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This is an information page.

It is not an encyclopedic article, nor one of Wikipedia's policies or guidelines; rather, its purpose is to explain certain aspects of Wikipedia's norms, customs, technicalities, or practices. It may reflect differing levels of consensus and vetting.

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Tutorial video for 'Video on Wikipedia' (how very meta!)

This page gives a very brief overview of how videos are used on Wikipedia.

Equipment for user-created videos

To contribute, you will need access to a video camera and a computer with video editing software.

Additionally, please use stabilizing equipment (for example, a tripod) or a steady hand (less preferable). If you've done a reasonable but imperfect job at shooting your content stably, stabilization software is available.

Finding videos

Example video from public broadcast (see meta:Wiki Loves Broadcast) and redubbed to English using SoniTranslate.

Editors can find existing videos to potentially include on Wikimedia Commons – use the site's search function or its categories like the Videos category to find a video that may be useful for illustrating a given article. As of 2024, these videos are not shown in the Videos tab of Web search engines. You can also search free media sources of videos for educational free videos not yet uploaded to Commons.

Types of videos

Example of a snapshot-type video; drop of water freezing in a very cold environment

Most videos on Wikipedia fall into one of a few broad categories:

Snapshot-type videos

Snapshot-type videos illustrate a single action and are usually 30 seconds or shorter in length. An example may be a traffic signal changing. This is the easiest type of video to produce, but it is somewhat limited in what information it can convey.

Performance-type videos

Example of a performance-type video; a man building a snowman

Performance-type videos are recordings of individuals performing an extended series of actions. Examples may include a musician playing a song or the activity of a wild animal. Videos of this type will usually only consist of one shot up to several minutes long. Stabilization is especially important for performance-type videos. Although performance-type videos may interpret the content of a page, the video content must enhance the encyclopedic value of the article, following Wikipedia:Image use policy#Content.

Time-lapse videos

Example of a time-lapse video; Ten Minute Time Lapse Video of the Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024, in Mazatlán, Mexico.

Time-lapse photography is a technique in which the frequency at which film frames are captured (the frame rate) is much lower than the frequency used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus lapsing.

Summary-type videos

Example of a summary style video (script)

Summary-type videos show a series of still images or short video segments with associated narration. They are often built with the VideoWiki tool; there is a tutorial and a sandbox for testing.

Tour-type videos

Example of a tour-type video; Paris during the COVID-19 lockdown in April 2020

Tour-type videos shift between different views to illustrate different aspects of a subject, or to tell a kind of narrative story. An example is an architectural tour of a building. Videos of this type will usually consist of a sequence of several different shots, and can be up to several minutes long.

To create a tour-type video that is an overview of a particular subject, you should read through the article of the subject to find queues on aspects of the space that deserve attention in the video (e.g., the video of Grand Central terminal features the constellations on the ceiling and they are also mentioned in the article). Additionally, if the tour-type video is being made about a particular physical site, a short scouting trip may be helpful. Before you start shooting, look over available informational material on-site to find other shots you might want to include in the video.

Style guidelines

Shooting video

To ensure that these videos can be used by similar articles in other languages, do not provide commentary or narration when shooting video.

Videos on Wikipedia should be simple and clean. Some rough guidelines include:

No quick zooms or handheld walk throughs
Any movement within the frame (panning, tilting, or zooming) should be done slowly so that the viewer is able to focus on details
Get a reasonable balance between shots with and without movement

If you are recording a shot with no camera movement or zoom, do not record for less than 5 seconds. If you are zooming, be sure to record 3 seconds before the zoom and wait at least 3 seconds after you reach the end of the shot. The same guidelines for zoom shots also applies to any shot that has movement (panning or tilting). Buffers will help with the editing of the video.

Editing video

Using video editing software (see List of video editing software for options), import the video onto your computer to edit. Refer to instruction manuals for your specific software and camera to learn how to import and edit.

In the editing process of multi-shot videos, consider opening your video with a shot establishing the location of the site (for example, an establishing shot for a video of Grand Central Terminal could be of the front of the building with surrounding buildings).

Do not include narration or titles, which will render the video incompatible with similar articles in other languages, as stated previously. Additionally, do not include transitions or special effects (with the exception of image control effects), in order to support further re-editing.

When finished, export your video. When exporting, be sure to select any options that support web streaming.

Converting video

After exporting the video, you must convert the file to VP8 or VP9 in the WebM container or Theora in the Ogg container. VP9 is preferred for new uploads; however, do not convert from VP8 or Theora, as converting will reduce the quality. It is not necessary to reduce the size of the video; lower-resolution versions are generated automatically after you've uploaded a high-resolution video.

Uploading video

Use Special:UploadWizard to do so. After uploading, you will be given a link that insert into a Wikipedia page to embed the uploaded video.

We recommend releasing the video under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License.

Embedding

The process of embedding of videos on Wikipedia articles is similar to that for embedding images.

External links

Lets Get Video on Wikipedia! tutorial on YouTube

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-{{for2|the information page on linking to online videos|[[Wikipedia:Video links]]|Manual of Style material on videos|[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Video]]}}
+{{For-text|Manual of Style material on videos|[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Video]]|information on linking to external videos|[[Wikipedia:Video links]]|information on how to upload and include a video and other files to Wikipedia|[[Help:Files]]}}
-{{Infopage|WP:VIDEO}}
+{{Infopage|WP:VID|WP:VIDEO|WP:VIDEOS}}
-{{hatnote|This is modeled on [[Wikipedia:Images]], and is still very much a work in progress.}}
 [[File:Videoonwikipedia.ogv|thumb|thumbtime=1:58|right|320px|Tutorial video for 'Video on Wikipedia' (''how very meta!'')]]
+This page gives a very brief overview of how [[Video|videos]] are used on [[Wikipedia]].
-[[File:Physicsworks.ogv|thumb|320px|alt="physics works! video"|Video from an MIT course lecture by [[w:Walter Lewin|Walter Lewin]] on the conservation of mechanical energy.]]
-[[File:Wood cleaving - 2016.webm|thumb|Video snapshot with portrait orientation]]
-[[Wikipedia:About|Wikipedia]] is still at an early stage in its process of incorporating '''[[video]]s''' into its encyclopedic content. This page gives a very brief overview of how videos are used in Wikipedia; for more information, see ''[[Wikipedia:Image use policy|Image use policy]]'', and see ''[[Help:Files]]'' on how to upload and include a video.
+== Equipment for user-created videos ==
-'''Most video activity is through [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wiki Makes Video]]'''.
+To contribute, you will need access to a [[video camera]] and a computer with [[video editing software]].
+Additionally, please use [[Camera stabilizer|stabilizing equipment]] (for example, a [[Tripod (photography)|tripod]]) or a steady hand (less preferable). If you've done a reasonable but imperfect job at shooting your content stably, [[Digital image stabilization|stabilization software]] is available.
-The impetus for starting this page was the [[Wikipedia:Lights Camera Wiki]] video initiative, which should lead to a good expansion of video content.
+== Finding videos ==
-Also, please check out the ''''''{{YouTube|id=inzX0j40g54|title=Lets Get Video on Wikipedia! tutorial}}.''''''
+[[File:Daily life in ancient Rome – how people lived, Terra X (English redub).webm|thumb|Example video from public broadcast (see [[meta:Wiki Loves Broadcast]]) and redubbed to English [[c:Help:AI video dubbing|using SoniTranslate]].]]
+Editors can find existing videos to potentially include on [[Wikimedia Commons]] – use the site's search function or its categories like [[:c:Category:Videos|the Videos category]] to find a video that may be useful for illustrating a given article. As of 2024, these videos are not shown in the Videos tab of Web search engines. You can also search [[c:Commons:Free media resources/Video|free media sources of videos]] for educational free videos not yet uploaded to Commons.
-== Equipment for user-created videos ==
-To participate you will need access to a digital camcorder or still camera with video recording capability, a tripod, and a computer with [[video editing software]].
-No matter what device you choose to shoot with, a steady hand is what we are looking for. Please use a tripod or other stabilizing equipment. If you've done a reasonable but imperfect job at shooting your content, software is available to further stabilize it.
 ==Types of videos==
+[[File:Frozen drop.webm|thumb|Example of a snapshot-type video; drop of water freezing in a very cold environment]]
-Because of limited resources typically available, most videos on Wikipedia will fall into three broad categories:
+Most videos on Wikipedia fall into one of a few broad categories:
 ===Snapshot-type videos===
-Snapshot-type videos illustrate a single action, and are usually 30 seconds or shorter in length. An example would be a video of a traffic signal changing.
+Snapshot-type videos illustrate a single action and are usually 30 seconds or shorter in length. An example may be a traffic signal changing. This is the easiest type of video to produce, but it is somewhat limited in what information it can convey.
-This is the easiest type of video to produce, but it is somewhat limited in what it can convey.
 ===Performance-type videos===
+[[File:Making snowman in Kõrvemaa, Estonia (January 2022).webm|thumb|Example of a performance-type video; a man building a snowman]]
+Performance-type videos are recordings of individuals performing an extended series of actions. Examples may include a musician playing a song or the activity of a wild animal. Videos of this type will usually only consist of one shot up to several minutes long. Stabilization is especially important for performance-type videos. Although performance-type videos may interpret the content of a page, the video content must enhance the encyclopedic value of the article, following [[Wikipedia:Image use policy#Content]].
+===Time-lapse videos===
-Performance-type videos are recordings of individuals performing an extended series of actions. An example would be a musician playing a song; the activity of a wild animal might also fit into this category. Usually this type will have only one shot, and can be up to several minutes long. Though performance type videos may interpret the content of a page, use of the videos needs to be in order to enhance the encyclopedic value of the article through its content, following policy laid down about other media such as [[Wikipedia:Image use policy#Content]].
+[[File:Total_Solar_Eclipse_-_April_8,_2024_-_Mazatlan_Mexico_-_Ten_Minute_Time_Lapse_v2_1080p.webm|thumb|Example of a [[Time-lapse_photography|time-lapse]] video; Ten Minute Time Lapse Video of the [[Solar_eclipse_of_April_8,_2024|Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, 2024]], in [[Mazatlán]], [[Mexico]].]]
+[[Time-lapse photography]] is a technique in which the frequency at which [[film]] frames are captured (the [[frame rate]]) is much lower than the frequency used to view the sequence. When played at normal speed, time appears to be moving faster and thus ''lapsing''.
-A tripod or other stabilizing device is especially important for performance-type videos.
 ===Summary-type videos===
-{{Main|Wikipedia:VideoWiki}}
+{{Further|Wikipedia:VideoWiki|Meta:VideoWiki}}
-[[File:En.Wikipedia-VideoWiki-Gout.webm|thumb|Example of a summary style video ([https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Gout script])]]
+[[File:En.Wikipedia-VideoWiki-Gout.webm|thumb|Example of a summary style video ([[Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Gout|script]])]]
-These videos show a series of still images or short video segments, while reading an associated text. They are built with a tool known as [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Videowiki|VideoWiki]] from a script which lives on Wikipedia. A step-by-step [[Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Tutorial|tutorial is here]]. A [[Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Sandbox|sandbox]] for testing is available.
+Summary-type videos show a series of still images or short video segments with associated narration. They are often built with the [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Videowiki|VideoWiki]] tool; there is [[Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Tutorial|a tutorial]] and [[Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Sandbox|a sandbox]] for testing.
 ===Tour-type videos===
+[[File:Paris lockdown - Vimeo.webm|thumb|thumbtime=64|start=10|Example of a tour-type video; Paris during the [[COVID-19 lockdown]] in April 2020]]
-Tour-type videos will shift between different views to illustrate different aspects of a subject, or to tell a kind of narrative story. An example would be an architectural tour of a building.  Usually this type will have a sequence of several different shots, and can be up to several minutes long.
+Tour-type videos shift between different views to illustrate different aspects of a subject, or to tell a kind of narrative story. An example is an architectural tour of a building. Videos of this type will usually consist of a sequence of several different shots, and can be up to several minutes long.
-If one wants to create a tour-type video that is an overview of a particular subject, one should read through the article of the subject to find queues on aspects of the space that deserve attention in the video (e.g., the video of Grand Central terminal features the constellations on the ceiling and they are also mentioned in the article).
+To create a tour-type video that is an overview of a particular subject, you should read through the article of the subject to find queues on aspects of the space that deserve attention in the video (e.g., the video of Grand Central terminal features the constellations on the ceiling and they are also mentioned in the article). Additionally, if the tour-type video is being made about a particular physical site, a short scouting trip may be helpful. Before you start shooting, look over available informational material on-site to find other shots you might want to include in the video.
-Additionally, if the tour-type video is being made about a particular physical site, a short scouting trip would be helpful. Before you start shooting, take a tour of the site. Using available informational material on the site, look it over to find other shots you might want to include in the video.
-Sample shot list for Grand Central Terminal:
-:*front of building (zoom in/out)
-:*Close up statue details
-:*pan left to right front of building
-:*wide shot of main concourse
-:*medium shot of stairways on either end of the concourse
-:*pan close up of windows on ceiling
-:*ticket booths
-:*wide pan across concourse
-:*close ups of constellations on ceiling
-:*side passage ways
-:*lower concourse passageway intersections
 == Style guidelines ==
 === Shooting video ===
-When shooting please do not provide on-camera commentary or narration. This is to ensure that these videos can be used by similar articles in languages other than English.
+To ensure that these videos can be used by similar articles in other languages, do not provide commentary or narration when shooting video.
+Videos on Wikipedia should be simple and clean. Some rough guidelines include:
-The style of these videos are intended to be simple and clean. No quick zooms or handheld  walk throughs. Any movement within the frame (panning, tilting, or zooming) should be done slowly so that the viewer is able to focus on the detail of the images. Try and get a reasonable balance between shots with and without movement.
+* No quick zooms or handheld walk throughs
+* Any movement within the frame (panning, tilting, or zooming) should be done slowly so that the viewer is able to focus on details
+* Get a reasonable balance between shots with and without movement
 If you are recording a shot with no camera movement or zoom, do not record for less than 5 seconds. If you are zooming, be sure to record 3 seconds before the zoom and wait at least 3 seconds after you reach the end of the shot. The same guidelines for zoom shots also applies to any shot that has movement (panning or tilting). Buffers will help with the editing of the video.
 === Editing video ===
-Using editing software like [[iMovie]] or [[OpenShot]] (see [[List of video editing software|List of video editing software]] for more options), import the video onto your computer to edit. Refer to instruction manuals for your specific software and camera to learn how to import and edit.
+Using [[video editing software]] (see [[List of video editing software]] for options), import the video onto your computer to edit. Refer to instruction manuals for your specific software and camera to learn how to import and edit.
-In the editing process of multi-shot videos, think about opening your video with a shot that helps to  establish the location of the site (e.g.: the opening shot in the Grand Central Terminal video is of the front of the building with surrounding buildings).
+In the editing process of multi-shot videos, consider opening your video with a shot establishing the location of the site (for example, an establishing shot for a video of Grand Central Terminal could be of the front of the building with surrounding buildings).
-'''Do not include''' narration, titles, transitions, special effects (with the exception of image control effects). The reason for this is twofold: one, to support the eventual possibility of online editing, where the inclusion of transitions and special effects would make re-editing difficult. Two, as stated previously, narration will render the video incompatible with the same article written in another language. Eventually online video editing will allow the overlay of effects and narration without changing the source video.
+'''Do not include''' narration or titles, which will render the video incompatible with similar articles in other languages, as stated previously. Additionally, do not include transitions or special effects (with the exception of image control effects), in order to support further re-editing.
-This initiative is promoting an encyclopedic brand of video that helps to establish the very basics of the subject, and this can be reflected in the editing (e.g., the opening shot in the Grand Central Terminal video is of the front of the building with surrounding buildings).
 When finished, export your video. When exporting, be sure to select any options that support web streaming.
 ==Converting video==
+{{Further|Commons:Help:Converting video}}
-After exporting the video, you must convert the file to [[VP8]] or [[VP9]] in the [[WebM]] container or [[Theora]] in the [[Ogg]] container. VP9 is preferred for new uploads, but do not convert from VP8 or Theora unnecessarily, as it will reduce the quality. For options for video conversion, see the Commons page [[commons:Help:Converting video|Help:Converting video]]. It is not necessary to reduce the size of the video; lower-resolution versions are generated automatically after you've uploaded a high-resolution video.
+After exporting the video, you must convert the file to [[VP8]] or [[VP9]] in the [[WebM]] container or [[Theora]] in the [[Ogg]] container. VP9 is preferred for new uploads; however, do not convert from VP8 or Theora, as converting will reduce the quality. It is not necessary to reduce the size of the video; lower-resolution versions are generated automatically after you've uploaded a high-resolution video.
 ==Uploading video==
-Visit [[:commons:Special:UploadWizard|Special:UploadWizard]] to upload videos. After uploading video, you will be given a link which you can insert into a Wikipedia page to embed the video you uploaded.
+Use [[:commons:Special:UploadWizard|Special:UploadWizard]] to do so. After uploading, you will be given a link that insert into a Wikipedia page to embed the uploaded video.
-We recommend the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License].
+We recommend releasing the video under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License].
 ==Embedding==
-The process of embedding of videos on Wikipedia articles is quite similar to that for embedding images. To learn more, visit [[Wikipedia:Creation and usage of media files#Video usage]].
+{{Main|Wikipedia:Creation and usage of media files#Video usage}}
+The process of embedding of videos on Wikipedia articles is similar to that for embedding images.
 == See also ==
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 * {{slink|Wikipedia:Creation and usage of media files|Video}}
 * [[Wikipedia:Images]]
-*[[Wikipedia:Videos as references]]
+* [[Wikipedia:Image use policy]]
+* [[Wikipedia:Videos as references]]
 * [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Screencast]]
 * [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Wiki Makes Video]]