January 25, 2005
queue system
i envision this a bit like a playlist, a way to navigate through the movies, a way to make custom 'edits' (a tricky word, since you arent actually making a 'cut' but rather jumping from movie to movie).
this obviously isnt going to be a pretty version, as load times will make it tough. (see previous post about segmenting video for thoughts on that. its something i dont mind acknowledging and, if time allows, tackling. but for now i want to pretend it is a perfect world and we can get files in a flash.)
so you add things to the queue and can navigate like that. i dont have a good sense on a way to make it like a playlist yet - where you add these items, hit play and it does the work of flipping through them for you.
in fact, i am not sure that is a path i want to follow yet. if at all. it makes some assumptions - namely where the outpoint is to jump to the next movie. that should be your decision to make.
so i like the queue as more of a navigation aid.
and its mostly built now.
you can click on an item and add it to the queue. you can delete items and clear the queue. you can specify items down to the frame to go into the queue. when you click on an item in the queue, the browser heads there and starts the movie from that point.
its an ugly implementation right now. but functionally, it exists.
the obvious next step with it is the downloading/cookie-ing of the queue. does it get saved from visit to visit? or can you save it out as a querystring to send to friends? (though you hit the limit of 255 pretty quickly then i think probably. esp if you have a long queue. assume 8-10 characters an item...queue maxes out at about 15-20 items then.)
opinions from anyone?
(i have movies ready to post, ill get them up real soon. and the queue, as soon as i can make it look a little less ugly...if thats possible.)
