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Will Video Surfing Become Reality?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the not-on-my-modem dept.

alinv writes "Australia's CSIRO has developed a multi-media browsing tool callled CMWeb, which makes surfing audio and video content as esy as text (view a screenshot here). The tool, called Continuous Media Web (CMWeb), enables user to activate a link within a video or audio file,and be taken to a related clip in another file, and then return to the original or follow further links into other subject areas, in much the same way they currently do with Web pages."

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  1. Not going to kick off fast. by mmol_6453 · · Score: 4, Insightful

    It's not going to really take off until it's much, much easier for the average joe to make the content than it is now.

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    1. Re:Not going to kick off fast. by thelandp · · Score: 2, Insightful
      I think the most important limiting factor for this will be bandwidth - right now the vast majority of surfers are using dialup.

      Otherwise I would say this is a great idea.

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  2. Why? by Arioch+of+Chaos · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Not that I want to be seen as too negative or anti progress but, why would I want to do that? The web is bloated as it is. All the animations and stuff that disturb you when you read a text :-/

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  3. Is this like video A HREF hyperlink? by AtariAmarok · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Is this something like a video hyperlink?

    Watch Seinfeld, move that little mouse-knob now on your TV remote, click on the box of Junior Mints, and see a full Junior Mints commercial?

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  4. Connection speed by Lokist · · Score: 4, Insightful

    The majority of the world (hey its changing)is still on dial-up... Im out here in the middle of the country so I doubt video surfing will happen over here any time soon.

  5. Patiently waiting to see what happens in 10 years by del_ctrl_alt · · Score: 3, Insightful
    My initial thoughts were as most (bandwith, content, Feh, etc)

    but then I thought well it has to start somewhere, hands up all of you that were on the internet 10 years ago (ok bad audience to ask in!) but you get the picture

    I think in 10 or so years time everyone will be wondering how they survived without their inter-thing-a-mabob that does everything and will probably be talking about if going to the local implant shop to get the latest wotsit 'uploaded' is a good idea or will take up too much space.

  6. Sounds Like VRML by David_AH · · Score: 3, Insightful

    Remember when VRML was going to change the Internet? No more text just big 3d world with avatars running around everywhere. When was the last time you visited a VRML site? I don't understand why so many people want to augment or replace simple text and graphics. Sure flash and video and audio add to the web and are great for some applications, but text is trhe real killer app on the web. It is easy and cheap to produce, and thanks to services like babelfish it is easy to translate. Not to mention the problems of getting acurate search results just based on descriptions of viedo or audio.