The EBU has launched several activities to help product implementers and users work with EBU-TT.
First of all there now is a github repository that provides public access to an informative (editors draft) XML Schema for EBU-TT-D, parts of which were developed in the European collaborative research project HBB4ALL. The Schema is intended to support the implementation of EBU-TT-D (Tech 3380) and is released under the BSD-3 open source license.
Experimental dash.js implementation
Another github repository provides an experimental implementation of EBU-TT-D subtitles for dash.js, a reference client implementation for the playback of MPEG DASH via JavaScript and compliant browsers. This is ongoing work that not only helps DASH implementers get acquinted with EBU-TT-D, but also others who would like to render EBU-TT-D subtitles over online content.
Presentations series
At IBC 2015 a series of EBU-TT related presentations will be given:
- Friday 11 Sep @ 14:00 hrs EBU-TT Live
- Saturday 12 Sep @ 14:00 hrs EBU-TT-D, MPEG-DASH & HbbTV
- Saturday 12 Sep @ 16:30 hrs Open Source Meet-up (incl. subtitling)
- Sunday 13 Sep @ 10:00 hrs EBU-TT-D & IMSC
All presentations take place at the EBU booth (10.F20).
IBC vendor tour
As every year, the EBU is also organizing a series of meetings with product providers on IBC Friday & Saturday, to discuss the implementation of EBU-TT and related topics. Send an e-mail to subtitling@ebu.ch to receive the schedule and if you want to join the tour or would like to be visited.