i-Docs: Authoring Tools Confronted
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The document summarizes and compares three digital authoring tools: Klynt, 3WDOC, and Popcorn Maker. Klynt and 3WDOC are desktop applications that allow importing various media types to create interactive narratives. Popcorn Maker is a web-based tool for creating HTML5 video/audio projects. All three provide WYSIWYG interfaces and embeddable players, with Klynt and 3WDOC also offering paid business models and Popcorn Maker being open source.
![Types of content managed by the editor
Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker
Still images (jpg, gif, png) Still images (JPG, GIF, Video: Webm, MP4,OGG,
PNG third parties
Video files [mov (h264),
mp4 (h264), flv] and third Audio (MP3, Soundcloud) Still images
parties videos Text
Video OGG, MP4, third
Audio (MP3) parties Twitter
Texts Text Flickr
Google Maps Flash elements Wikipedia
(embedded in a HTML5 Google Maps
Flickr photos article)
Anything you can find
Flash elements, swf (AS3) Google Maps on the web](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/i-docstools-120323035637-phpapp02/85/i-Docs-Authoring-Tools-Confronted-6-320.jpg)
i-Docs: Authoring Tools Confronted
- 1. Authoring tools confronted i-Docs Symposium 2012 March 23rd 2012. Bristol www.i-docs.org Eva Domínguez & María Yáñez
- 2. Tools Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker
- 3. Development stage Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker First public version: Beta version Currently at version 0.1 2011 New releases every May 2012: Klynt for Next version: April month tablets (iOS or Android 2012 applications) 1.0 version will be released in November 2012.
- 4. Tool components Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker Desktop application Web-based authoring Web-based authoring tool tool Data formats (standard Media manager handling traditional Code library Popcorn.js w3c XML) media and extended & Butter.js media offering on-fly Player encoding solution Player and facilitation to publish on different environment and platform Based on a Javascript library and jQuery.
- 5. Player characteristics Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Based on Flash Based on HTML5 HTML5 video / audio based Not HTML5 by now Compatible with Android + all web browsers
- 6. Types of content managed by the editor Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker Still images (jpg, gif, png) Still images (JPG, GIF, Video: Webm, MP4,OGG, PNG third parties Video files [mov (h264), mp4 (h264), flv] and third Audio (MP3, Soundcloud) Still images parties videos Text Video OGG, MP4, third Audio (MP3) parties Twitter Texts Text Flickr Google Maps Flash elements Wikipedia (embedded in a HTML5 Google Maps Flickr photos article) Anything you can find Flash elements, swf (AS3) Google Maps on the web
- 7. Third parties services Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker Video Video Video Youtube Youtube Youtube Daily Motion Vimeo Daily Motion Any video file in an url Vimeo (webm, MP4-->this Still images only works in Chrome) Still images Flickr Audio Flickr Google Images Soundcloud Audio MP3 or OGG Souncloud Video upload and transcoding for Q3 2012
- 8. Where the files are hosted Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker The user’s hosting The files are hosted in Hosting of work slated the Cloud (Amazon S3) for April release They can also be downloaded by the user to broadcast on its own website (internet or intranet). The creations will work off- line too.
- 9. Usability of the back-office Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker WYSIWYG interface WYSIWYG interface WYSIWYG interface (interface for non (interface for non (interface for non programmers) programmers) programmers) The learning curve is 2 There is also No html or css skills hours Popcorn.js (a library for needed developers). Users can fork from GitHub (social coding network) to make custom versions of app
- 10. Integration with other platforms Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker Standalone version of Standalone version of Code embeddable in the final work the final work any website. (embeddable) (embeddable) Facebook (share Facebook (share option & embedding on option & embedding on a FB page) a FB page) Twitter (share option Twitter (share option from the player) from the player) Integration with CMS Integration with CMS (Can be embedded (A module for Drupal, a using an iframe) plugin for Wordpress are in the pipe)
- 11. Customization of the front-office Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker Custom CSS design Custom CSS design Custom HTML (available in the free Custom menu and version) Custom CSS design navigation Some templates Custom menu and available navigation (available in the free version) New templates can be created (like Wordpress) Open Source
- 12. Any other features to highlight? Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker Visual mock-up The concept of co- Future versions will have Visual storyboard creation, you can work ability to "fork" popcorn Various media import anywhere with anyone. creations - ie copy and Connect to external media modify. libraries You can create any Rich media editing content, anywhere at any Organize media in a time, with anyone. timeline Integration of the best web Instant preview usages for content creation: aggregation, Easy publishing curation and sharing. Create index and map menus Export and embed Both player and editor Share and monitor your will work on iPad as we project leverage on browser.
- 13. Languages Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker English English English (open to Spanish translations) French
- 14. Business model Klynt 3WDOC Popcorn Maker 1- Lite (150 €) Freemium model Free One user account*, Unlimited projects. A version will be Free and Mozilla is a non-profit All Standard Features, for the paid versions, user organization Support Center (48-hour will be charged on a assistance by e-mail). Their mission is to monthly basis between 25 promote openness, 2 - Pro (500 €) to 100 euros per month innovation and One user account*, Unlimited opportunity on the web. projects. All Standard Features, Support Center (24-hour guaranteed assistance by e- mail and Skype). + Custom Branding + Script Export Feature + Detailed Analytics + Collaborative Features
- 15. Thanks! @edominguez @maria_yanez @klynt_app @3wdoc @popcornjs