Based on discussion with Julien Deswaef, Patdavid, Peter, Michael M, Ale Rimoldi (IRC discussion of 2015.06.04), here is a first concept draft for a LGM Video Archive.
Functionality of the archive
Some key functionalities that we want:
- Present a huge global index of ALL the videos.
- Present a list of videos by speaker (from all LGMs).
- Ability to assign one or several speakers to a video.
- Ability to edit the speaker page with some information / links.
- Present a list of videos by year.
- Ability to assign topics/keywords, such as: Inkscape, 3D printing, textiles, open hardware...
- Each keyword must generate a page that lists videos (from all LGMs).
Folder structure and URLs
Plannig this site as a long-term archive, we need to be forward-thinking and pay huge attention to the URLs of all archive resources, in such a way that:
- The URLs will never have to change.
- The URLs are platform-indpendent (not linked to specific server technology, CMS), allowing to migrate the system while keeping the permalink structure.
A proposal:
- The base URL of the video archive = video.libregraphicsmeeting.org
- URL of the video files (.ogv and perhaps other formats) = /files/2014/name-of-session/title-of-video.ogv
- URL of image files (stills), URL of slides = /files/2014/name-of-session/title-of-video.jpg
- URLs of the talk pages = /2014/title-of-talk
- URL of the global index (same as base URL?)
- URL of the index by year (e.g. 2015) = /2015/
- URL of the index by speaker (e.g. Nathan Willis) = /speaker/nathan-willis/
- URL of the index by topic (e.g. Scribus) = /topic/scribus/
Storage of the videos
What are our needs in terms of storage space?
From 2006 to 2015, there are now 10 instances of the festival.
For 2014, here are the stats:
- Published recordings of LGM 2014: 66 files in OGV format
- video: Theora, 720p resolution, datarate: 620-770 kb/s
- audio: Vorbis Audio, mono, 48khz, 80 kb/s
- Total duration: 13-14 hours
- Total filesize: 6.67 GB (aprox 100 Mb per file, 5 Mb per minute)
Conclusion: without precise calculation, we can estimate that a storage space in a range of 50 to 100 Gb will be needed.
Mockups
A video player for the 2015 talks:
http://video.constantvzw.org/LGM15/player/
By Michael, there's a test page that shows an index of talks here:
http://video.constantvzw.org/LGM15/player/terms.html
By Manuel, a quick mockup of what the individual talk page could look like:
Based on discussion with Julien Deswaef, Patdavid, Peter, Michael M, Ale Rimoldi (IRC discussion of 2015.06.04), here is a first concept draft for a LGM Video Archive.
Functionality of the archive
Some key functionalities that we want:
Folder structure and URLs
Plannig this site as a long-term archive, we need to be forward-thinking and pay huge attention to the URLs of all archive resources, in such a way that:
A proposal:
Storage of the videos
What are our needs in terms of storage space?
From 2006 to 2015, there are now 10 instances of the festival.
For 2014, here are the stats:
Conclusion: without precise calculation, we can estimate that a storage space in a range of 50 to 100 Gb will be needed.
Mockups
A video player for the 2015 talks:
http://video.constantvzw.org/LGM15/player/
By Michael, there's a test page that shows an index of talks here:
http://video.constantvzw.org/LGM15/player/terms.html
By Manuel, a quick mockup of what the individual talk page could look like: