the "open" part of video editing tools should prob just be that of an XML format that lays out the instructions for an edited and produced video... with all effects, cuts, layers, paths, filenames and other metadata etc defined. then the software out there SHOULD be compatible as handlers and allow for import of these instructions. since proprietary apps will not care and also may have their own XML format for such things, open source apps would be created in tandem.... and eventually, some of the popular editing tools may support the standard in the future.... which can include supporting ogg or other open codecs.
imagine if we all made videos using SMIL? sull On Wed, Jun 10, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Heath <heathpa...@msn.com> wrote: > > > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com <videoblogging%40yahoogroups.com>, > Jay dedman <jay.ded...@...> > > Anyway...i still do think that an "open video/story engine" would > > help. The fact that you use Sony Vegas and I use iMovie/FCP...makes it > > a little more difficult for us to work together without having to > > figure out the technical aspects in between. > > > > Jay > > In that I completely agree...having a standard or open video > editing/processing platform would be great for collaborations and I think we > need to remember that "open" doesn't have to mean free...because at some > point that people making all this I am sure would like to have some > compensation for their time, effort, etc...So some of being open to open > standards is for us as storytellers editors, etc is to embrace these new > techs and share the knowledge... > > Although I will admit, it's hard to balance the creative and tech sides of > me.... > > Heath > http://heathparks.com > > > > > > > -- > > http://ryanishungry.com > > http://jaydedman.com > > http://twitter.com/jaydedman > > 917 371 6790 > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
