[Ogg a11y] Fwd: [whatwg] Captions, Subtitles and the Video Element

[John Foliot]

ogg.k.ogg.k at googlemail.com wrote:

> >> The data in the srt file is written in relation to probably a
> >> different version of the same video. So, for example, the beginning
is
> >> cut off. So, yes, the srt file is "wrong", but not wrong enough to be
> >> unusable.
> 
> This is the one of the cons you accepted when you use an external
> resource rather than an internal one. You might get a broken link too
> (eg, the caption file was taken down by the host, replaced, etc).
> 
> I've always considered the 'load a separate srt file' system as a hack
> to sidestep the lack of ability to associate captions to a video. Why
> is it that you never have to choose a separate audio file? 

While Silvia does not want a rerun of the discussion, I think it warrants
at least a quick and dirty response: Braille output systems require text
files to process (in effect, you are getting an alternative of the
alternative, in that most users will be accessing the on-screen text
visually, but not all).

JF