Quoting Realvideo clips
In my last post, quoting a C-SPAN RealVideo clip of Donald Rumsfeld, I discovered a syntax to specify the beginning and end of the clip.
Pete Peterson:
“I’ve been informed that this occasion is also being webcast. Someday I’m going to have to figure out what that means exactly, but it’s apparently very significant” (audience laughs) (21:57/53:56)
Syntax
filename.ram?start=numSeconds&end=numSeconds
Improvements
Querystring time selection is a very important feature– the equivalent of “page numbers” in print — but client implementations could be improved:
- Client Programs should allow users to easily scroll forward or backward,
beyond the specified selection. This would allow the viewer to quickly view the context of the quote - Counters should be based on either:
- Date-Time: (2003-01-01 13:21:31 EST)
- The Beginning of the Video: (0)
Counters based on the query string start are useful, but tell the viewer nothing of the context.
Other Media Formats
A Quicktime/Windows media player version of the CFR speech is also available. I do not know how clip selection works in these formats.