[DDI-SRG] FW: Issue-DDI3_0-ExternalAidMultimediaRefs_00_00.doc (fwd)

[Wendy Thomas]

I'll run it up this weekend and send it around with items for next weeks 
meeting.

Wendy


On Fri, 13 Mar 2009, arofan.gregory wrote:

> Wendy:
>
> This contains everything we need. The problem is that, for example,
> different video and audio segments take different data types for their
> parameters. I suggest we adopt an approach similar to what QDeX uses for
> these segment types, since anyone dealing with these things will know what
> the proper parameters are for their specific media type.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Aroifan
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:ddi-srg-bounces at icpsr.umich.edu] On Behalf Of Wendy Thomas
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> Subject: [DDI-SRG] FW: Issue-DDI3_0-ExternalAidMultimediaRefs_00_00.doc
> (fwd)
>
> Here is the document Herve sent. The first question I see is how deeply we
> want/need to cover this.
>
> Jeremy...any thought on this in terms of survey instruments?
>
> wendy
>
> Wendy L. Thomas                          Phone: +1 612.624.4389
> Data Access Core Director		 Fax:   +1 612.626.8375
> Minnesota Population Center              Email: wlt at pop.umn.edu
> University of Minnesota
> 50 Willey Hall
> 225 19th Avenue South
> Minneapolis, MN 55455
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 20:18:33 -0000
> From: "LHours, Herve" <herve at essex.ac.uk>
> To: Wendy Thomas <wlt at pop.umn.edu>
> Subject: FW: Issue-DDI3_0-ExternalAidMultimediaRefs_00_00.doc
>
> Hi Wendy,
>
>
>
> Good to hear from you. Sorry about the late reply.
>
>
>
> You'll find a document attached which covers most of the issues we've
> considered around this subject to date. Might be overkill for your
> purposes but thought it would be better to try and provide as full an
> explanation as possible.
>
>
>
> In addition to the references to the current METS and QUDEX versions in
> the document the two items below outline a couple of open issues around
> this subject.  Feel free to come back to  me with any questions and, as
> ever, criticisms are particularly welcome
>
>
>
> Would like to get an update about your thoughts on DDI & PREMIS at some
> point if possible
>
>
>
> hmmm, methinks it's time for a beverage, have a good weekend
>
>
>
> H
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> 1.     Management of Coordinates
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>
> The current structure is based on the METS method, which is in turn
> based on html 4 handling of coordinates.  In the next release of QuDEx
> we are likely to include an option to define an @ coordinateType in the
> area tag permitting the use of pixels, inches, cms etc (preferably
> through an explicit list of enumerated types with an 'other' option).
> In addition, would it be advisable to split coordinates out into
> individual elements to make them more flexible?
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> 2.     Byte Parameter
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> It would be possible to permit segmenting of text files at the byte
> level. This would mirror the application of byte parameters in audio and
> video files. Would this be useful or desirable?
>
>
> <byteParam>
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> Sub-elements:  none
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> Attributes:                          id, startByteOffset, endByteOffset
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> @ startByteOffset: number of bits from the start of the file
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> @ endByteOffset:
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> A byteParam defines segments using the byte offsets from the start of
> the file
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Wendy L. Thomas                          Phone: +1 612.624.4389
Data Access Core Director		 Fax:   +1 612.626.8375
Minnesota Population Center              Email: wlt at pop.umn.edu
University of Minnesota
50 Willey Hall
225 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55455