Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/2004 Indian Ocean earthquake
This animation is already featured on Commons, but I think it's wonderfully informative and belongs here on Wikipedia. I added it to 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake in place of a smaller but incomplete version just two days ago — maybe not long enough to judge whether an image has been accepted in most circumstances, but as it happens the article itself was promoted to Featured status that day, and so it has had plenty of attention since.
It was originally a public domain NOAA movie, but has been converted to an animated gif for wikipedia by User:Malu5531 (see the talk page here for evidence of authorship — it isn't made clear anywhere on the commons image page itself). The wave depiction is accurate: the reason the leading fronts sometimes seem to hesitate before hitting the shore is that waves slow down in shallower water. Tsunamis travel fastest in the deeper ocean.
- Nominate and support ~ Veledan • Talk 18:58, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
- Very Strong Support. This image is definitely some of wiki's best work! It is informitive, good quality, and very encyclopedic! --Pharaoh Hound 19:05, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
- Support per above. Informative and intriguing. -- bcasterline • talk 19:28, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
- Support with suggestion - could the last frame pause for a few moments before restarting the cycle? It's a bit jolting as is. Stevage 19:29, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
- I agree that could well be an improvement. I'm sure one of the gracious and talented contributors who frequent this page and know how to do it would be good enough to give it a go.... *looks hopeful* ~ Veledan • Talk 19:55, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
- Support. This is excellent! It really deserves to be a FP. Mikeo 20:25, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
- Support Very nice and informative picture, the last frame could use some work though. -- olaboy- 17:16, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
- A big tidal wave of support. howcheng {chat} 21:37, 16 May 2006 (UTC)
- Support. 100% informative and encyclopedic. Interesting to see how the island chains slow the wave, and how there actually is a reflection of it from the coast of Sri Lanka and India. However, if someone could fix the slight glitch (the image jitters when the wave starts), it would be even better. --Janke | Talk 05:41, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- I don't see any jitters... What I have found in the past is that some computers stumble over large high frame rate animated gifs. Anyone else? Perhaps analying each frame might help. Or maybe I'm just not perceptive enough. :) Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 16:09, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- On my Mac G4 (which should indeed be fast enough), the Malaysian peninsula moves 1 px to the right just as the wave starts. Anyne else seeing that? --Janke | Talk 18:13, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- It does, too. I hadn't noticed before ~ Veledan • Talk 18:23, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- OK I have tried to fix in in ImageReady (first time I ever tried using it) and it seems to have worked. I've also put a 1.5 second pause on the last frame. If there are no major flaws I haven't spotted, I'll use it to replace the original nomination. I'll upload it as a text link because of size ~ Veledan • Talk 18:38, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- On my Mac G4 (which should indeed be fast enough), the Malaysian peninsula moves 1 px to the right just as the wave starts. Anyne else seeing that? --Janke | Talk 18:13, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- I don't see any jitters... What I have found in the past is that some computers stumble over large high frame rate animated gifs. Anyone else? Perhaps analying each frame might help. Or maybe I'm just not perceptive enough. :) Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 16:09, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- Support - Interesting and informative, makes a good FP --Scott 10:02, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- Support. Its all been said before. Very useful animation for the article. Diliff | (Talk) (Contribs) 16:09, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- Strong Support Very nice animated .GIF! —Black and White (TALKCONTRIBS) 19:39, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- Support Very interesting --Aled D 19:42, 17 May 2006 (UTC)
- Support Incredibly encyclopedic. --Lewk_of_Serthic contrib talk 21:40, 17 May 2006 (UTC)