**Sorry for this disgusting formatting done by
outlook.com, let's hope this version
makes it through correctly:**
I had a quick look and this appears really promising. I mean this beta version is already
awesome, you can even overlay 3d models to the video... And all the stuff smoothly happens
in your browser!
Just a few questions/notes to think about when linking this with Wikimedia Commons:
# What happens if some of the resources disappears from the web or changes its content?
# Flattening of the video
Even though this dynamic playback as done in Popcorn Maker as of now is smooth and
"just works" in recent browsers, media files embedded into wiki articles should
always be a plain/flattened version of this dynamic playback. (Preferrably in .webm) Just
think about mobile clients to find the reason to do this. Another reason to allow only
embedding of "flat" multimedia files is the possibility of offline playback.
# Storing Popcorn JSON
Wherever the JSON is stored, there should be also be a clickable link to load the whole
project into the Popcorn Maker.
# What are the current proposals to store the JSON in a wiki?
# Licensing stuff
This is probably the hardest part to get right. If some of the videos end up being
uploaded to Wikimedia Commons, the file description needs to list every source in all
cases as well as author and license in most cases.
# Uploading
If the licensing stuff is solved, an easy way to upload the created video to Wikimedia
Commons is needed. (Allowing both: Upload to a new file or overwrite an old file which
updates the video)
The respective Popcorn JSON of the file on Wikimedia Commons should be updated in the same
run to match the current version of the video.
Marco