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= WEBVTT =
== Overview ==
'''WEBVTT: Web Video Text Tracks''' is a concerted effort to bring subtitles that run natively on the browser to the web. WEBVTT functions by attaching an external WEBVTT file to the <video> element via the <track> element like so:
<pre>
<video src="video.webm">
<track src="sample.webvtt">
</video>
</pre>
Where sample.vtt is an external WEBVTT file marked up like so:
<pre>
WEBVTT
00:01.000 --> 00:03.000
Hey!
00:03.000 --> 00:05.000
This is a sample!
</pre>
If you feel like some self-punishment you can check out more about how it works by reading the [http://dev.w3.org/html5/webvtt/ WEBVTT spec] as well as the [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/the-video-element.html#the-track-element HTML5 Track Element spec].
== Status ==
Currently you can view basic subtitles in Mozilla's Nightly builds. The basic WEBVTT tags such as <b>, <u>, and <i> are working.
== Get Involved ==
There are many ways you can help out Mozilla's implementation of WEBVTT. You can help by:
* Working on the standalone [https://github.com/mozilla/webvtt libwebvtt parser].
* Working on the [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=webvtt implementation of the browser spec and integration of the libwebvtt parser into Gecko].
<br/>
Jump on #media on irc.mozilla.org to co-ordinate with contributors. Look for :rillian, :reyre, :caitp, or :msaad.
== Overview ==
'''WEBVTT: Web Video Text Tracks''' is a concerted effort to bring subtitles that run natively on the browser to the web. WEBVTT functions by attaching an external WEBVTT file to the <video> element via the <track> element like so:
<pre>
<video src="video.webm">
<track src="sample.webvtt">
</video>
</pre>
Where sample.vtt is an external WEBVTT file marked up like so:
<pre>
WEBVTT
00:01.000 --> 00:03.000
Hey!
00:03.000 --> 00:05.000
This is a sample!
</pre>
If you feel like some self-punishment you can check out more about how it works by reading the [http://dev.w3.org/html5/webvtt/ WEBVTT spec] as well as the [http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/the-video-element.html#the-track-element HTML5 Track Element spec].
== Status ==
Currently you can view basic subtitles in Mozilla's Nightly builds. The basic WEBVTT tags such as <b>, <u>, and <i> are working.
== Get Involved ==
There are many ways you can help out Mozilla's implementation of WEBVTT. You can help by:
* Working on the standalone [https://github.com/mozilla/webvtt libwebvtt parser].
* Working on the [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=webvtt implementation of the browser spec and integration of the libwebvtt parser into Gecko].
<br/>
Jump on #media on irc.mozilla.org to co-ordinate with contributors. Look for :rillian, :reyre, :caitp, or :msaad.
