Clip

A module that allows you to create playable Clips from playable media entities.

What is a Clip?

A Clip is not a copy of a referenced playable media entity (e.g. "Remote Video") -- it merely refers to it. A Clip is defined by "In Point" & "Out Point" timecodes. It is up to the Clip player to queue up the referenced playable media entity to the "In Point" & stop playing when the "Out Point" is reached.

Why Create Clips?

There are many reasons to create Clips. A Clip is particularly useful when you need to write an Article about a small portion of a long broadcast. Instead of embedding the entire broadcast as a "Remote Video" in the Article (and asking the reader to manually search for a portion of the video), you can embed a Clip -- which will auto-queue the broadcast to the relevant section & stop playing when appropriate. If your Article is covering a live broadcast, you can publish your Clip & related Article before the broadcast concludes!

A Clip's "In Point" & "Out Point" are stored as "SMPTE timecodes" (hour:minute:second:frame). A video content editor may choose to provide a YAML list of Clips related to a video they've just rendered. Import support for common video editing software file standards is on the roadmap.

Easy Intro

Once installed, you can visit `/media/add/remote_videos` & copy the Example into the text area. Submit the form & visit one of the new media entities mentioned in the success message to test the Clip Editor.

Roadmap Summary

This module is in the early stages of development. In the near future, the module will define Clip media entities instead of content entities. These Clip media entities will appear in the Media Library just like any other media entity. Please refer to the README for a more detailed roadmap.