How-to set up PBCore & Genres for OMP
After a lengthy discussion about metadata in 2009 (see here for one instance) kreynen created a new PBCore module to allow those using the Open Media Project to base their genres on PBCore – PBS’s internationally used genre list of 228 terms – which kreynen details nicely here .
Read moreSubmit PBCore 2 requests before June 30
June 30 is the deadline for submitting requests or recommendations for PBCore 2.
Here is the request form: http://pbcore.org/2.0/?page_id=304
I recommended the following as additional genre vocabularies for purposes of describing music.
Alternative
Blues
Children's
Classical
Country
Eclectic
Electronica
Experimental
Folk
International
Jazz
Latin
R&B and Soul
Rap and Hip Hop
Religious
Rock
This was based on looking at the common denominator for music genres found on these sources:
allmusic.com
amazon.com
archive.org
audiogalaxy.com
dmoz.org (which is google)
channelAustin adopting PBCore
channelAustin is adopting PBCore as a metadata standard for video genre types. PBCore is the metadata standard for the exchange of Public Broadcasting content. With this decision, channelAustin joins the Bay Area Video Coalition (BAVC) and Denver Open Media in using PBCore. channelAustin is including the PBCore Module in its Open Media Project implementation (in development) and will model its configuration after BAVC.
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