//Migrated from: https://wikimedia.mingle.thoughtworks.com/projects/multimedia/cards/163 //
== Narrative ==
As a user, I want to play audio filesin Media Viewer, so I can get more info, better controls and related visuals.
== Acceptance Criteria ==
We would like to play audio files in the Media Viewer, with a few basic features like:
* Play
* Pause
* Volume control (mute option)
* Browsable time-line (with draggable progress indicator)
* Time indicator (current time/total time)**
* Waveform display(showing the file's sound wave)**
* Cover image (related still picture, like album cover - optional)
* Full screen (as for other media types)
* Settings (speed, quality, format)
* Subtitles / closed caption
* Script / Transcript (link to sub-page, if one exists)
[[https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Media_viewer_designs_-_media_support.pdf | See this design exploration PDF]] on how Media Viewer design concepts can support different media types.
For specific design recommendations, [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Media_viewer_designs_-_media_support.pdf&page=11 | review slide 11]] (see mockup below, and notes below that).
== Mockup ==
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== Notes ==
* This would be done using the Kaltura player 2.0, which can be skinned as needed.
* Right now, we aim to support these open formats:OGG, WAV, MIDI and X-FLAC.
* See separate cards for Video support (see [[https://wikimedia.mingle.thoughtworks.com/projects/multimedia/cards/162 | #162]] ), Kaltura player 2.0 integration (see [[https://wikimedia.mingle.thoughtworks.com/projects/multimedia/cards/164 | #164]] ) and TimedMedia Handler upgrade (see [[https://wikimedia.mingle.thoughtworks.com/projects/multimedia/cards/165 | #165]] ).
* We are setting up phone calls and in-person meetings with Kaltura in mid-February and early March to help us.
* We want to inherit as much of the basic video UI as appropriate, to save extra work.
* How do we deal with the fact there is no image for audio files? Show a waveform animation of the sound? Show an image, if specified? Show meta-data panel,captions or transcripts?
* In the first implementation, we will go for whichever solution seems more practical from a development and community maintenance perspective(e.g. meta-data panel or sound waveform), then incrementally improve the quality and optionsover time, in consultation with our community.
== About Media Viewer ==
Read more on [[https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Multimedia/Media_Viewer | MediaWiki product page]] .
== Related Bugs ==
== Related Stories ==
[[https://wikimedia.mingle.thoughtworks.com/projects/multimedia/cards/8 | #8]] Media Viewer Front-End
[[https://wikimedia.mingle.thoughtworks.com/projects/multimedia/cards/162 | #162]] Play Video Files in Media Viewer
[[https://wikimedia.mingle.thoughtworks.com/projects/multimedia/cards/164 | #164]] IntegrateKaltura Player v2 in Media Viewer
[[https://wikimedia.mingle.thoughtworks.com/projects/multimedia/cards/165 | #165]] UpgradeTimedMedia Handler
== Related Patchsets ==