show-formats

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= Current Show Formats =

1. This page has been prematurely created. See [[process]].

2. Any microformat about a show, or video, or tv should be worked on within the context of [[media-metadata-examples]], rather than creating new pages for it.

-Tantek

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== Authors ==
[http://changelog.ca/ Charles Iliya Krempeaux]

== Introduction ==
What is a show? Think TV show. Although it doesn't have to be a TV show.

This page documents current formats used for what is called: Internet TV, IPTV, [http://newtube.org/ NewTube], vlogging, vidblogging, etc.

== Current Practice ==
Any ''show microformat'' should be guided by current practice, in the wild, for specifying a show. Below are a list of known ''show formats'' currently found on the web.

=== Show Strawman #1 ===
Single clip with a preview image. The clip is the full show.
<nowiki>
<a href="clip.mpeg"><img src="preview.png" /></a>
</nowiki>

=== Show Strawman #2 ===
Single clip with a preview image. The clip is the teaser of the
full show. And there is a link that you can go to pay to see the full
show.
<nowiki>
<a href="teaser.mpeg"><img src="preview.png" /></a>

<a href="http://example.com/go">Pay to View</a>
</nowiki>

=== Show Strawman #3 ===
A show divided up in multiple clips, each with a preview image.
Together the clips make up the show.
<nowiki>
<a href="clip-1.mpg"><img src="preview-1.png" /></a>

<a href="clip-2.mpg"><img src="preview-2.png" /></a>

<a href="clip-3.mpg"><img src="preview-3.png" /></a>
</nowiki>

=== Show Strawman #4 ===
A set of teasers for a show. Together they don't make up the full
show. And the may or may not overlap in time. There's a "Pay to
View" link there too.
<nowiki>
<a href="clip-blue.mpg"><img src="preview-blue.png" /></a>

<a href="clip-red.mpg"><img src="preview-red.png" /></a>

<a href="clip-green.mpg"><img src="preview-green.png" /></a>

<a href="http://example.com/go">Pay to View</a>
</nowiki>

=== Show Strawman #5 ===
A single clip that comes in different formats. (Could be a
teaser, a clip, or a full show.)
<nowiki>
<img src="preview.png" />
<a href="clip.mpg">MPEG</a>
<a href="clip.ogm">Ogg</a>
<a href="clip.avi">AVI</a>
</nowiki>

=== Show Strawman #6 ===
A single preview image with the show given in 2 different methods. The first is the show broken up into a series of pieces (which makes it easier to download.) And the second is the full show in one file
<nowiki>
<img src="preview.png" />

<a href="part-1.mpg">[1]</a>
<a href="part-2.mpg">[2]</a>
<a href="part-3.mpg">[3]</a>

<a href="full.mpg">full</a>
</nowiki>

=== Show Strawman #7 ===
A single clip with a preview image. The title of the show is given with an image (and thus the actual machine-readable title is the ''alt attribute'' of the image) and is linked with the main URL for the show. There's also a link to older episodes of the show.
<nowiki>
<a href="..."><img src="the-name-of-the-show-png" alt="The Name of the Show" /></a>

<a href="episode123-clip.mpeg"><img src="episode123-preview.png" /></a>

<a href="older-shows">older shows</a>
</nowiki>

=== Show Strawman #8 ===
A series of clips with preview images. The title of the show is given with an image (and thus the actual machine-readable title is the ''alt attribute'' of the image) and is linked with the main URL for the show. There's also a links to older and news episodes of the show.
<nowiki>
<a href="..."><img src="the-name-of-the-show-png" alt="The Name of the Show" /></a>

<a href="episode123-clip.mpeg"><img src="episode123-preview.png" /></a>
<a href="episode122-clip.mpeg"><img src="episode122-preview.png" /></a>
<a href="episode121-clip.mpeg"><img src="episode121-preview.png" /></a>
<a href="episode120-clip.mpeg"><img src="episode120-preview.png" /></a>

<a href="newer-shows">[next]</a>
<a href="older-shows">[previous]</a>
</nowiki>

=== Show Strawman #9 ===
A series of preview images. The title of the show is given in text. A link to all the show's files via a torrent. Other metadata is also typically included too, in plain text; some is shown here. Also, sometimes metadata is put in the description.
<nowiki>
The Name of the Show

<img src="preview1.png" />
<img src="preview2.png" />

<a href="show.torrent">...</a>

Torrent Info Hash: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Description: blah blah blah .... here some URLs to previews...
blah blah blah .... this is 24 fps
blah blah blah

Content: tag1, tag2, tag3

Resolution: 320px x 240px

Run Time: 24mins 57secs

Size: 125.42 MB (131,509,108 bytes)

Type: Movie Clip

Published/Uploaded By: someone

<a href="...">Link to page with list of files in torrent</a>
<a href="...">Link to page with list of people on the torrent</a>
</nowiki>

== Orthogonal Concepts ==
Based on the strawman models above, we can derive the following orthogonal concepts:
* there's the concept of a "show"
* there's the concept of a "clip"
* there's the concept of a "preview" image. (maybe thumbnail would
be a better name.) there can be more than one of these. and this could be attributed to either the whole show, or to individual clips in the show.
* there's the concept of a "teaser"
* there's the concept of the "media file". (What the <a> tag's
"href" points to)
* If it is a teaser there is a "Pay to View" link
* show can divided up into multiple contiguous files
* teaser can be made up of multiple files
* alternatives of the same media
* you can combine all these

== Discussion ==
Discussion for the show Microformat took place on the mailing list here:
: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-discuss/2005-December/002292.html (original post)
: http://microformats.org/discuss/mail/microformats-discuss/2005-December/thread.html#2292 (thread)

== Related ==
* [[microshow]]
* [[showroll-brainstorming]]
* [[media-metadata-examples]]
* [[video-metadata-model]]
* [[rel-enclosure]]
* [[rel-bookmark]]
* [[rel-alternate]]
* [[relpayment-research]]
* [[alternates-brainstorming]]
* [[alternates-examples]]
* [http://changelog.ca/log/2005/10/16/thoughts_on_video_and_audio_microformats Thoughts on Video and Audio Microformats] (external)

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