PRESENTS

PRESENTS

FOR

FOR

PRODUCING ACCESSIBLE VIDEO CONTENT FOR THE WEB

PRODUCING ACCESSIBLE

VIDEO CONTENT

FOR THE WEB

In Australia in 2008… Credit: ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation CCi Digital Futures Report July 2008 3 out of 10 people watched video online

In Australia in 2008…

Understanding video content

WCAG 2.0 and video content

WCAG 2.0 and video content

HTML format Audio dialogue Describe important visual scenes in video Transcripts (A/AAA)

HTML format

Audio dialogue

Describe important visual scenes in video

W3C transcript example Simba: Yeah! Describer: Simba races outside, followed by his parents. Sarabi smiles and nudges Simba gently toward his father. The two sit side-by-side, watching the golden sunrise. Mufasa: Look Simba, everything the light touches is our kingdom. Simba: Wow.

W3C transcript example

Simba: Yeah!

Describer: Simba races outside, followed by his parents. Sarabi smiles and nudges Simba gently toward his father. The two sit side-by-side, watching the golden sunrise.

Mufasa: Look Simba, everything the light touches is our kingdom.

Simba: Wow.

SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) With Flash use DXFP (Distribution Exchange Format Profile) XML format Toggle on and off button Captions (A)

SMIL (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language)

With Flash use DXFP (Distribution Exchange Format Profile) XML format

Toggle on and off button

Provide captions and a transcript for video - convey mood, critical visual imagery and dialogue Captions toggle

Provide captions and a transcript for video - convey mood, critical visual imagery and dialogue

Example captions: Economic Stimulus www.economicstimulusplan.gov.au/road_rail/pages/default.aspx

Example captions: Economic Stimulus

www.economicstimulusplan.gov.au/road_rail/pages/default.aspx

Describe important information in the visual track Embed in existing pauses of audio track Audio Description (AA)

Describe important information in the visual track

Embed in existing pauses of audio track

Add pauses to the audio track and describe the visual track in more depth Extended Audio Description (AAA)

Add pauses to the audio track and describe the visual track in more depth

Sign Language (AAA) Auslan in Australia Film interpreter at least waist up Ensure compression doesn’t blur interpreter

Auslan in Australia

Film interpreter at least waist up

Ensure compression doesn’t blur interpreter

Examples: australia.gov.au www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/video-national-apology-to-the-stolen-generations

Examples: australia.gov.au

www.australia.gov.au/about-australia/our-country/video-national-apology-to-the-stolen-generations

Accessible video players

Accessible video players

Hosted Youtube – www.youtube.com Captions No audio description toggle Player buttons not fully accessible JavaScript API Vimeo – www.vimeo.com No support for captions No audio description toggle Player buttons not fully accessible JavaScript API

Youtube – www.youtube.com

Captions

No audio description toggle

Player buttons not fully accessible

JavaScript API

Vimeo – www.vimeo.com

No support for captions

No audio description toggle

Player buttons not fully accessible

JavaScript API

Example of hosted: University of NSW www.youtube.com/user/unsw

Example of hosted: University of NSW

www.youtube.com/user/unsw

Host yourself Longtail player – www.longtailvideo.com/ Captions Audio description toggle Player buttons not fully accessible JavaScript API Flowplayer – http://flowplayer.org/ Captions No audio description toggle JavaScript API Plugin based

Longtail player – www.longtailvideo.com/

Captions

Audio description toggle

Player buttons not fully accessible

JavaScript API

Flowplayer – http://flowplayer.org/

Captions

No audio description toggle

JavaScript API

Plugin based

Example of host yourself: Vision Australia https://secure.visionaustralia.org/visionaustralia/onlineshop/ProductDetail.aspx?ID=41 (using Flowplayer and JavaScript)

Example of host yourself: Vision Australia

https://secure.visionaustralia.org/visionaustralia/onlineshop/ProductDetail.aspx?ID=41

(using Flowplayer and JavaScript)

Difficulties with hosting yourself: Customising the CMS Captions Audio description JavaScript

Difficulties with hosting yourself:

Customising the CMS

Captions

Audio description

JavaScript

For AA compliance: Captions Audio described version Vision Australia also recommends: Transcript Conclusion

For AA compliance:

Captions

Audio described version

Vision Australia also recommends:

Transcript

Vision Australia Questions or comments? Resources http://www.visionaustralia.org.au/webaccess http://delicious.com/visionaustralia Contacts Damien McCormack - (03) 9864 9342 [email_address] Josh Crawford - (03) 9864 9287 [email_address]

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