Alex,
Thanks, really grateful for the warning! My video is indeed Ogg
Theora, so I've just spent a little while trying to convert it into a
file that Quicktime can show - not quite got there yet! The suggestion
that VLC is a problem is a bit puzzling since it's always been my
reliable "this will open anything" media player, but never mind. I'd
agree with your recommendation that future years should allow a video
format that's free to all.
Best
Dan
2011/1/17 alex <alex_at_lurk.org>:
> Hi all,
>
> I was excited that ICMC invited live coding performance proposals to
> their programme, they also say video documentation is highly
> encouraged. However they ask only for mp4 video, which is
> patent-encumbered. The video I was going to upload is ogg theora
> (just for the purposes of peer review, not to go on the DVD).
>
> I wrote to Pierre Alexandre (the music programme chair) about this,
> and he didn't want to move, saying that free software that supports
> ogg, like VLC, was too buggy to expect the jury to use. I asked for a
> compromise, that I could include an ogg file on the basis that the
> jury members wouldn't be required to view it if they had any problems
> doing so. This wasn't accepted. I understand the work involved in
> managing this process, and reluctance to revisit decisions, but this
> does seem an issue that is likely to introduce a bias to the
> process...
>
> Just a warning in case others were intending to submit a live coding
> proposal and might be affected. On the bright side, Pierre did say he
> would suggest an alternate format for next year's ICMC.
>
> alex
>
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