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On 17/09/2015 07:21, "John Casey" <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >Clipper: Enhancing Time Based Media for Research > > >A collaboration between The City of Glasgow College, The Open University >and Reachwill Ltd., Funded by Jisc > >#clippertube > >Workshop Invitation > >Toolkit Description > >Workshop Content and Formats > >Further Information > >Apologies for Cross Posting > >Dear Colleagues > >Invitation > >We are developing a free and open source software toolkit to support >researchers in all disciplines who work with digital audio-visual media >and would like to invite you to attend our upcoming community >consultation workshops in September / October 2015, engage in comment, >feedback and discussion about our online prototypes and arrange >discussion meetings (for further information please see below and via >the web links). The workshops are: > >National Library of Scotland, Monday 28th Sept > >Manchester School of Art, Wednesday 14th October > >British Library, London, Monday 26th October > >We are in the second phase of our development cycle having already >produced an online Œproof of concept¹ in phase 1 and received positive >and useful feedback from the research community. In the present stage of >our work we are creating a working online prototype that researchers will >be able to experiment with. > >We will be releasing our first online prototype by the 28th September and >then modifying it in the light of feedback as we conduct our workshops >and engage with the research community in workshops, online and via >smaller meetings. By the end of November, through this process of >co-design, we aim to have a working prototype that demonstrates the >toolkit working with separate audio-visual collections. Our aims for >phase 3 in 2016 are to produce a working version of the toolkit installed >in an institutional setting and a trial demonstrator site for a possible >national service. > >Toolkit Description > >Here is a brief overview of the toolkit functionality taken from our >brochure: > >³Clipper is a free open-source web application enabling researchers to >create and share virtual-clips without altering the original media files. >Clipper enables you to mark the start and end of interesting events while >playing audio or video data files through a standard web browser. You can >add rich text annotations to each clip, and combine clips into playlists >(cliplists).² > >To help conceptualise using the Clipper toolkit here is a summary: > >€ Control the play back of online audio / video > >€ Specify the start and end points of custom clips within the media > >€ Add notes to the clips > >€ Combine clips together into cliplists > >€ Share clips and cliplists > >This 'user generated data' is stored as metadata in HTML documents, which >points to the source audio / video files and is viewable in any modern >web browser. The end-user will only be able to play the original audio / >video files if they have the rights to access them, vital for complying >with copyright and data protection issues. Thus, although the clipper >documents are owned by the user, the original media stays where it is. >Because the native file format of Clipper is HTML, Clipper documents are >very portable, social media friendly and easy to integrate into existing >systems. > >We believe there are many potential opportunities and benefits connected >with Clipper, both in the open design of the toolkit and the choice of >HTML as the native file format for storing and presenting data. The >feedback we have received so far has confirmed the wide range of >imaginative and creative applications that Clipper might be put to. Here >are a few examples: > >Analysing and marking up ethnographical recordings Œin the field¹ offline >(as local media) prior to upload to a server for sharing and collaboration > >Identifying key incidents in time lapse recordings from scientific >microscopes > >Exporting Clipper data as CSV files to allow analysis and visualisation >of the data > >Crowdsourcing metadata creation for audio-visual collections > >Facilitating Œdeep-access¹ to digital archives to facilitate citizen >research > >Providing story-telling and narratives tools to incorporate digital >archive content > >Makes it easy to cite, quote and comment audio-visual media and data in >digital academic communications putting it on an equal footing with >text. > >We are keen to further explore and identify opportunities and benefits >for researchers, data managers, archivists, librarians, educators and >general users - to include them in the design and development process. > >Workshop Content and Formats > >Morning session - general. Afternoon session - more technical. > >10:00 Arrival, registration and tea / coffee > >10:30 Introductions, project overview and aims > >10:45 Demonstration of prototype system, initial feedback & discussion > >11:15 Hands-on session, feedback (please bring laptop - use Chrome >browser) > >12:00 Implications for data management, service development and policy - >discussion > >12:30 - 1:30 lunch, discussions and networking > >13:30 Hands-on session (please bring laptop - use Chrome browser) code >inspection and walkthrough, ideas and requirements for institutional >deployment / national service. > >15:00 Close > >Workshop direct web links: > >Edinburgh: >https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clipper-project-workshop-edinburgh-tickets-18 >586167728 > >Manchester: >https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clipper-project-workshop-manchester-tickets-1 >8586702327 > >London: >https://www.eventbrite.com/e/clipper-project-british-library-labs-workshop >-tickets-18586738435 > > > >Further Information about the Clipper Project and links to the online >demos and prototypes > >Clipper Brochure: >http://blog.clippertube.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/clipper-brochure-a4 >.pdf > >About the Clipper project: http://blog.clippertube.com > >The Jisc funding programme: >http://www.jisc.ac.uk/rd/get-involved/research-data-spring > >Research data management: For those colleagues who are particularly >concerned with the management of research data we would like to draw >their attention to this blog post: > >http://blog.clippertube.com/index.php/2015/05/10/clipper-the-benefits-for- >the-research-data-lifecycle/ > >New Online working prototype release set for 28th September via the >project blog http://blog.clippertube.com > >Best Wishes > >John Casey > >Clipper Project Manager >Libraries & Learning Technology >Room 709 >City of Glasgow College >60 North Hanover Street >Glasgow G1 2BP > >Email: [log in to unmask] > >___________________________________________________________ >Sue Gollifer >Director ISEA International HQ >University of Brighton, UK >[log in to unmask] >http://www.isea-web.org/ > > > ___________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned by MessageLabs' Email Security System on behalf of the University of Brighton. 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