[sw-l] Specialized SignBank Web Services

[nemery at U.WASHINGTON.EDU]

Dear Val,

yes, your SignBank Web Services does sound great and like it would be very useful for this kind
of project.  Unfortunately I don't have any co-workers - or any funding - I'm just a lone Master's
student.  I certainly understand that the SignWriting projects you and Stephen have worked on
so long and generously need some financial support.  What kind of rates were you thinking of
charging for the private SignPuddles?

I have just written to one of the publishers to enquire about permission to use the video and am
about to enquire about the other one - I've been needing to do that so this is a good push.  I
hope it works out.

It's been exciting to see the explosion of interest in SignWriting (at least that's what it feels like)
in the year and a half or so that I've been on the list - congratulations!

Nancy



On Sun, 6 Mar 2005, Valerie Sutton wrote:

> SignWriting List
> March 6, 2005
>
> Nancy Emery in Washington State wrote:
>> I have been trying to transcribe a video tape but haven't arranged
>> permission from the signer yet to post it.  I could send you some of the
>> transcription if I could figure out how to send the graphics through e-mail
>> - I am unfortunately easily intimidated by technology.  It is being written
>> in Signwriter Java since I don't know how else to be able to write something
>> in which I can store classifier constructions, which wouldn't be in
>> Signpuddle dictionaries as they are only created and meaningful in context.
>
> I see. Well...this would be a perfect project for the SignBank Web Services I
> was just talking about....Essentially you need a specialized private SignPuddle
> that gives you the ability to add the video, once you get permission, and to
> write each classifier in a special classifier-SignPuddle...and that could then,
> if you want, be available for viewing by the public, but they could not change
> anything...It could be called a ASL Classifier Dictionary, by you and your
> research co-workers...but those are just thoughts...and for us to set that up
> for you would cost money, and right now you are doing this for free and that is
> good too...
>
> Nothing wrong with using SignWriter Java, which gives you the ability to type
> sentences...the program has so many bugs though...it must be hard for you...
>
> Unless I see the video, I will have trouble checking your work, so when the
> person gives you permission, let's arrange a way to send it to me...You can
> call me and over the phone I can teach you how to send it to me...
>
> Thanks for your hard work, Nancy!
>
> Val ;-)
>
>
> Valerie Sutton
> Sutton at SignWriting.org
>
> 1. SignWritingSite
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> Read & Write Sign Languages
>
> 2. SignBankSite
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> Sign Language Dictionaries
>
> 3. DanceWritingSite
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> Read & Write Dance
>
> 4. MovementWritingSite
> http://www.MovementWriting.org
> Read & Write Movement & Gesture
>
> 5. SymbolBank On The Web
> www.MovementWriting.org/symbolbank
> Archive For All Symbols
>
> 6. SIGNMAIL: Send SignWriting Email
> www.SignBank.org/signpuddle/sgn-US/email.php
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