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On 10/10/12 11:42 AM, Gary McGath wrote: > On 10/10/12 9:19 AM, Mark Canney wrote: >> If you're not already aware of it, you ought to take a look at Stories >> Matter >> (http://storytelling.concordia.ca/storiesmatter/announcing-stories-matter-v-1-6e/about-stories-matter), >> an open source oral history database tool developed at Concordia >> University in Canada. SM allows archiving of digital video and audio >> materials, enabling oral historians to annotate, analyze, etc. > > > I just downloaded the Mac version to give it a try. The first thing > you're supposed to do is click the "New Project" button at the bottom of > the project list. There's an empty project list, but no "New Project" > button or any other way of creating a project. Very odd. > > The application is Flash-based, and I have a hate-hate relationship with > Flash, so it may have something to do with that. :) > Finally got the thing working, though I don't know what I did differently other than restart the application. This app doesn't offer the tight integration or voice transcription sought in the original proposal, but it could provide the core of a more modest solution made out of diverse components. -- Gary McGath, Professional Software Developer http://www.garymcgath.com