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== About this project == | == About this project == | ||
Popcorn.js is an event framework for HTML5 media. Popcorn.js utilizes the native HTMLMediaElement properties, methods and events, normalizes them into an easy to learn API, and provides a plugin system for community contributed interactions. | Popcorn.js is an event framework for HTML5 media. Popcorn.js utilizes the native HTMLMediaElement properties, methods and events, normalizes them into an easy to learn API, and provides a plugin system for community contributed interactions. | ||
== Roadmap == | == Roadmap == | ||
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We will ship Popcorn.js 1.0 in the first week of November, launching at the Mozilla Festival (Mozilla Festival — Media, Freedom and the Web London UK, November 4 - 6, 2011). This release will be focused on bug fixes, and end-user facing features like documentation, packaging, the web site, and other things needed in order to find, get, and use Popcorn.js. | We will ship Popcorn.js 1.0 in the first week of November, launching at the Mozilla Festival (Mozilla Festival — Media, Freedom and the Web London UK, November 4 - 6, 2011). This release will be focused on bug fixes, and end-user facing features like documentation, packaging, the web site, and other things needed in order to find, get, and use Popcorn.js. | ||
== Get involved now <br> == | |||
We have a good team of developers, and anticipate that this schedule and workload is doable. At the same time, we welcome you to join us as we push to release 1.0. How can you help? | |||
* Build things using Popcorn.js. We've already seen some amazing early adopters grab popcorn and create rich media experiences on the web. We have some of them listed here: http://popcornjs.org/demos, and we need more. Every time someone builds something cool with popcorn, new people find out about it, ideas for new plugins/features are generated, and popcorn spreads. | |||
* Blog and tweet about it. | |||
* Get involved with our effort to write end-user documentation, HOWTOs, tutorials, etc. For 1.0 we'll want a wealth of learning resources for every level of user. Get in touch if you want to work on this. | |||
* Write plugins. Every time someone makes popcorn do something new via a plugin, we learn more about the APIs and edge cases in the core. As I said above, we want to freeze the core's API by the end of September, so there is still the possibility to change things between now and then. | |||
* Help us test! Every time we do a release, we spend days testing on various platforms, browsers, and devices. We could use your help, and the dates above give you a sense of when this will happen. Join irc.mozilla.org/popcorn, or send me a mail if you want to be part of the testing team. | |||
We use [https://webmademovies.lighthouseapp.com/projects/63272-popcorn-js/overview Lighthouse] for bug tracking. Sign up for an account to file a bug, or even better, fix one! | |||
We have an active developer community on IRC at irc.mozilla.org/popcorn. Come say hello! | |||
The current popcornjs code is available on [http://github.com/webmademovies/popcorn-js Github]. Jon Buckley is the project's release engineer. Active development occurs in [https://github.com/jbuck/popcorn-js/ jbuck/popcorn-js/]. | |||
We also have a [https://groups.google.com/group/web-made-movies-working?hl=en&pli=1 mailing list], which currently hosts all discussion around the Web Made Movies project + Popcorn. | |||
== Links == | == Links == | ||
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Popcorn.js | |
| Owner: David Humphrey, Brett Gaylor, Bobby Richter, Ben Moskowitz | Updated: 2011-07-27 | |
| Mozilla's HTML5 media framework | ||
About this project
Popcorn.js is an event framework for HTML5 media. Popcorn.js utilizes the native HTMLMediaElement properties, methods and events, normalizes them into an easy to learn API, and provides a plugin system for community contributed interactions.
Roadmap
For a current list of bugs/tickets, visit https://webmademovies.lighthouseapp.com/projects/63272-popcorn-js/overview
Roadmap listed below includes major, but not all, milestones. See above link for further detail.
0.7 Current Version
0.8 August 30th
We will ship Popcorn.js 0.8 on August 30th. This release will focus on potential API changes in the core, which means fixing things that use the core (e.g., plugins) with a view to shaking out any changes that need to happen to the core in order to support them.
0.9 week of September 26th
This release will signal an API freeze for the core, such that we can focus on documentation and testing in the lead-up to 1.0.
1.0 November 6th
- 1.0 tickets https://webmademovies.lighthouseapp.com/projects/63272/milestones/94435-10
- Features for 1.0 Release
- Modules: Modules differ from plugins, by adding functionality to the core of Popcorn.js that can be shared by other Popcorn.js plug-ins.
- Envelope Module: Envelopes provide a control-point property control over time: such as reducing/fading the volume of a video while popcorn.js loads some audio commentary.
- Transitions Plugin:Transitions use the Envelope Module to create classic transitions like, fadeIn, fadeOut, fadeThroughWhite etc.
We will ship Popcorn.js 1.0 in the first week of November, launching at the Mozilla Festival (Mozilla Festival — Media, Freedom and the Web London UK, November 4 - 6, 2011). This release will be focused on bug fixes, and end-user facing features like documentation, packaging, the web site, and other things needed in order to find, get, and use Popcorn.js.
Get involved now
We have a good team of developers, and anticipate that this schedule and workload is doable. At the same time, we welcome you to join us as we push to release 1.0. How can you help?
- Build things using Popcorn.js. We've already seen some amazing early adopters grab popcorn and create rich media experiences on the web. We have some of them listed here: http://popcornjs.org/demos, and we need more. Every time someone builds something cool with popcorn, new people find out about it, ideas for new plugins/features are generated, and popcorn spreads.
- Blog and tweet about it.
- Get involved with our effort to write end-user documentation, HOWTOs, tutorials, etc. For 1.0 we'll want a wealth of learning resources for every level of user. Get in touch if you want to work on this.
- Write plugins. Every time someone makes popcorn do something new via a plugin, we learn more about the APIs and edge cases in the core. As I said above, we want to freeze the core's API by the end of September, so there is still the possibility to change things between now and then.
- Help us test! Every time we do a release, we spend days testing on various platforms, browsers, and devices. We could use your help, and the dates above give you a sense of when this will happen. Join irc.mozilla.org/popcorn, or send me a mail if you want to be part of the testing team.
We use Lighthouse for bug tracking. Sign up for an account to file a bug, or even better, fix one!
We have an active developer community on IRC at irc.mozilla.org/popcorn. Come say hello!
The current popcornjs code is available on Github. Jon Buckley is the project's release engineer. Active development occurs in jbuck/popcorn-js/.
We also have a mailing list, which currently hosts all discussion around the Web Made Movies project + Popcorn.
Links
Website
Documentation
Demos
Twitter
Bug Tracker
Github
IRC: irc.mozilla.org #popcorn
Team
- David Humphrey, CDOT
- Scott Downe, CDOT
- Jon Buckley, CDOT
- Brett Gaylor, Mozilla
- Rick Waldron, Bocoup
- Bobby Richter, Mozilla
- Ben Moskowitz, Mozilla
For a full list, see AUTHORS