AUTHORING AND AUTOMATING CONTENT WITH ITS ASSOCIATED METADATA FOR MULTIMEDIA ON LINE SERVICES

The range of multimedia services been introduced by BT is becoming inc reasingly extensive, especially those using the Internet. New, reliabl e, low-cost services must generate customer demand and sustain custome r satisfaction. This article describes a framework for the authoring a nd distributed handling of content with associated metadata (informati on required to enable a service to be provided) accompanying an applic ation. The sue of a specification language to define metadata in conju nction with the tracking and verification of content and key aspects t o minimising operational costs. The framework reflects the work being undertaken by the Digital Audio Visual Council.