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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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 IMAGENAME.EXT|Description of image
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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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  Done Added transcriptions for most of the languages the file is used on Wikipedias and also replaced the English transcript with a complete version. See Help:AI video dubbing. @WarmWooly: . --Prototyperspective (talk) 17:01, 3 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]


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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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]


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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Video files uploaded by Yann

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Article(s): See each entry

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Extracted in full from YIFY torrent page, some include company logos, restoration notes or credits which are not part of the original works (and therefore, copyvio that needs to be cut out). --Mayimbú (talk) 01:12, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I have copies I can upload for about half of these (Keaton, Lubitsch, Murnau, Vertov, and maybe The Sheik). I can start on those and then, once that's done, work on trimming the others. Might be a good idea to take another look at Maciste all'inferno though. It isn't {{PD-old-70}}, and I don't think the {{PD-Italy}} claim works the same way for moving images. hinnk (talk) 04:01, 5 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
I struck through the ones that are finished. For Our Hospitality specifically, the version I have is slightly different (fewer marks and scratches, but otherwise looks identical to me). Unless @Yann is explicitly okay with overwriting it, I think the best approach would be to upload the new version to a separate page, replace the current file in articles, and then leave downloading, trimming, and reuploading the previous version for another day. hinnk (talk) 01:25, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Hinnk: If your version is better, I am fine with overloading. Yann (talk) 06:19, 19 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Adding 14 new files for review, 4 others files are marked for deletion. --Mayimbú (talk) 19:15, 9 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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How to convert HDR HEVC mov files to WebM for Wikipedia videos (on a Mac)

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Article(s): [[]]

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(details of your request go here...) --Tomhannen (talk) 15:49, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Does anyone know how to transfer HDR iPhone videos to wikipedia, and maintain their HDR quality? Detailed question here: https://video.stackexchange.com/questions/37638/how-to-convert-hdr-hevc-mov-files-to-webm-for-wikipedia-videos-on-a-mac


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Unfortunately, HDR video isn't really supported. The uploaded file will be transcoded so that readers can select which playback they want, and those transcoded versions will be in SDR. There's an open bug around that conversion process, and currently HDR videos will come out looking like this (compare the default "HD 1080p" playback against "Source" and you'll see what I mean). hinnk (talk) 19:13, 20 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Can we transcode videos ourselves to 1080p/720p SDR and then upload them to replace the auto transcoded versions? Hym3242 (talk) 11:50, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
You can upload a source video in SDR and all the transcoded copies will come out correctly, but you wouldn't be able to overwrite the transcoded copies themselves if that's what you're asking. The Stack Exchange thread says you're using Handbrake for the conversion, in which case I'd suggest looking for its color space and video encoder settings and adjusting them to be BT.709 and VP9 respectively. hinnk (talk) 19:27, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Crop / rotate parts of the videos and make it shorter + attenuate background noise in audio track

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I made these two video of a hornet attacking a cicada (my attention was drawn by the loud sound of the struggle). I think they could be assembled and edited into a much shorter video to illustrate the preying behaviour of hornets. However, as they stand, they are both too long (and way too long when combined) and the first 40 seconds of the first video (the struggle) were shot vertically. Is it possible to cut both videos into a very short one, keeping maybe 30 or 40 seconds of footage only and applying some noise reduction filter on the sound track to attenuate the sound of the fan in the background ? I am unfamiliar with video editing software, so I hope my request is not too complicated / vague. --Eiku en exil (talk) 00:05, 30 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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The Cock Destroyers

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  • Description of first image

Article(s): en:The Cock Destroyers

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Crop the advertising, from about 34:24 to 35:30 and either side of 0:17 and 57:53.--Launchballer (talk) 16:30, 7 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Two requests for trimming, one video needing some blurring

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  • 40-second ad at the beginning, please trim
  • 73-second ad at the beginning, another ad at 15:17/15:43, please trim
  • Several still images that could be blurred or cut out (please don't cut the audio) at 23:37 / 42:47 / 47:17 / 59:27 / 65:45 / 88:35 / 90:10 / 100:35
  • Ad at the beginning for about 1:45
  • Copyrighted video needs blurring for around 10 seconds at 51:30 or so, another around 62:08 for about 20 seconds, 72:10 for several seconds, and 93:45 or so for a couple of minutes.

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Trimming of a couple of videos, blurring out copyrighted still images in one video, blurring of video a few times in one video
See gallery above. Please let me know if anything is unclear. --—Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 22:30, 18 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Video Game Story Time videos

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  • Video about the Mario & Luigi series
  • Video about the Mario series

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These freely licensed YouTube videos have a large amount of copyrighted video game footage within them. However, the audio is perfectly fine. Is there a way we could upload the audio separately and then delete the video? --(Oinkers42) (talk) 15:52, 6 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Request to trim beginning of a video

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Remove first 1:19 or so of this video.
The beginning has some copyright-protected photos and is an intro that isn't strictly necessary. --—Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 10:09, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Request to trim about 45 seconds from a video

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Remove c. 10:15 to 11:00
Copyrighted clip to be removed. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 17:59, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Request to cut out some video and leave audio for a portion of a file

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Remove non-free media in the first 2:00
Just trimming the video will interrupt the flow, so it would be best to keep the audio. If that proves too difficult, just chopping the first two minutes would do. Thanks. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 18:18, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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Request to cut out some video and leave audio for a portion of a file

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Remove c. 24:52 to 27:00
Trim out extended reading of a copyrighted work. —Justin (koavf)❤T☮C☺M☯ 18:46, 27 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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