The Next Generation of Multimedia Authoring Tools: Telling Stories and Commenting on Media

generation of multimedia authoring tools will be targeted to the end-users. This assumption is the starting point of my thesis work, which deals with the underlying technological infrastructure and the needed theoretical models for realizing next generation multimedia authoring tools. My argumentation is based in one common trend. While in the past the multimedia lifecycle was authoring-distribution-consumption, in the current landscape viewers have become active nodes in the networked media chain. Now, they have become, apart from consumers, producers and distributors. Thus, they need a new set of authoring and sharing tools to satisfy their needs. At this stage in my PhD, after a detailed review of related work and systems (e.g., YouTube) and the implementation of a number of prototypes (e.g., caption interface and pan & zoom authoring tool), I can identify the topic area of my thesis and the following next steps to achieve it.