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November 16, 2009 16:29
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An idea I had for describing composited audio such that copyrighted tracks can be resolved and an identical copyright conforming rendition can be created.
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> | |
<!-- Please read the blog entry for a description as to what this is: http://jphastings.tumblr.com/post/246130623 --> | |
<playlist simulatneous="true"> <!-- Or way informing that this playlist needs to be interpreted according to this article --> | |
<chapters> <!-- A new element entirely. The Hospital Podcast is a good example of chapter use in Podcasts. --> | |
<chapter> <!-- NB. There are other ways to define chapters --> | |
<cueTime relativeTo="id_of_element">±3142</cueTime> <!-- Milliseconds in from beginning (+) or back from the end (-) of the track referenced --> | |
<name>Name of Chapter</name> | |
<image>http://path.to/image</image> <!-- Individual chapters might have the album art of the song etc --> | |
</chapter> | |
</chapters> | |
<trackList id="MyPodcast" duck="true"> <!-- Auto-ducking can be turned off altogether --> | |
<!-- Backing tracks can be 'ducked' while the podcaster is speaking --> | |
<!-- NB. The player will duck track 'A' playing when a new track 'B' starts on top of it, unless 'duckable' is set to false for track 'A', when track 'B' is ducked instead. The same logic is applied for multi-track situations --> | |
<track duckable="true" id="highway"> | |
<!-- These tags as per XSPF spec --> | |
<title>I Am The Highway</title> | |
<creator>Audioslave</creator> | |
<duration>335000</duration> <!-- Duration is important for determining if the track desired is the same as the one resolved, but not required --> | |
<identifier>MusicBrainz Identifier suggested</identifier> <!-- As the song is important, some way of making sure the right track is here would be a good idea --> | |
<!-- Extended elements --> | |
<cueTime relativeTo="MyPodcast">0</cueTime> | |
</track> | |
<track duckable="false"> <!-- This is a speech track, others should be ducked in preference --> | |
<!-- These tags as per XSPF spec --> | |
<title>Welcome note</title> | |
<creator>Joe Podcaster</creator> | |
<location>http://path.to/podcast_segment_1.mp3</location> | |
<!-- Extended elements --> | |
<cueTime relativeTo="highway">2000</cueTime> <!-- Start 2 seconds into 'I Am The Highway' --> | |
</track> | |
</trackList> | |
</playlist> |
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