[Xerte-dev] Re: Video and subtitles from external file in Xenith project

[Fay Cross]

From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Fay Cross
Sent: 30 May 2012 10:37
To: For Xerte technical developers
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Re: Video and subtitles from external file in Xenith project

Hi Johnathan

The HTML5 version will support mp4, ogg and webm file types.  It will also support the flvs that we currently use but these will obviously need flash so won't work on iPads etc.

I have made a simple tool that will make a timed transcript files to go with audio / video files - I'll send you it in a sec.

Not sure about the best way to convert files at the moment though.

Fay

From: xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk [mailto:xerte-dev-bounces at lists.nottingham.ac.uk] On Behalf Of Kemp Johnathan
Sent: 30 May 2012 10:25
To: Xerte Developers Discussion List
Subject: [Xerte-dev] Video and subtitles from external file in Xenith project

I have recently produced some documentation to support the new pages in the next release of Xerte / XOT.

I used Open Office so that
a) I could supply anyone who wanted to translate it with an editable copy
b) so that I could output in pdf format

But it occurred to me this morning that it might be useful to use something like camstudio to create some demo videos.
If I left off any sound and used subtitles driven from an external file (are they subtitles or closed caption?) then it would enable translators to create alternative subtitles.

So I was wondering if any decisions have been made regarding the Xenith project as to what video format would be best to use and if anyone had considered what format of subtitle / close caption file they would want to go with it?

If I am going to have a go at this it makes sense (to me at least) that any end result should work with whatever results from the Xenith project.

As a real long shot has anyone identified any free software products e.g. for generating the subtitle files, converting the video format, playing the video / subtitles?

Kind regards

Johnathan
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