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We describe a scheduling algorithm, based on linear programming, for solving a network of temporal constraints among media in multimedia documents. This algorithm lays out media events and media segments in time so as to conform to a set of constraints specified by the author. This temporal layout is conceptually similar to TEX's spatial layout algorithm, in that it permits time to be stretched or shrunk between events inside media segments to arrive at an “optimal” display for a document. Asynchronous events, such as user interaction, or asynchronous segments, such as programs, can be included.
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Buchanan, M.C., Zellweger, P.T. (1993). Scheduling multimedia documents using temporal constraints. In: Venkat Rangan, P. (eds) Network and Operating System Support for Digital Audio and Video. NOSSDAV 1992. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 712. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-57183-3_21
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