maximum velocity of various cars was 220 - 250 km/h<br /> <br /> Should these values be stored as separate values? [e.g. low / high]<br /> Or should the microformats be able to store an interval?<br /> <br /> See also the examples for statistical summaries below.<br /> <br /> *Mark up each as a separate measurement, and wrap them in a &quot;range&quot; microformat? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 11:36, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> ==== Matrices ====<br /> <br /> * the GPS coordinates are '''12°14' N and 25°55' E'''<br /> **[[geo|Geo]]? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:25, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> * the dimension of the box is '''3m x 2m x 0.55m'''<br /> **this is three separate, single measurements, surely? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:21, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> ** 3 x 2 x 0.55 cubic meter, still 3 measurements, BUT given as cubic meter =&gt; ONE measurement?<br /> ***Who writes 3x2x0.55 cubic meter? You'd write &quot;3.3m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&quot; [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 11:36, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> ** the surface was 2 x 3 square feet ???<br /> ***Who writes 2x3 sq ft? You'd write &quot;2ftx3ft&quot; or &quot;6ft&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&quot; [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 11:36, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> <br /> * IF we write &quot;3.3m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&quot; or &quot;6ft&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&quot;, we '''loose information'''<br /> * IF I want a surface, I would prefer the '''sqare feet''' unit, and NOT '''...feet x ...feet'''<br /> * writing for every measure a markup, will '''bloat''' the code extensively<br /> ** data matrices would be very effective here<br /> *** how would you make such a matrix? There are different ways how such information can be &quot;compounded&quot;. (length per time = speed, length * length = area). Maybe a we can group those measurements by a surrounding information, what the context is. --Emil 02:50, 25 Dec 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> ==== Statistical Measurements ====<br /> <br /> Often, a group of data is summarized using a statistics:<br /> * the mean length was 1.3m (SD 0.12m, group size 22)<br /> * the median age was 42 years (interquartile range 95% 18 - 97)<br /> <br /> ==== Measurement Scales ====<br /> <br /> ===== Accuracy vs. Precision =====<br /> <br /> '''QUESTIONS'''<br /> * How detailed should a measurement be stored?<br /> **Microformats aren't for storing measurements; they're for &quot;labelling&quot; the measurements that are already present. [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:23, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> * If Accuracy and precision are relevant to the measurement, how do we store these?<br /> <br /> ===== Standardization of Measurement =====<br /> <br /> * sometimes we may need to store the calibration information / calibration curves<br /> * we may need to store the reference point the measurement is based on<br /> * we may need to store the '''normal values'''<br /> ** biomedical measurements are often laboratory dependent, so it does NOT make sense to have the measurement without the corresponding normal values<br /> ** e.g. anti-Hepatitis B surface antigen antibody (anti-HBs) Titer: 32 MIU/ml<br /> *** normal: 0 (non-infected, non-past infection, non-immunity)<br /> *** protective immunity: &gt;10 MIU/ml<br /> *** interpretation is however more complex, depending on other tests as well<br /> <br /> == Emil Thies ==<br /> <br /> From my understanding, this microformat should concentrate on the notation of a measurement. So there will be some aspects, which has to be covered (elsewhere?) to improve the automatic use it or this microformat only uses some base informationens (units / dimensions) and derives all used from those base / build-in once.<br /> <br /> === Dimension vs. Unit vs. Scale vs. Measurement ===<br /> <br /> A measurement is the combination of a number (value) and a unit (kind).<br /> * 3km (3 Kilo Metre = 3.000 Metre)<br /> <br /> A unit is a view for a measure of a dimension. There are two kinds how units can be different to each user:<br /> * Units Differ by Scale (Prefix)<br /> ** 3km is the same as 3.000 meter or 300.000 cm (Its the same unit, with a different prefix, which works like a factor for the value, to lower the amount of symbols / numbers. The scale should be an own element and we can make use of the standard prefixes, like they are defined on [http://aurora.regenstrief.org/UCUM/ucum.html#section-Prefixes The Unified Code for Units of Measure] or [http://www.w3.org/TR/mathml-units/#SI-prefixes MathML]).<br /> * Different units of the same dimension can be transferred into each other.<br /> ** Metre is a unit of the dimension length.<br /> ** Foot is a unit of the dimension length.<br /> <br /> A Dimension is a base-dimension (see SI-System) or a compound dimension.<br /> * length is a base dimension<br /> * time is a base dimension<br /> * speed is a compound dimension (length per time). There for a measurement of speed has one number and two unit by a math expression, which form their own unit. e.g. 10 m/s (10 Metre per second).<br /> <br /> If we express a measurement in a microformat by the unit, the dimension is indirect provided by it. But a microformat, which uses measurement as a part, needs to define the dimension of it, to keep the use of the unit as an user choice. So, we could have a general measurement element, which allows all kinds of units to use. As a derived format, we can have sub-formats, which limit the list of units (or define an alternate list) by only allowing specific dimension(s).<br /> <br /> E.G. <br /> * [[currency-proposal]], with the money element which uses the same elements value (should then replace amount), scale (should be introduced), unit (should replace currency) which is limit to the ISO 4217 list.<br /> * length, which only allows units which measures the dimension length, like FOT, MTR ...<br /> <br /> === Identification of Units ===<br /> <br /> There are so many Units around - not only the existing one. There are deprecated ones like from Rome empire etc. For example &quot;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_(unit_of_length) Foot]&quot; is not an unique identification of a unit. There is not only the British and U.S., there are for example same old German ones, before those areas joined the international metre convention in 1875:<br /> * 25 cm in Hessen<br /> * 28,935 cm in Bremen <br /> * 29,641 cm in Oldenburg <br /> * 29,1859 cm in Bayern <br /> * 30,385 cm in Meiningen-Hildburghausen <br /> * 31,385 cm in Preußen <br /> * 31,608 cm in Wien/Österreich <br /> * 32,61 cm in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe <br /> * 33 1/3 cm in der Pfalz <br /> <br /> So there is the need of a unique identification of those units. I found two approach right:<br /> <br /> ==== In MathML ====<br /> <br /> MathML [http://www.w3.org/TR/mathml-units/#definitionURL defines] the construction of an URI like:<br /> <br /> &lt;nowiki&gt;http://base/units/unit name[/context][/country][#prefix]&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> http://.../units/foot/de<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> But as you can see, there is right now no way to distinguish the different German foots based on the area inside Germany. Furthermore the context is so variable, that the same unit can be described by different URLs.<br /> <br /> ==== In OpenMath ====<br /> <br /> OpenMath [http://www.openmath.org/cdgroups/units.html defines] the units inside of content directories:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> http://www.openmath.org/cd/units_us1.xhtml#foot_us_survey<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> So there is a unique URLs for a Unit, but not every Unit is covered.<br /> <br /> === Transformation of Units ===<br /> <br /> A real benefit is the automatic transformation of a unit, so that the write can write the measurement in his context (e.g. in the U.S. foot, or a quote from an antike text in Rome Empire foot) and the reader can get a transformation in his context (e.g. the value in metre). There fore there is the need of additional transformation information. And there are some different kinds of transformation:<br /> <br /> ==== units of same dimension ====<br /> <br /> e.g. foot to metre<br /> <br /> ==== units of compound but same dimension ====<br /> <br /> e.g. metre/s and mach-number<br /> <br /> ==== compound measurement context ====<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;This switch works up to 5 Ampere by 220 Volt&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> The reader might to now, which Watt device he can attach (1100 Watt would be the answer).<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;The dimension of the box is 3m x 2m x 0.55m&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> There might be some question like:<br /> * volume (3,3 m³)<br /> * surface (17,5 m²)<br /> <br /> === Approach ===<br /> <br /> A general measurement should make use of the following informations:<br /> <br /> value: a number, which represents the amount of the measurement. The number should follow one of the following representation:<br /> * natural (positive and negative): e.g. -1, 0, 1<br /> * decimal fraction (positive and negative): e.g. -2.5, 0.123<br /> * natural fraction (positive and negative): e.g. -2/3, 3/7<br /> scale: a factor used to lower the needed numbers of the value. The scale should be either<br /> * a letter to refer a build-in factor, which is defined in [http://aurora.regenstrief.org/UCUM/ucum.html#section-Prefixes The Unified Code for Units of Measure] or [http://www.w3.org/TR/mathml-units/#SI-prefixes MathML]).<br /> * a number like defined on value<br /> unit: the unit used for the measurement. The unit should follow one of the following representation:<br /> * build-in short-form like defined on [http://www.unece.org/etrades/units.htm Standards for Trade and Electronic Business] (or any other defined list which will be defined as the standard list for this format)<br /> * a reference to a unit definition. (I think there is the need of a markup/language to define new units and/or the transformation between units).<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;measurement&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Five&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;scale&quot; title=&quot;k&quot;&gt;kilo&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;MTR&quot;&gt;metre&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> when we have a defined sub-measurement format for length, it could also be written:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;length&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Five&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;scale&quot; title=&quot;k&quot;&gt;kilo&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;MTR&quot;&gt;metre&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== List of possible Sub-Formats ====<br /> <br /> Here is a (first) list of possible keywords for sub-formats and their unit list or compound kind:<br /> <br /> * money - unit limit to the ISO 4217 List<br /> * '''length''' - unit limited to e.g. MTR (Metre), FOT (Foot) ....)<br /> ** '''area''' <br /> *** Either a measurement with units like MTK (Square Metre), FTK (Square Foot) <br /> *** or a compound format with elements (width:length, height:length)<br /> ** '''volume''' <br /> *** Either a measurement with units like MTQ (Cubic Metre), FTQ (Cubic Foot), LTR (Litre) ...<br /> *** or a compound format with elements (width:length, height:length, depth:length)<br /> * time or duration or '''period''' - unit limited to e.g. sec (second), min (minute) ...<br /> * '''frequency''' - unit limited to Hertz<br /> * mass or '''weight''' - unit limited to GRM (Gram), ...<br /> * power or '''electricity''' - unit limited to AMP (Ampere), OHM (Ohm), ...</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=measure-brainstorming&diff=22229 2007-10-04T15:22:52Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* List of possible Sub-Formats */</p> <hr /> <div>= Measure Microformat Brainstorming =<br /> <br /> This page collects ideas on how to use semantic XHTML to represent unambiguously [[measure]]s.<br /> <br /> == Guillaume Lebleu ==<br /> <br /> Basic example with elementary unit using the abbr pattern and the UNECE code (see [[measure-formats]])<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;length&quot;&gt;5 &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;Feet&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> Optional &quot;value&quot; could be useful in some cases, for instance when the value is provided in plain text:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;length&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Five&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;Feet&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Andy Mabbett==<br /> <br /> ===Converter Extension===<br /> This Firefox extension may be of interest. Note, though, that it's been criticised for having a &quot;nag&quot; screen: [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2286/ Converter] [[User:AndyMabbett|AndyMabbett]] 15:32, 3 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> :This is the author of that extension. I don't want to go much into this, but I just want to clarify this briefly. The part with the nag screen is wrong on two counts: (1) that dialog isn't there anymore, and (2) even if it was there, you only needed to read a paragraph and click a button to make it go away ''forever'' -- but you don't have to take my word for it, install it for yourselves and see. Andy's report is accurate however -- the extension '''''was''''' criticized for that dialog (that's what you get from your free extension's users when you ask for 15 seconds of their time in return for hundreds of hours of your time). --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 09:35, 9 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> ===Wikipedia converter===<br /> Wikipedia's [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Convert Convert Template] automatically converts from metric to imperial and vice versa. It's worth noting the measurements it supports. <br /> <br /> ===Google calculator===<br /> A Google search, e.g. for &quot;0.6 miles&quot; [http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=0.6+miles returns a metric conversion]. See also [http://www.google.co.uk/intl/en/help/calculator.html Google calculator help].<br /> <br /> ===HTML Entities===<br /> *For squared and cubic values, the HTML entities &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;sup2;&lt;/code&gt; and &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;sup3;&lt;/code&gt; should be borne in mind.<br /> <br /> *For temperatures and angels, the HTML entity &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;deg;&lt;/code&gt; exists.<br /> <br /> *The following currency entities exist: <br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;curren;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;curren;&lt;/code&gt; - currency <br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;cent;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;cent;&lt;/code&gt; - cent<br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;pound;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;pound;&lt;/code&gt; - pound<br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;yen;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;yen;&lt;/code&gt; - yen<br /> **&lt;code&gt;&amp;euro;&lt;/code&gt; - &lt;code&gt;&amp;amp;euro;&lt;/code&gt; - Euro<br /> <br /> ==Bogdan Stăncescu==<br /> Here are my findings related to automatic parsing of measurements on web pages while developing the [http://converter.mozdev.org Converter] extension. Please ask away if you want me to go into more detail on any of the topics -- I'm not sure which of my experiences are relevant to microformats, so I'm going to give you an overview of my conclusions.<br /> <br /> By the way of an introduction, the Converter is a Firefox extension which tries to convert all measurements it finds in any web page to their Imperial or metric counterpart (e.g. Fahrenheit to Celsius, and Celsius to Fahrenheit; meters to feet and feet to meters). There are two steps to the conversion process: (1) identifying the measurements in the page, and (2) converting them. As expected, the conversion part is trivial, at least conceptually. The parsing is the tricky bit, and that's also where the Converter's challenges also become relevant for microformats.<br /> <br /> Here are the main challenges I have encountered while writing the Converter:<br /> <br /> ;Presentation standardization: The first, biggest and most obvious challenge is lack of almost any ''de facto'' standardization in respect to data presentation. What I mean is that although the units themselves are more or less standardized (more on that later), they are ''presented'' in various ways within web pages. Take these examples: &quot;50 foot monster&quot;, &quot;50 ft monster&quot;, &quot;50 feet monster&quot;, &quot;50-foot monster&quot;, &quot;50-feet monster&quot; -- and my personal favorite, &quot;fifty-foot monster&quot; (more on this later);<br /> <br /> :Note that using a microformat using in particular the [[abbr-design-pattern]] would make each of these examples less ambiguous if not unambiguous. See below --[[User:Guillaume_Lebleu|Guillaume_Lebleu]]:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;foot&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;ft&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;foot&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;span class=&quot;value&quot;&gt;50&lt;/span&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;feet&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;height&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;50&quot;&gt;fifty&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;FOT&quot;&gt;foot&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt; monster<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> :: Of course; as far as I could gather, that's actually the ''purpose'' of microformats -- bridging the gap between what humans and machines can understand, no? --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 00:30, 11 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> ;Unit standardization: I live in Europe, where I've always used the metric system. As such, this probably was a much bigger nasty surprise for me than it is for a user of the Imperial/U.S. Customary system: in the Imperial system, the units themselves vary depending on where you are -- miles, pints, and a whole lot of other units come in many different flavors, but they're all written the same in regular usage;<br /> <br /> ;Language: &quot;1 meter&quot; vs. &quot;1 metre&quot; is a reasonable difference -- but non-SI units are usually translated. Even some SI units have different plurals, depending on the language, although in theory SI units are actually denoted by ''symbols'', not &quot;words&quot;, as to make them non-translatable, and truly international (hence the name of the SI). I haven't really given much thought to a solution towards parsing these, because I find it overwhelming for the time.<br /> <br /> ;The sheer number of units: surprisingly, most people don't realize just how many units we humans have invented. Just take a look here: [http://www.asknumbers.com/ asknumbers.com] -- see how many categories there are? Now click on Flow Rate -- a non-ubiquitous type of measurement. Three sub-categories only for flow rates! Now click on Volume Flow Rate and take a look at the number of units in those lists. Remember, those are just in one of the three categories for flow rate! The UNECE standard mentioned in the [[measure-formats#Measure_Formats|measure formats]] page is useful to define just that -- a ''standard'' set of units. But in practice there are a lot more being used out there.<br /> <br /> :Do you have examples from the Web (a URL) of non-UNECE units. One possibility would be to provide the ability for a unit to be defined as a division of products of other units. This is consistent with the [[measure-formats#Systeme_International]], which defines 7 base units and all other units as derived units (of course some units, even though they are derived are much easily represented as simple ones). This is what XBRL has done for financial/accounting/reporting. See [[currency-formats#XBRL]] and theorical example (ampere acre per second) below --[[User:Guillaume_Lebleu|Guillaume_Lebleu]]:<br /> <br /> ::Unfortunately I don't have URLs -- almost at all -- with measurements, although I've been in the &quot;business&quot; for a while. The reason for this is that I collect URLs of pages I encounter which are not properly parsed by the Converter, and when I release a version which understands those, I delete the URLs. Also, I never intended to cover all units in the Converter myself, for a multitude of reasons -- therefore I was never interested in the more exotic ones.<br /> <br /> &lt;small&gt;Guillaume Lebleu's example&lt;/small&gt;<br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;unit&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;AMP&quot;&gt;Ampere&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;ACR&quot;&gt;acre&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;span class=&quot;divide&quot;&gt;per&lt;/span&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;SEC&quot;&gt;second&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> ::Regarding your idea of breaking down the units in base units, that's something I've also been toying with in my head for the Converter. For my particular application, it's technically more difficult to implement this breakdown. For microformats, it would be easier, but there still remains at least one potential problem: you end up with a huge mess in the page. If a standard is too complicated to follow, one tends to give up altogether.<br /> <br /> ::Consider a document which actually discusses some sort of current variation per farm, and therefore needs to repeatedly refer to ampere acres per second. For human use, they'd simply define the AAS somewhere at the top of the document, and then refer to AAS, KAAS or MAAS as needed. Maybe a similar approach should be considered for microformats as well:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> We define the <br /> &lt;span class=&quot;unit_definition&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit_name&quot;&gt;AAS&lt;/span&gt;<br /> as<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;AMP&quot;&gt;Ampere&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;ACR&quot;&gt;acre&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;divide&quot;&gt;per&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;SEC&quot;&gt;second&lt;/abbr&gt;<br /> &lt;/span&gt;.<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> ::And then use the &quot;AAS&quot; throughout the document as any other pre-defined unit. How would you define (and use) the KAAS (1000 AAS) or MAAS (1,000,000 AAS) though? Is there any standard way already to use data multipliers in microformats? Or should we discuss that? Or is it out of scope? --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 00:30, 11 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> That's all I can think of as major hurdles right now. If I remember anything else, I'll post here. Please do give me feedback here if you want to ask more about any of the topics I touched above, or if you have other questions I might be able to reply to. --[[User:BogdanStancescu|BogdanStancescu]] 12:08, 9 Oct 2006 (PDT)<br /> <br /> <br /> ==Discoleo==<br /> === Measurement Classification ===<br /> <br /> Because it is easier to provide examples, I will first list examples.<br /> <br /> ==== Categorical vs Ordinal Data ====<br /> <br /> Various measurements may produce '''NON-Numerical''' values:<br /> * a pain scale: '''most severe''', '''very severe''', '''severe''', ...<br /> * or the TNM tumour classification system: T0, Tx, T1, T2, T3, T4, N0, ...<br /> <br /> <br /> There is even a more fundamental issue related to numbers themselves, e.g.:<br /> * '''Lists''' or '''Years''' are sometimes written using '''Roman Numbers'''<br /> ** however, the strings corresponding to ''Roman Numbers'', when sorted alphabetically, do NOT retain the correct order<br /> ** i.e. C (100) preceds L (50), which preceds X (10)<br /> * there are other numbering schemes<br /> <br /> ==== A Single Value / Data Point ====<br /> <br /> This is the most simple data format and pretty straitforward to implement.<br /> <br /> * the distance between 2 cities is '''40 km'''<br /> * the velocity is '''62 mph'''<br /> * most other simple entires (...)<br /> <br /> ==== An Interval Measurement ====<br /> <br /> * time: the shop is open between '''6am - 18pm''' on every day of the week, exept Saturdays from '''9am - 16pm''' and Sundays from '''9am - 13pm'''<br /> **[[hcalendar|hCalendar]]? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:24, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> This is more about an interval measurement. Every variable can have 2 (or more) values, e.g.:<br /> * the levels of rain fall were between 25mm - 35mm<br /> * the maximum velocity of various cars was 220 - 250 km/h<br /> <br /> Should these values be stored as separate values? [e.g. low / high]<br /> Or should the microformats be able to store an interval?<br /> <br /> See also the examples for statistical summaries below.<br /> <br /> *Mark up each as a separate measurement, and wrap them in a &quot;range&quot; microformat? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 11:36, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> ==== Matrices ====<br /> <br /> * the GPS coordinates are '''12°14' N and 25°55' E'''<br /> **[[geo|Geo]]? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:25, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> * the dimension of the box is '''3m x 2m x 0.55m'''<br /> **this is three separate, single measurements, surely? [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:21, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> ** 3 x 2 x 0.55 cubic meter, still 3 measurements, BUT given as cubic meter =&gt; ONE measurement?<br /> ***Who writes 3x2x0.55 cubic meter? You'd write &quot;3.3m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&quot; [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 11:36, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> ** the surface was 2 x 3 square feet ???<br /> ***Who writes 2x3 sq ft? You'd write &quot;2ftx3ft&quot; or &quot;6ft&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&quot; [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 11:36, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> <br /> * IF we write &quot;3.3m&lt;sup&gt;3&lt;/sup&gt;&quot; or &quot;6ft&lt;sup&gt;2&lt;/sup&gt;&quot;, we '''loose information'''<br /> * IF I want a surface, I would prefer the '''sqare feet''' unit, and NOT '''...feet x ...feet'''<br /> * writing for every measure a markup, will '''bloat''' the code extensively<br /> ** data matrices would be very effective here<br /> *** how would you make such a matrix? There are different ways how such information can be &quot;compounded&quot;. (length per time = speed, length * length = area). Maybe a we can group those measurements by a surrounding information, what the context is. --Emil 02:50, 25 Dec 2006 (PST)<br /> <br /> ==== Statistical Measurements ====<br /> <br /> Often, a group of data is summarized using a statistics:<br /> * the mean length was 1.3m (SD 0.12m, group size 22)<br /> * the median age was 42 years (interquartile range 95% 18 - 97)<br /> <br /> ==== Measurement Scales ====<br /> <br /> ===== Accuracy vs. Precision =====<br /> <br /> '''QUESTIONS'''<br /> * How detailed should a measurement be stored?<br /> **Microformats aren't for storing measurements; they're for &quot;labelling&quot; the measurements that are already present. [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]] 09:23, 22 Nov 2006 (PST)<br /> * If Accuracy and precision are relevant to the measurement, how do we store these?<br /> <br /> ===== Standardization of Measurement =====<br /> <br /> * sometimes we may need to store the calibration information / calibration curves<br /> * we may need to store the reference point the measurement is based on<br /> * we may need to store the '''normal values'''<br /> ** biomedical measurements are often laboratory dependent, so it does NOT make sense to have the measurement without the corresponding normal values<br /> ** e.g. anti-Hepatitis B surface antigen antibody (anti-HBs) Titer: 32 MIU/ml<br /> *** normal: 0 (non-infected, non-past infection, non-immunity)<br /> *** protective immunity: &gt;10 MIU/ml<br /> *** interpretation is however more complex, depending on other tests as well<br /> <br /> == Emil Thies ==<br /> <br /> From my understanding, this microformat should concentrate on the notation of a measurement. So there will be some aspects, which has to be covered (elsewhere?) to improve the automatic use it or this microformat only uses some base informationens (units / dimensions) and derives all used from those base / build-in once.<br /> <br /> === Dimension vs. Unit vs. Scale vs. Measurement ===<br /> <br /> A measurement is the combination of a number (value) and a unit (kind).<br /> * 3km (3 Kilo Metre = 3.000 Metre)<br /> <br /> A unit is a view for a measure of a dimension. There are two kinds how units can be different to each user:<br /> * Units Differ by Scale (Prefix)<br /> ** 3km is the same as 3.000 meter or 300.000 cm (Its the same unit, with a different prefix, which works like a factor for the value, to lower the amount of symbols / numbers. The scale should be an own element and we can make use of the standard prefixes, like they are defined on [http://aurora.regenstrief.org/UCUM/ucum.html#section-Prefixes The Unified Code for Units of Measure] or [http://www.w3.org/TR/mathml-units/#SI-prefixes MathML]).<br /> * Different units of the same dimension can be transferred into each other.<br /> ** Metre is a unit of the dimension length.<br /> ** Foot is a unit of the dimension length.<br /> <br /> A Dimension is a base-dimension (see SI-System) or a compound dimension.<br /> * length is a base dimension<br /> * time is a base dimension<br /> * speed is a compound dimension (length per time). There for a measurement of speed has one number and two unit by a math expression, which form their own unit. e.g. 10 m/s (10 Metre per second).<br /> <br /> If we express a measurement in a microformat by the unit, the dimension is indirect provided by it. But a microformat, which uses measurement as a part, needs to define the dimension of it, to keep the use of the unit as an user choice. So, we could have a general measurement element, which allows all kinds of units to use. As a derived format, we can have sub-formats, which limit the list of units (or define an alternate list) by only allowing specific dimension(s).<br /> <br /> E.G. <br /> * [[currency-proposal]], with the money element which uses the same elements value (should then replace amount), scale (should be introduced), unit (should replace currency) which is limit to the ISO 4217 list.<br /> * length, which only allows units which measures the dimension length, like FOT, MTR ...<br /> <br /> === Identification of Units ===<br /> <br /> There are so many Units around - not only the existing one. There are deprecated ones like from Rome empire etc. For example &quot;[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_(unit_of_length) Foot]&quot; is not an unique identification of a unit. There is not only the British and U.S., there are for example same old German ones, before those areas joined the international metre convention in 1875:<br /> * 25 cm in Hessen<br /> * 28,935 cm in Bremen <br /> * 29,641 cm in Oldenburg <br /> * 29,1859 cm in Bayern <br /> * 30,385 cm in Meiningen-Hildburghausen <br /> * 31,385 cm in Preußen <br /> * 31,608 cm in Wien/Österreich <br /> * 32,61 cm in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe <br /> * 33 1/3 cm in der Pfalz <br /> <br /> So there is the need of a unique identification of those units. I found two approach right:<br /> <br /> ==== In MathML ====<br /> <br /> MathML [http://www.w3.org/TR/mathml-units/#definitionURL defines] the construction of an URI like:<br /> <br /> &lt;nowiki&gt;http://base/units/unit name[/context][/country][#prefix]&lt;/nowiki&gt;<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> http://.../units/foot/de<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> But as you can see, there is right now no way to distinguish the different German foots based on the area inside Germany. Furthermore the context is so variable, that the same unit can be described by different URLs.<br /> <br /> ==== In OpenMath ====<br /> <br /> OpenMath [http://www.openmath.org/cdgroups/units.html defines] the units inside of content directories:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> http://www.openmath.org/cd/units_us1.xhtml#foot_us_survey<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> So there is a unique URLs for a Unit, but not every Unit is covered.<br /> <br /> === Transformation of Units ===<br /> <br /> A real benefit is the automatic transformation of a unit, so that the write can write the measurement in his context (e.g. in the U.S. foot, or a quote from an antike text in Rome Empire foot) and the reader can get a transformation in his context (e.g. the value in metre). There fore there is the need of additional transformation information. And there are some different kinds of transformation:<br /> <br /> ==== units of same dimension ====<br /> <br /> e.g. foot to metre<br /> <br /> ==== units of compound but same dimension ====<br /> <br /> e.g. metre/s and mach-number<br /> <br /> ==== compound measurement context ====<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;This switch works up to 5 Ampere by 220 Volt&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> The reader might to now, which Watt device he can attach (1100 Watt would be the answer).<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;The dimension of the box is 3m x 2m x 0.55m&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> There might be some question like:<br /> * volume (3,3 m³)<br /> * surface (17,5 m²)<br /> <br /> === Approach ===<br /> <br /> A general measurement should make use of the following informations:<br /> <br /> value: a number, which represents the amount of the measurement. The number should follow one of the following representation:<br /> * natural (positive and negative): e.g. -1, 0, 1<br /> * decimal fraction (positive and negative): e.g. -2.5, 0.123<br /> * natural fraction (positive and negative): e.g. -2/3, 3/7<br /> scale: a factor used to lower the needed numbers of the value. The scale should be either<br /> * a letter to refer a build-in factor, which is defined in [http://aurora.regenstrief.org/UCUM/ucum.html#section-Prefixes The Unified Code for Units of Measure] or [http://www.w3.org/TR/mathml-units/#SI-prefixes MathML]).<br /> * a number like defined on value<br /> unit: the unit used for the measurement. The unit should follow one of the following representation:<br /> * build-in short-form like defined on [http://www.unece.org/etrades/units.htm Standards for Trade and Electronic Business] (or any other defined list which will be defined as the standard list for this format)<br /> * a reference to a unit definition. (I think there is the need of a markup/language to define new units and/or the transformation between units).<br /> <br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;measurement&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Five&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;scale&quot; title=&quot;k&quot;&gt;kilo&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;MTR&quot;&gt;metre&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> when we have a defined sub-measurement format for length, it could also be written:<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;<br /> &lt;span class=&quot;length&quot;&gt;&lt;abbr class=&quot;value&quot; title=&quot;5&quot;&gt;Five&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;scale&quot; title=&quot;k&quot;&gt;kilo&lt;/abbr&gt; &lt;abbr class=&quot;unit&quot; title=&quot;MTR&quot;&gt;metre&lt;/abbr&gt;&lt;/span&gt;<br /> &lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> ==== List of possible Sub-Formats ====<br /> <br /> Here is a (first) list of possible keywords for sub-formats and their unit list or compound kind:<br /> <br /> * money - unit limit to the ISO 4217 List<br /> * '''length''' - unit limited to e.g. MTR (Metre), FOT (Foot) ....)<br /> ** '''area''' <br /> *** Either a measurement with units like MTK (Square Metre), FTK (Square Foot) <br /> *** or a compound format with elements (width:length, height:length)<br /> ** '''volume''' <br /> *** Either a measurement with units like MTQ (Cubic Metre), FTQ (Cubic Foot), LTR (Litre) ...<br /> *** or a compound format with elements (width:length, height:length, depth:length)<br /> * time or duration or '''period''' - unit limited to e.g. sec (second), min (minute) ...<br /> * frequency - unit limited to Hertz<br /> * mass or '''weight''' - unit limited to GRM (Gram), ...<br /> * power or '''electricity''' - unit limited to AMP (Ampere), OHM (Ohm), ...</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22230 2007-10-04T14:48:39Z

<p>ChrisNewell: </p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [http://microformats.org/wiki/User:ChrisNewell Chris Newell], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary.<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22227 2007-10-04T14:47:05Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* hCard */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [http://microformats.org/wiki/User:ChrisNewell Chris Newell], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary.<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;img class=&quot;logo&quot; src=&quot;http://www0.rdthdo.bbc.co.uk/services/api/res/images/BBCOne_small.gif&quot; alt=&quot;BBC One&quot; /&gt;<br /> &lt;a class=&quot;url&quot; href=&quot;http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/&quot;&gt;BBC One Homepage&lt;/a&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === rel-tag ===<br /> The category could be marked up using the [[rel-tag]] microformat.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22226 2007-10-04T14:36:26Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* hCard */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [http://microformats.org/wiki/User:ChrisNewell Chris Newell], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary.<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;UK&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === rel-tag ===<br /> The category could be marked up using the [[rel-tag]] microformat.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22225 2007-10-04T14:34:07Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* hCard */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [http://microformats.org/wiki/User:ChrisNewell Chris Newell], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary.<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;U.K.&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mixed&quot; rel=&quot;tag&quot;&gt;Mixed&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === rel-tag ===<br /> The category could be marked up using the [[rel-tag]] microformat.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

ChrisNewell https://microformats.org/wiki/index.php?title=broadcast-brainstorming&diff=22224 2007-10-04T13:34:03Z

<p>ChrisNewell: /* General information */</p> <hr /> <div>= Brainstorming for a Broadcast Microformat =<br /> <br /> This is a brainstorm for Internet radio and TV streams i.e real-time streams corresponding to radio and TV stations rather than individual items or collections of content (as currently proposed for hAudio).<br /> <br /> The scope could also encompass broadcast radio and TV if this is considered to be useful in an Internet context.<br /> <br /> Examples can be found here [http://microformats.org/wiki/broadcast-examples broadcast-examples]<br /> <br /> == Contributors ==<br /> * [http://microformats.org/wiki/User:ChrisNewell Chris Newell], BBC Research<br /> * [[User:AndyMabbett|Andy Mabbett]]<br /> <br /> == The Problem ==<br /> The web provides an alternative transmission medium for radio and TV stations, enabling these to reach a global audience. <br /> New Internet-only services have also appeared. A large number of services are now available and there are many web-based <br /> directories listing Internet radio and TV stations under various categories. These directories have to be maintained by <br /> hand because the information cannot easily be collected automatically from web sites. The information these directories <br /> provide is not easily extracted by web browsers and devices such as Internet Radios.<br /> <br /> == Elements that come up often in practice ==<br /> The metadata is either general information (e.g. station name) or technical information (e.g. bandwidth)<br /> <br /> === General information ===<br /> * Station name (could use [[hcard|hCard]]'s &quot;organization-unit&quot;)<br /> * Broadcaster (could use hCard's &quot;organization-name&quot;)<br /> * Description (could also be hCard's &quot;note&quot;)<br /> * Image URL (logo) (could use hCard's &quot;logo&quot;)<br /> * Category (genre) (could use [[rel-tag|rel-tag]] in hCard's &quot;category&quot;)<br /> * Language (used by the station rather than for the description)<br /> * Location (could use hCard's &quot;adr&quot; &amp; children)<br /> * Station website (could use hCard's &quot;url&quot;)<br /> * Station email (could use hCard's &quot;e-mail&quot;)<br /> * AM/FM frequency (could use &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * Rating ([[hReview]]?)<br /> * &quot;Now playing&quot; information (could use [[audio-info|hAudio]] and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]])<br /> * Schedule information (could use [[hCalendar]])<br /> <br /> === Technical information ===<br /> * stream URL - the direct URL of the stream (.wma, .ra, etc) or the stream's metafile (.asx, .ram, etc)<br /> * player URL - the URL of a webpage with an embedded media player which plays the stream <br /> * bandwidth (could use the &quot;[[measure]]&quot; microformat)<br /> * codec (MIME types may be of use here)<br /> * unicast/multicast - optional with unicast as the default?<br /> <br /> == Possible approaches == <br /> <br /> === New microformat ===<br /> Define a broadcast microformat.<br /> <br /> As with hAudio we should consider splitting content information from format information. This would suggest a stream-info as well as a broadcast microformat might be necessary.<br /> <br /> === Extend scope of hAudio and hVideo ===<br /> Depending on the degree of overlap between the required metadata fields it may be practical to extend the scope of the proposed hAudio and hVideo microformats. However, it would not be beneficial to the development process, or to end-users, if this adds additional complexity.<br /> <br /> == Combining with other microformats ==<br /> <br /> Examples of how a broadcast microformat could be combined with other microformats.<br /> <br /> == hAudio &amp; hVideo ==<br /> &quot;Now Playing&quot; innformation could be provided using [[audio-info|hAudio]] for radio and [[video-info-examples|hVideo]] for TV.<br /> <br /> === hCalendar ===<br /> An event or a schedule of events for a channel could be signalled using [[hcalendar|vEvent or hCalendar]] as child elements.<br /> <br /> === hCard ===<br /> Broadcaster / station details could be marked up with [[hcard|hCard]].<br /> <br /> &lt;pre&gt;&lt;nowiki&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;vcard&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;adr&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;org fn&quot;&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-name&quot;&gt;BBC&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;organization-unit&quot;&gt;One&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;country-name&quot;&gt;U.K.&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;div class=&quot;category&quot;&gt;General&lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/div&gt;<br /> &lt;/nowiki&gt;&lt;/pre&gt;<br /> <br /> === Measure ===<br /> A proposed [[measure]]ment microformat could be used for the frequency.<br /> <br /> === rel-tag ===<br /> The category could be marked up using the [[rel-tag]] microformat.<br /> <br /> === hReview ===<br /> Rating could be marked up using [[hReview]].<br /> <br /> == Comments ==<br /> <br /> The fields listed under technical information are common to the proposed but moribund [[file-format-examples|file microformat]] proposal.<br /> <br /> == Related Pages ==<br /> * [[broadcast-examples]]<br /> * [[audio-info-examples]]<br /> * [[video-info-examples]]<br /> * [[media-info-examples]]</div>

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