I just tried to watch some presentation videos from Wikimania.
Some had very weak sound, some had no sound in the first minutes,
some only played the first minute and then stopped. I don't think
the Wikimania videos are unique in having such problems. Video is
new to Commons, and the expert contributors are more familiar with
still images.
How can we learn to make better videos? Are there some good
instructions? Perhaps a free instruction video (Wikibooks, but a
video instead of a book) on how to produce good videos is what we
need. In fact, the English Wikibooks has a title on "Video
Production", http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Video_Production but it
doesn't have a clear focus (pun not intended). It starts out with
discussing satellite TV and has long sections on file formats in
different operating systems.
There is a help page on Commons for converting video to the Ogg
Theora format, but that is only the last step in a long chain.
Given that video is new, how can we find and rate videos, nominate
"good/featured videos", and give advice on how to improve quality?
Is the Commons village pump enough for this? Commons has a
separate graphics village pump. Do we also need a separate video
village pump?
Current digital video cameras use hard disks or memory cards,
instead of tape cassettes. Many new models cost less than 300
euro (or dollars), some as little as 120 euro (memory card perhaps
not included). Some have a special "Youtube mode", and I guess
that kind of usage is what drives the price down. What models are
good, and what should one watch out for?
We can find free still photos on Flickr and copy them to Commons.
Is there somewhere we can find free videos and copy them? Yes, at
the Internet Archive. Somewhere else?
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Dear all,
Apologies for cross posting and writing in English!
This is a final reminder that today is the last day to apply to become a
team member for Wiki Loves Ramadan, a global campaign celebrating Ramadan
across Wikimedia projects. We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to
join us in key roles that will be essential to the event's success.
If you’re interested, please complete your application by the end of today,
October 31, 2024. There are various positions available in project
coordination, outreach, design, and technical support—something for
everyone passionate about making an impact.
*Apply Here:* Application Link
<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfXiox_eEDH4yJ0gxVBgtL7jPe41TINAWY…>
For details about the roles and requirements, please see the Position
Descriptions
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1oy0_tilC6kow5GGf6cEuFvdFpekcubCqJlaxkxh…>
.
Thank you for your interest and support. We’re excited to work together to
make Wiki Loves Ramadan a truly meaningful campaign!
Regards,
The Wiki Loves Ramadan Team
Hello,
I just cleaned up a bit of moderation queue.
One thing to note: People sometimes send images as attachments. However, mailing list software has a default setting of 40KB size limit. If an email is larger than 40KB in total (either because too much HTML that exceeds 40KB (unlikely I think), full-res image attached, etc etc), it is held for admin approval.
However it takes a bit more than few weeks for me to review those queue. (I haven't talked to Steinsplitter (my fellow list-admin) for a while, so I don't know how active Steinsplitter is) So, my general advice is, just don't send an email with an attachment. I've left a note to that effect on list information page.
> There is a 40KB mail size limit, and if you send an email larger than 40KB, your mail will be held for admin approval.
Have a nice day!
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Hai,
We are happy to present to you the final results of the Wiki Loves Onam
2024 photography campaign which took place on Wikimedia Commons from 1st
September 2024 to 30th September 2024. You can have a glimpse of the
winners at the commons winners page.[1] This year more than 4000 images got
uploaded into Wikimedia commons as part of this campaign. More than 100
participants contributed to this campaign and uploaded media files related
to Onam celebrations from around the world during this period.
We are thrilled to announce the winners:
1st Prize: User:Anirudhanmuthuvara
2nd Prize: User:Pdhang
3rd Prize: User:Sindhu Haridas
Special recognition in the following categories:
Flowers - User:Anirudhanmuthuvara
Pookkalam - User:Anirudhanmuthuvara
Games - User:Silaonam
Traditions - User:Edvin Varghese M
Sadhya - User:Akhilan
Video - User:Varghesepunnamada
Top Uploader - User:Deepa Chandran2014
We extend our heartfelt thanks to all participants for their contributions
to enriching Wikimedia Commons. We look forward to seeing even more
inspiring work in future campaigns.
[1]. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Onam_2024/Winners
Regards,
Behalf of Wiki Loves Onam Organizing Team
*Ranjith Siji*
Wikimedians of Kerala User Group
wikimediakerala.in
wikilovesonam.org
Dear Wikimedians,
I hope this email finds you well.
I am excited to share the results of the 2024 Wiki Loves Africa contest. Wiki
Loves Africa
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2023> aims to
celebrate the richness, diversity and beauty of Africa by encouraging
participants and contributors to upload their media to Wikimedia Commons
for use on Wikipedia.
This year, Wiki Loves Africa called for images, video and audio that
reflected its 2024 theme of Africa Creates, which was especially chosen by
the community to celebrate 10 years since the contest first launched in
2014. The continent-wide call, and the many events organised by local
chapters and usergroups (whose continued support have been integral to
making this project a highlight in many African Wikimedian’s and
photographer’s calendars alike) resulted in a total
<https://ptools.toolforge.org/uploadersincat.php?category=Images+from+Wiki+L…>
of 14,163 entries that were uploaded to Wikimedia Commons by 796 media
specialists and photographers representing 45 countries
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Africa_2…>,
50% of whom were entirely new to the Wikimedia projects!
The competition ran from 1st March to 30th April. Then began the incredible
task of the volunteer reviewers and international jurors to sort through
thousands of entries and pick out the winners. The Wiki Loves Africa 2024
International Jury was made up of 15 professional photographers, filmmakers
and media specialists from Africa and international Wikimedians who are
Commons experts, to select the international winners.
It has been inspiring for the team of Wiki in Africa
<https://www.wikiinafrica.org/> to witness the creativity and work ethic of
media makers from across the continent in response to the theme, as well as
the enthusiasm of local organisers from Cape Town to Cairo. Wilson would
have been proud.
The 2024 Wiki Loves Africa winners
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2024/Winners>
across three prize categories hail from five different countries.
The international prizes are:
Photography
-
1st prize: US$1000 - “L'artisan graveur” by Fawzi Demmane (Algeria)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:L%27artisan_graveur.jpg>
-
Joint 2nd prize: US$900 - “تجفيف زهور عباد القمر” by Doaa Adel Ahmed
Mohamed (Egypt)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%D8%AA%D8%AC%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%81_%D8%…>
-
Joint 2nd prize: US$900 - “Gusarura Icyayi” by Germain Mutijima (Rwanda)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gusarura_Icyayi.jpg>
-
3rd prize: US$800 - “MN004” by Mohamed Nageeb Nasr (Egypt)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MN004.jpg>
Video
-
Narrative video prize: USD1000 - “Ahmadu Bello University Zaria Students
works for Africa create” by Eeman Oyiza (Nigeria)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ahmadu_Bello_University_Zaria_Stude…>
-
Reportage video prize: USD1000 - “The Master Carver and a Message - A
Documentary By Green Wilfred Somoni” by Green Wilfred Somoni (Nigeria)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Master_Carver_and_a_Message_-_A…>
-
Clip video prize: USD$200 -
“Africa-creates-realisateur-charles-yao-brou-from-wiki-loves-africa-cote-divoire-fan-club”
by Charles Yao Brou (Cote d'Ivoire)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Africa-creates-realisateur-charles-…>
Audio
-
Best audio prize: USD$800 - “The African Anthem” by Abubakar Abdullahi
Tanimu (Nigeria)
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_African_Anthem.ogg>
Useful links:
Click to view the best photos from the contest
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Best_images_from_Wiki_Loves_Afr…>
Click to view Quality photos from the contest
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Quality_images_from_Wiki_Loves_…>
Click to see the Top 20 shortlisted photos from the contest.
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RzIDLELnRZ0>
Click to view the National winners from local contests.
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Africa_2024/National_…>
On a final note, we would like to acknowledge the support of all our
partners, jury, organizers and volunteers whose tireless efforts,
assistance and contributions made this year's contest a success. We are
immensely grateful for your dedication and passion in supporting Wiki Loves
Africa. We look forward to your continued participation in future endeavors.
If you have any questions or would like further information, please do not
hesitate to reach out via hilary(a)wikiinafrica.org. A more detailed media
release about the winners is available on our website.
Thank you once again for your interest and support.
Warm regards,
Hilary
On behalf of the International team Wiki Loves Africa
