Standards:MUD Client Media Protocol - Revision history

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 {{note}}
 <translate> Some examples are shown [[Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Scripting#Stopping_Media|here]].
 == Versions ==

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 * Eric Oestrich (Developer of ExVenture and Grapevine) eric[at]oestrich.org
-== Notes ==
+== Clients ==
 * Known clients implementing this specification:

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 ** Mudlet version 4.4+. See [[Special:MyLanguage/Manual:Scripting#MUD_Client_Media_Protocol|documentation]].
 ** BeipMU version 4.00.298 implements basic load/play/stop commands.
 </translate>

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 * Version 1.0.1: fadein, fadeout and start added to Client.Media.Play by Mike Conley (mike.conley[at]stickmud.com) on 22-DEC-2021.
 * Version 1.0.2: finish added to Client.Media.Play and fadeaway and fadeout added to Client.Media.Stop by Mike Conley (mike.conley[at]stickmud.com) on 10-DEC-2023.
-* Version 1.0.3: caption added to Client.Media.Play and Client.Media.Stop for improved accessibility by Mike Conley (mike.conley[at]stickmud.com) on 10-MAY-2025.
+* Version 1.0.3: caption added to Client.Media.Play for improved accessibility by Mike Conley (mike.conley[at]stickmud.com) on 10-MAY-2025.
 == Advertise Support for MCMP ==

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    "key": "area-background-music",
    "fadeaway": true,
-   "fadeout": 7000,
+   "fadeout": 7000
 }</syntaxhighlight>
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 * Default duration in milliseconds to decrease volume to the end of the track.
 * Only used if fadeout was not defined in Client.Media.Play.
 |-
 |}
 </translate>
 {{note}}

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    "fadeaway": true,
    "fadeout": 7000,
-   "desc": "City ambiance slowly fades out as night falls.",
+   "caption": "City Noise"
 }</syntaxhighlight>
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 |-
 | style="text-align:center;"| No
-| "desc"
+| "caption"
 | <text>
 | style="text-align:left;" |
-* A brief narrative description of the media being stopped. Useful for captioning or narration logs, enabling accessibility.
+* Caption-style textual representation of the stopped media (e.g., Dogs Barking, *thud*), enabling accessibility.
 |-
 |}
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 {{note}}
-<translate> For best practices in writing desc and sfx content, see the [https://dcmp.org/learn/602-captioning-key---sound-effects-and-music|DCMP Captioning Key – Sound Effects and Music].</translate>
+<translate> For best practices in writing caption content, see the [https://dcmp.org/learn/602-captioning-key---sound-effects-and-music|DCMP Captioning Key – Sound Effects and Music].</translate>
 {{note}}

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 Syntax:
 <syntaxhighlight lang="json">Client.Media.Play {
-   "name": "dragon_valley.mp3",
+   "name": "80_Blacksmith_Shoppe.mp3",
    "url": "hxxps://www.example.com/media/",
    "type": "music",
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    "continue": true,
    "key": "area-background-music",
-   "desc": "A fearsome dragon roars in the distance, echoing through the valley.",
+   "caption": "Blacksmith Hammering"
 }</syntaxhighlight>
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 |-
 | style="text-align:center;"| No
-| "desc"
+| "caption"
 | <text>
 | &nbsp;
 | style="text-align:left;"|
-* A brief narrative description of the media, giving it emotional or contextual meaning, enabling accessibility.
+* Caption-friendly textual representation of the media, such as onomatopoeia or sound cues (e.g., `thunderclap`, `whoosh`), enabling accessibility.
 |-
 |}
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 {{note}}
-<translate> To support players with hearing impairments or who prefer captioned media, the desc and sfx fields may be used to provide contextual and caption-style text. For best practices, see [https://dcmp.org/learn/602-captioning-key---sound-effects-and-music|DCMP Captioning Key: Sound Effects and Music].</translate>
+<translate> To support players with hearing impairments or who prefer captioned media, the caption field may be used to provide contextual and caption-style text. For best practices, see [https://dcmp.org/learn/602-captioning-key---sound-effects-and-music|DCMP Captioning Key: Sound Effects and Music].</translate>
 {{note}}

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 | <text>
 | style="text-align:left;" |
-* A brief narrative description of the media being stopped. Useful for captioning or narration logs.
+* A brief narrative description of the media being stopped. Useful for captioning or narration logs, enabling accessibility..
 |-
 | style="text-align:center;"| No
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 | <text>
 | style="text-align:left;" |
-* Caption-style textual representation of the stopped media (e.g., [music fades out], *thud*).
+* Caption-style textual representation of the stopped media (e.g., [music fades out], *thud*), enabling accessibility.
 |-
 |}