This page contains links to reference sites for those getting involved in video streaming, as well as some sites for generic web design such as metadata and designing for disabilities. If there are links you think should be here, please let us know.

Common Web video formats Organisations working with academia Metadata Web design for accessibility

Common Web Video Formats

	Real
	One of the strongest contenders with a range of excellent audio and video codecs used by the BBC among others. Free player available

	Quicktime
	Developed by Apple and often the choice of academic institutions. Famous for its movie trailers! Free player available

	MPEG
	The official standard for video storage, with MPEG4 the much-promised video streaming standard, MPEG2 used for DVD. Free player available

	Windows Media
	Proprietary Windows software featuring powerful compression and wide range of asset management features. Free player available

	Div-X
	The MP3 of the video world, a set of excellent labour-of-love video codecs and player, going legitimate. Free player available

	DivX-Digest
	Website to download and read about various codecs.

Organisations working in academic video

	BUFVC
	The British Universities Film and Video Council. They run training courses, can help with copyright clearance and have an archive of UK terrestrial broadcast material.

	BFI
	The British Film Institute.

	JISC
	The Joint Information Systems Information Committee oversee UK educational video streaming.

	MVC
	The Manchester Visualization Centre can help with digitisation.

	TASI
	Helping UK academics establish image archives.

	BKSTS
	The Moving Image Society
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Metadata links

	Dublin Core
	One of the key emerging standards for metadata.

	RDF
	Rich Data Format.
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Web design for accessibility

	RNIB Campaign For Good Web Design
	Excellent site with practical tips on good web design for visually impaired users.

	Colour Blindness
	Check your site to see how it looks to a colour blind user.

	Bobby
	Check your web pages for significant barriers to access by individuals with disabilities.