[Athen] RE: captions when video on streaming server

[Ken Petri]

Flash does not work on iOS devices only. It works just fine on Mac laptops,
desktops, etc. For portability, QuickTime/MOV delivery may be a universally
available option. I would say wait for the new iteration of our player,
which will support HTML5 video, but our funding was cut and development has
slowed considerably. We'll release the next version sometime this fall, but
I've given up on the notion of promising a release date....

ken
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Program Director, OSU Web Accessibility Center
102D Pomerene Hall, 1760 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio  43210
Office: 614.292.1760 | Mobile: 614.218.1499 | Fax: 614.292.4190
http://wac.osu.edu | petri.1 at osu.edu



On Tue, Sep 13, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Brusnighan, Dean A. <dabrus at purdue.edu>wrote:


> Thanks to each of you that responded to my question. Your suggestions and

> questions help me see how much I have yet to learn. ****

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> It appears that contacting the media folks in charge of the streaming

> server would be helpful, no matter what video format we end up choosing. I

> will make that contact to ask about the media player installed on the

> streaming server, and the possible CODEC issue.****

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> Yes, I believe being cross-platform is important in this situation. Is

> QuickTime the only viable option then? My understanding is that Flash isn’t

> available on Apple/Mac devices.****

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> Thanks for your help!****

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> Dean****

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> Dean Brusnighan****

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> West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108****

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> Phone: 765-494-9082****

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> dabrus at purdue.edu****

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> *From:* athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu [mailto:

> athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Ron Stewart

> *Sent:* Monday, September 12, 2011 4:34 PM

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> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'

> *Subject:* RE: [Athen] RE: captions when video on streaming server****

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> The other issue maybe that the video needs to be recompiled to support the

> system that your campus is using.  We ran into that at Oregon State, the

> system we were using to caption/subtitle was slightly off in its time

> codes.  This will happen when you are using Mac technology along with PC

> technology.  Our campus media folks where very helpful in this process, we

> ran the existing content through the CODEX they were using and it was

> great.  ****

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> Ron Stewart****

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> *From:* athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu

> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Harris,John

> Paul

> *Sent:* Monday, September 12, 2011 8:07 AM

> *To:* 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'

> *Subject:* [Athen] RE: captions when video on streaming server****

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> Dean,****

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> Does the media player from the streaming server have the capability to find

> and play the ASX or SMIL files?  Sometimes, a media player cannot

> synchronize an external caption file or open an SMIL/ASX file for video

> playback.  A lot of times a player can only play captions when the info is

> embedded in the file container, like an MP4 file container.****

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> I am somewhat sure your issue is related to the media player that is

> installed on your streaming server .****

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> John Paul Harris****

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> Assistive Tech IT Coordinator****

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> Assistive Technology Resource Center****

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> Colorado State University****

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> *From:* athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu

> [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman1.u.washington.edu] *On Behalf Of *Brusnighan,

> Dean A.

> *Sent:* Monday, September 12, 2011 7:10 AM

> *To:* ATHEN mailing list

> *Subject:* [Athen] captions when video on streaming server****

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> Hi,****

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> I am looking for guidance on how to get captions to play with a video

> hosted on a streaming server. ****

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> A department on campus has a commercial video (with proper permissions) on

> a streaming server. They have obtained a CD from the production company that

> has three different formats of the video (WMV, MOV and FLV), as well as the

> proper caption file formats for each. So far, I have been unsuccessful in

> getting captions to play when the video is streaming. ****

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> I have tried having the ASX file and the SMI file on the server with the

> WMV. I have also tried having the ASX file and the SMI file on a local hard

> drive with the WMV on the server. I’ve clicked on the ASX file rather than

> have it embedded in a web page. Does that make a difference in this

> situation?****

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> Thanks in advance for any ideas or resources you can provide!****

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> Dean****

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> Dean Brusnighan****

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> Assistive Technology Specialist****

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> Purdue University, Young Hall****

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> 155 S. Grant Street****

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> West Lafayette, IN 47907-2108****

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> Phone: 765-494-9082****

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> dabrus at purdue.edu****

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