The wikimedia community has started translating some of the videos using free software tools and uploading to be playback on the site with the mutlimedia beta. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nice_People_MEDIUM.ogv?withJS:MediaWiki:MwEmbed.js
This has a long way to go to match google /youtube ease of translation and I agree videos posted to youtube by the foundation should include the English transcripts uploaded so the automatic google thing can do its magic. But in terms of our home-brew commons solution we are working with universal subtitles.org to enable a best of breed open source solution for collaborative subtitles. ( like translatewiki.net it will probably take hints from google translate to help transcribers ) We should have a more clear roadmap for such efforts after the subtitle summit later next week: http://blog.universalsubtitles.org/2010/08/06/open-subtitles-design-summit/ peace, --michael On 09/24/2010 09:11 AM, Bence Damokos wrote: > Hi, > For localisation purposes can we somehow enable the YouTube captions system > which would allow human-checked and translated subtitles to be uploaded next > to the videos? (For that to work, the account owner has to do some magic I > think under YouTube's settings panels and then an actually intelligent > English version has to be provided that can than be translated using some > hidden Google tool.) > Last I checked the set-up process was a bit difficult to set up, but then > the actual translation could be done fairly easily. If we choose Youtube as > a distribution channel, I think we should go the extra mile and utilize its > internationalization capabilities to truly reflect our values. > > Best regards, > Bence > > On Tue, Sep 21, 2010 at 5:45 PM, Jay Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This week the Foundation is excited to be releasing four separate videos >> shot at the recent Wikimania Conference in Gdansk, Poland. The first video >> 'Username' is now posted on the WM Commons: >> >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wikipedia_User_Name_MEDIUM.ogv >> >> Later today the Foundation will be releasing the videos on a few other >> platforms as well, specifically to increase public visibility: >> http://www.facebook.com/wikipedia >> http://identi.ca/wikipedia >> http://www.youtube.com/wikimediafoundation >> http://vimeo.com/wmfoundation/ >> >> I'll be posting more about the links on the Wikimedia blog later this >> morning (San Francisco time) blog.wikimedia.org >> >> And maybe some others. >> >> What are these videos? >> They were originally produced to complement the public outreach work going >> on now (and in the future) and to provide a short, energetic clip for folks >> to use in all sorts of presentations. A very good example of that would be >> in Sue's keynote presentation from Wikimania, which some of you may have >> seen. We hope everyone in the movement may find them useful, and we're >> particularly hopeful that they can be easily localized and shared even more >> widely. They shed a new light on the passionate people behind our projects. >> >> Who made them? >> The clips were created for the Wikimedia Foundation (led mostly by >> Communications and Public Outreach) by a team that's been working with the >> Foundation over the past year. They were directed by Jelly Helm, produced by >> Noah Stanik, shot by DP Reed Harkness, and edited by Sarah Marcus. The music >> is by Portland, Oregon based musician Matt Carey. The Germany-based film >> production crew Living Colour was an essential partner in bringing >> everything together at the shoot in Gdansk, Poland, and Fenton >> Communications, who have been supporting the Foundation over the past year, >> were our agency partners in pulling this project together. We also owe the >> organizers of 2010's Wikimania conference a great deal of thanks for helping >> us sort out the production on the ground and for letting us borrow >> participants for short interviews. >> >> What's next? >> The remaining clips will be posted on Commons and other video sharing sites >> through Friday. Once they're all announced we'll share another note with all >> of the links. You can follow the progress and hear what the public thinks on >> identi.ca and twitter. We hope to see the videos make an appearance in >> media and other blogs too. >> >> Hope you enjoy! >> >> -- >> Jay Walsh >> Head of Communications >> WikimediaFoundation.org >> blog.wikimedia.org >> +1 (415) 839 6885 x 609, @jansonw >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Please note: all replies sent to this mailing list will be immediately >> directed to Foundation-L, the public mailing list about the Wikimedia >> Foundation and its projects. 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