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This workshop is part of the Graphics Lab, a project aimed at picture retouching to improve the graphical content of the Wikimedia projects. More information about the lab can be found on its main page and requests pages (Illustrations ; Photographs ; Maps ; Video and Sound). To ask questions or make a suggestions, see the talk page of the graphic lab page.

This specific page is the requests page for the Video and Sound Workshop. Anyone can make a request for a video or sound to be improved. The standard format for making a request is shown below, along with general advice, and should be followed.

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Use the following template when making a new request, replacing the examples with your image(s) and request(s): 

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 IMAGENAME.EXT|Description of image
 IMAGE#TWO.EXT|2nd image (If there is one)
 ETCETCETC.EXT|Don't request too many at once, though
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Subtitling Video

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Article(s): en:The_Devil_Bat

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Hi, I've recently found a video called "The Devil Bat". I've recently gotten into adding subtitles to it, but the media player that opens the video isn't very precise, it doesn't measure the milliseconds, different from the SubScript text thing it offers to use to add subtitles. I've already asked this question on the help desk, and a user suggested I try the Graphic Lab/Video and sound workshop.Is there something like an extension that can show the milliseconds/ zoom in onto the video-playing bar? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Insnesnakos (talk • contribs)
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Unfortunately, nobody seems to be able to answer this question. --Leyo 12:12, 6 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Best file format for 3 minutes 4K video of building demolition

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A chimney that was 170 meters high has been recently demolished by explosives in en:Leipzig. I’ve lent a 4K camera and got quite nice video footage from the event including the warning siren, the explosion, the collapse and the dust cloud. I cut exactly 3 minutes from my raw footage. It will be a nice addition to Category:Chimney blastings or Category:Videos of demolitions because it has better quality than most videos there, I think.

According to Help:Converting video I must convert the original MP4 to VP9. I tried to do that with ffmpeg like described under #Linux and OS X command line. The 4K file in VP9 is HUGE although everything seems correct. I am not a video expert. Is VP9 so much worse than H264?? I’ve got these files (specs from mpv output):

  1. 3.2GB 4K.mov: h264 3840x2160 59.940fps, pcm_s16be 2ch 48000Hz
  2. 28GB 4K.webm: vp9 3840x2160 59.940fps, opus 2ch 48000Hz
  3. 2.9GB 720p.webm: vp9 1280x720 59.940fps, opus 2ch 48000Hz

Which format would Wikimedia Commons prefer to receive?

What could be wrong about my files? Can I create a VP9 file of reasonable size?

Are there any alternatives to uploading VP9 like AV1 or even the original MP4? The help page doesn’t even mention AV1 but in this thread it’s been discussed but I don’t know the current state.

--Frupa (talk) 23:04, 16 September 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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That doesn't seem right. Can you add the exact commandline you used ? For easy upload, try using https://video2commons.toolforge.org, which does the conversion for you. —TheDJ (talk • contribs) 19:30, 30 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Frupa AV1 does work now with Commons. So you can try to do it with AV1. But there are some Videos that simply "explode" in size when encoded. Yours may be one of them. You can try to stabilize it before transcoding to webm, or you can split it into parts of - say - 5 seconds and transcode each individually. You may experience that all but one part generates a reasonable file size. If you concat the parts you will probably end up with a video below the 4GiB size limit. C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 08:59, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@C.Suthorn, thanks for your reply! I’ve already successfully uploaded the video as File:2023-09-10 Sprengung Schornstein Leipzig-Südvorstadt.webm. Frupa (talk) 09:33, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

2 binaural audio files

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I have recorded two binaural audio files. Unfortunately, the recorder only recorded the first second and then deleted it again. However, I have a backup and I have uploaded it. The two tracks for left and right are not next to each other but behind each other in the file. I also don't know which track is left and which is right and the beginnings are not synchronised. Can someone take care of the files and put them together properly so that they can be listened to binaurally?

--C.Suthorn (@Life_is@no-pony.farm - p7.ee/p) (talk) 09:03, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Subtitling Help/Advice

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  • A video explaining how Creative Commons licenses can be used in conjunction with commercial licensing arrangements

Article(s): en:Creative Commons license

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Hello, I'm new to the Wikimedia Commons. I stumbled upon this video and saw that the subtitles were incomplete. I've added roughly two minutes of subtitles but wanted to know if I was doing the best practice and if there was any other information I should take into account when subtitling videos.
I hope this is the right place to ask a question such as this, but if it's not, I'd be happy to receive the correct location for a question like this.

--WarmWooly (talk) 3:16, 5 February 2024 (UTC)

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audio removal

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  • subject video

Article(s): w:en:A Pueblo Legend (not yet created)

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Could someone remove the (empty) audio track? — Arlo James Barnes 17:26, 6 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Cut end of video

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Article(s): en:Tin cry and analogous articles in different languages

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The recording of the video was stopped approx. 1 second too late. Please trim the end. --Leyo 19:57, 17 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Done. Seeking permission to upload new version. DaviMurph (talk) 11:53, 1 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
✓[OK] Done DaviMurph (talk) 12:43, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Trim

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Please crop out from beginning to 1:5 and from 13:06 to the end. --Hanooz 12:12, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Trim

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Please remove from 8:46 to the end. --Hanooz 12:15, 21 March 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Problems in uploading a voice intro

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Article: [[]]

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Hello Everyone,

I met Adi Roche recently, and was able to take her picture and a voice recording. There two things I need help with concerning said voice recording. The first and most important is that I cannot figure out how to upload it. The media uploader doesn't take the file type (.ogg I believe? It was recorded on voice memo on iPhone if that helps), so I uploaded it here on Vocaroo instead. On the commons page about this matter, it is said that you can request your recording be uploaded if you cannot figure out how to do it yourself. Here I'd like to do that. Thank you. Secondly, I'd like if the recording could be cut after Mrs. Roche says "the island of Ireland", as I think what she says after that violates the voice intro guidelines, which I was unable to find prior to recording. Thank you again for your help and time, --Slamforeman (talk) 21:21, 17 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Color to black and white conversion

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  • The Groom Talks in His Sleep (1935) by Heinosuke Gosho
  • Burden of Life (1935) by Heinosuke Gosho
  • The Bride Talks in Her Sleep (1933) by Heinosuke Gosho
  • Woman in the Mist (1936) by Heinosuke Gosho
  • New Snow (1942) by Heinosuke Gosho
  • Morning Ripples (1952) by Heinosuke Gosho

Article(s): See the corresponding articles for each film

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Please convert these films from color to black and white. These films were restored and colorized. It is uncertain whether colorization produces a copyright, but moreover the quality is not so good, so I think they would be better in black and white. I could do it if there is a free software which could do that. There is no other version available. --Yann (talk) 16:51, 24 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Only New Snow has been transcoded in 1080p. — Racconish 💬 11:25, 5 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Racconish: Thanks. Which software did you use? Yann (talk) 15:44, 7 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Ffmpeg. — Racconish 💬 06:53, 8 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]


Import 1080p versions

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  • Anna Boleyn (1920) by Ernst Lubitsch
  • Storm Over Asia (1928) by Vsevolod Pudovkin
  • Fragment of an Empire (1929) by Fridrikh Ermler
  • Where the North Begins (1923) by Chester M. Franklin

Article(s): See their respective articles.

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There are HR 1080p versions of the above films available at the sources (see the file descriptions), but video2commons is unable to process them, mostly due to their size. They should be done manually, or by another way. The new versions can be uploaded over the old ones. --Yann (talk) 08:23, 30 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Request for trimming video

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  • This video was just uploaded and needs to be cut off around 5:26, before the band introduces and plays a new song, which is under copyright
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OGG audio recording of Electra by Sophocles

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File:Electra (Campbell) LibriVox-EN pt-1.ogg
File:Electra (Campbell) LibriVox-EN pt-2.ogg

Article(s): s:en:Sophocles, the Seven Plays in English verse/Electra

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Something has gone wrong in transferring these audio files from IA to Commons. Other files from this same series have had no such issue. --EncycloPetey (talk) 01:30, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Also: please note that the directions in creating a new thread for displaying Audio files with a player are obscure, confused, and do not work. The entire setup seems geared exclusively for images. --EncycloPetey (talk) 01:32, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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✓ Done Seems to work now. ffmpeg -i https://archive.org/download/electra_1012_librivox/electra_1_sophocles.ogg -c copy electra_1_sophocles.ogg made the trick. --Geohakkeri (talk) 10:15, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Checkmark This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. --Geohakkeri (talk) 10:22, 16 July 2024 (UTC)

Is there a place to request removal of minor nonfree parts of videos?

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Article(s): [[]]

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So for example the video above needs the part from a film at 6:15 removed. It may need further checking and maybe it would be possible to selectively readd/remove audio so only the non-free audio is removed/replaced. Maybe there is a tool for some of these things. Maybe there is a way that such things can be done quickly. --Prototyperspective (talk) 22:05, 12 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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