EPUB -Videos

[sirisha gubba]

Can we have video lectures embedded in the Ebooks and have them available
offline.
To elaborate, if a student downloads the Ebook, the videos should also be
downloaded.
As of now I can add videos as links only.
Please provide any suggestion you may have?

Thanks,
Siri

[Siegman, Tzviya]

Hi Sirisha,

It is possible to embed video in an EPUB file (using <video>), but many authors and publishers choose not to because it makes the files very large.

Please see https://www.w3.org/Submission/2017/SUBM-epub-contentdocs-20170125/Overview.html#sec-xhtml-fallbacks.

You may wish to contact the EPUB 3 Community Group public-***@w3.org<mailto:public-***@w3.org>.

Tzviya

Tzviya Siegman
Information Standards Lead
Wiley
201-748-6884
***@wiley.com<mailto:***@wiley.com>

From: sirisha gubba [mailto:***@gmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2018 2:57 PM
To: w3c-wai-***@w3.org
Subject: EPUB -Videos

Can we have video lectures embedded in the Ebooks and have them available offline.
To elaborate, if a student downloads the Ebook, the videos should also be downloaded.
As of now I can add videos as links only.
Please provide any suggestion you may have?

Thanks,
Siri

[Michael A. Peters]

I suspect it would it be a possible to create a script that downloads
the media and changes the video tag to reflect local.

That would schools to create a version of the EPUB they can distribute
to students that has the resource local rather than remote.

I'm not familiar with epub but if it is standard xml then it certainly
is possible.

Post by Siegman, Tzviya
Hi Sirisha,
It is possible to embed video in an EPUB file (using <video>), but many
authors and publishers choose not to because it makes the files very large.
Please see
https://www.w3.org/Submission/2017/SUBM-epub-contentdocs-20170125/Overview.html#sec-xhtml-fallbacks.
You may wish to contact the EPUB 3 Community Group
Tzviya
*Tzviya Siegman*
Information Standards Lead
Wiley
201-748-6884
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 10, 2018 2:57 PM
*Subject:* EPUB -Videos
Can we have video lectures embedded in the Ebooks and have them available offline.
To elaborate, if a student downloads the Ebook, the videos should also be downloaded.
As of now I can add videos as links only.
Please provide any suggestion you may have?
Thanks,
Siri

[ruth tait]

hello:

I discuss this in my thesis (which is available in epub format download at http://artbyrt.com/artbyrt_docs/splash_film.html <http://artbyrt.com/artbyrt_docs/splash_film.html>

My experience is good for films in epubs but not longer than 3mins in length: otherwise epub file size balloons.

<(:-))
LOL
((-:)>
--------------------------------
ruth tait
York University Interdisciplinary Student - Graduate Studies
The possible's slow fuse is lit by the Imagination. –Emily Dickinson

I suspect it would it be a possible to create a script that downloads the media and changes the video tag to reflect local.
That would schools to create a version of the EPUB they can distribute to students that has the resource local rather than remote.
I'm not familiar with epub but if it is standard xml then it certainly is possible.

Post by Siegman, Tzviya
Hi Sirisha,
It is possible to embed video in an EPUB file (using <video>), but many
authors and publishers choose not to because it makes the files very large.
Please see
https://www.w3.org/Submission/2017/SUBM-epub-contentdocs-20170125/Overview.html#sec-xhtml-fallbacks <https://www.w3.org/Submission/2017/SUBM-epub-contentdocs-20170125/Overview.html#sec-xhtml-fallbacks>.
You may wish to contact the EPUB 3 Community Group
Tzviya
*Tzviya Siegman*
Information Standards Lead
Wiley
201-748-6884
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 10, 2018 2:57 PM
*Subject:* EPUB -Videos
Can we have video lectures embedded in the Ebooks and have them available offline.
To elaborate, if a student downloads the Ebook, the videos should also be downloaded.
As of now I can add videos as links only.
Please provide any suggestion you may have?
Thanks,
Siri

[sirisha gubba]

Thank you all for your input.

Can you please tell how add captions to the embedded videos?

Thanks,
Siri

Post by ruth tait
I discuss this in my thesis (which is available in epub format download at
http://artbyrt.com/artbyrt_docs/splash_film.html
My experience is good for films in epubs but not longer than 3mins in
length: otherwise epub file size balloons.
<(:-))
LOL
((-:)>
--------------------------------
ruth tait
York University Interdisciplinary Student - Graduate Studies
*The possible's slow fuse is lit by the Imagination*. –Emily Dickinson
I suspect it would it be a possible to create a script that downloads the
media and changes the video tag to reflect local.
That would schools to create a version of the EPUB they can distribute to
students that has the resource local rather than remote.
I'm not familiar with epub but if it is standard xml then it certainly is possible.
Hi Sirisha,
It is possible to embed video in an EPUB file (using <video>), but many
authors and publishers choose not to because it makes the files very large.
Please see
https://www.w3.org/Submission/2017/SUBM-epub-contentdocs-
20170125/Overview.html#sec-xhtml-fallbacks.
You may wish to contact the EPUB 3 Community Group
Tzviya
*Tzviya Siegman*
Information Standards Lead
Wiley
201-748-6884
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 10, 2018 2:57 PM
*Subject:* EPUB -Videos
Can we have video lectures embedded in the Ebooks and have them available offline.
To elaborate, if a student downloads the Ebook, the videos should also be downloaded.
As of now I can add videos as links only.
Please provide any suggestion you may have?
Thanks,
Siri

[Michael A. Peters]

Hopefully WebVTT would work with it, if not I would file bug reports
with the ePub viewer, WebVTT is fairly established now as the standard
way to include captions / subtitles / chapters with HTML5 media and ePub
software should support it.

It's with the HTML5 track element.

WebVTT is very similar to SRT but has some noticeable differences.

Post by sirisha gubba
Thank you all for your input.
Can you please tell how add captions to the embedded videos?
Thanks,
Siri
I discuss this in my thesis (which is available in epub format
download at http://artbyrt.com/artbyrt_docs/splash_film.html
<http://artbyrt.com/artbyrt_docs/splash_film.html>
My experience is good for films in epubs but not longer than 3mins
in length: otherwise epub file size balloons.
<(:-))…LOL…((-:)>
--------------------------------
ruth tait
York University Interdisciplinary Student - Graduate Studies
/The possible's slow fuse is lit by the Imagination/. –Emily Dickinson

On Jul 10, 2018, at 4:15 PM, Michael A. Peters
I suspect it would it be a possible to create a script that
downloads the media and changes the video tag to reflect local.
That would schools to create a version of the EPUB they can
distribute to students that has the resource local rather than remote.
I'm not familiar with epub but if it is standard xml then it
certainly is possible.

Post by Siegman, Tzviya
Hi Sirisha,
It is possible to embed video in an EPUB file (using <video>), but many
authors and publishers choose not to because it makes the files very large.
Please see
https://www.w3.org/Submission/2017/SUBM-epub-contentdocs-20170125/Overview.html#sec-xhtml-fallbacks
<https://www.w3.org/Submission/2017/SUBM-epub-contentdocs-20170125/Overview.html#sec-xhtml-fallbacks>.
You may wish to contact the EPUB 3 Community Group
Tzviya
*Tzviya Siegman*
Information Standards Lead
Wiley
201-748-6884
*Sent:* Tuesday, July 10, 2018 2:57 PM
*Subject:* EPUB -Videos
Can we have video lectures embedded in the Ebooks and have them
available offline.
To elaborate, if a student downloads the Ebook, the videos
should also
be downloaded.
As of now I can add videos as links only.
Please provide any suggestion you may have?
Thanks,
Siri