Re: [backstage] data streaming into video

2007-07-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
James, Interesting... Surely the point of Aston type graphics (in vision, non-interactive) is that they are for passive viewing, as a mouse+menu is 1% better if you are online (rather than selecting from one-to-many broadcast streams)? On 09/07/07, James Ockenden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: [backstage] data streaming into video

2007-07-09 Thread James Ockenden
oh yes, web can do it better... i'm talking about a format which could be read by a wi-fi/internet enabled VCD/DVD player for example...the core content and the feed instructions are all on the video file assuming "files" and discs aren't redundant by then anyway. researching Aston graphics no

Re: [backstage] data streaming into video

2007-07-09 Thread Brian Butterworth
But if it's internet enabled, there is no need for clunky "interactive TV" features (because it's video loops plus a carousel). I would really like BBC News 24 on Freeview/cable to carry regional news headlines in-vision using the technique you suggest (it can't be done on satellite, no regional

Re: [backstage] data streaming into video

2007-08-20 Thread Dogsbody
what do you think? i'm not much up on these things apart from what i read here, so if it's already done/unworkable/crazy/annoying then apologies! Check out SMIL a fantastically underused mark up language that allows you to create layers of video/images/text. And supported by most of the sta

RE: [backstage] data streaming into video

2007-08-21 Thread Darren Stephens
m: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dogsbody > Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 6:09 PM > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk > Subject: Re: [backstage] data streaming into video > > > > what do you think? i'm not much up on these things apart > from