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Michael Dale w3c Video Workshop University of California Santa Cruz. Meta vid & Free Online Video. Meta vid Motivation Meta vid Wiki . Meta vid Motivation. Began as collaborative thesis project with Aphid @ UC Santa Cruz Digital Arts & New Media program
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Michael Dale w3c Video Workshop University of California Santa Cruz
Metavid & Free Online Video • Metavid Motivation • MetavidWiki
Metavid Motivation • Began as collaborative thesis project with Aphid • @ UC Santa Cruz Digital Arts & New Media program • A desire to create political video...
Metavid History • leads us to a shopping cart :(
Metavid History • An expensive Shooing Cart
Metavid History • Footage of our Representatives should be public domain..
Metavid History • So the footage was public domain but “encapsulated ” with a trade mark....
Metavid Motivation • ok, now the footage has been de-encapsulated and returned to the public domain • now we don't have to pay/negotiate “content licenses” for reuse.
Metavid Motivation • What about software licenses? • Free playback and free reuse? • Open collaborative metadata?
almost there... • What about free playback in both proprietary and free environments?
Enter mv_embed • Transparently re-writes html5 <video> tag for contemporary browsers (for theora embedding) • Uses whatever plugin is available: • vlc(win,linux,mac) (firefox & IE) • Oggplay(in beta)Firefox(win,linux,mac) IE future • Java cortado (java based (no install on most platforms) • Mplayer, Totem (linux firefox only) • In the future... native Support in Firefox & Opera
MetavidWiki • What about open collaborative metadata?
Enter MetavidWiki + + SemanticWiki MediaWiki = MetavidWiki
MetavidWiki • onto the demo
Supported By A Grant From The http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/
MetavidWiki • questions?