Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-25 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Just in case someone hadn't noticed the status of this, about half of the slots have been covered/uploaded. Nemo ___ Wikimania-l mailing list Wikimania-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-22 Thread Joseph Fox
I think uploading several dozen hours of HD video would take an awfully long time. Even on DC Internet. ;) Joe Sent from my iPhone On 22 Aug 2012, at 05:34, Shujen Chang i...@blue.cat wrote: It seems the highest quality is 480p, no 720p available? On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Shujen

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-22 Thread Shujen Chang
But after Wikimania 2011 in Haifa, WikimediaIL uploaded 720p version of all videos. On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Joseph Fox josephfoxw...@gmail.com wrote: I think uploading several dozen hours of HD video would take an awfully long time. Even on DC Internet. ;) Joe Sent from my iPhone

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-22 Thread Graham Pearce
Thanks for these videos ... they're awesome! :-) There's a minor typo in the title of this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X39fQMRpDhQfeature=plcp Wikmania should be Wikimania. Regards, Graham On 22/08/2012 3:25 AM, James Hare wrote: Hello again! Videos of Wikimania 2012 sessions have

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-22 Thread James Hare
The plan is to upload low-resolution and full HD (1080p) video to Commons. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2012, at 5:58 AM, Shujen Chang i...@blue.cat wrote: But after Wikimania 2011 in Haifa, WikimediaIL uploaded 720p version of all videos. On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 3:04 PM, Joseph Fox

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-22 Thread Arnav Sonara
Hey, Thanks for the videos, one question though. Any plans for collectively releasing the photographs anywhere? Category:Wikimania 2012 does have plenty of pictures, but all are by Volunteers. Any place where one could find the photos of Official Conference Photographers? Thanks. On Wed, Aug

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-22 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Arnav Sonara, 22/08/2012 19:53: Thanks for the videos, one question though. Any plans for collectively releasing the photographs anywhere? Category:Wikimania 2012 does have plenty of pictures, but all are by Volunteers. Any place where one could find the photos of Official Conference

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-22 Thread James Hare
We only hired official conference photography for the group pictures and the Google Opening Reception. James On Aug 22, 2012, at 1:59 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: Arnav Sonara, 22/08/2012 19:53: Thanks for the videos, one question though. Any plans for collectively releasing the

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-22 Thread Sven
Well someone official was around during the other days. I know because his behavior vis-a-vis respecting people's wishes not to be photographed was problematic. It definitely wasn't the opening or last day either. Did the WMF hire people? Sven On Aug 22, 2012, at 2:20 PM, James Hare

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-22 Thread Sage Ross
On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Sven svenmangu...@gmail.com wrote: Well someone official was around during the other days. I know because his behavior vis-a-vis respecting people's wishes not to be photographed was problematic. It definitely wasn't the opening or last day either. Did the WMF

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-22 Thread Sven
The incidents in question all happened near the elevators in front of the ballroom where Hackathon was held. Sven On Aug 22, 2012, at 2:36 PM, Sage Ross ragesoss+wikipe...@gmail.com wrote: On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Sven svenmangu...@gmail.com wrote: Well someone official was around

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread David Mugo
James, Great work but I wish some of the videos were split by speakers, sitting down to watch a +1hour video sometimes is not that easy. All in all, thumbs up. David. On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 10:25 PM, James Hare messedroc...@gmail.com wrote: Hello again! Videos of Wikimania 2012 sessions

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread James Alexander
On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 1:20 PM, David Mugo raidar...@gmail.com wrote: James, Great work but I wish some of the videos were split by speakers, sitting down to watch a +1hour video sometimes is not that easy. All in all, thumbs up. David. Yeah +1 to great work. @David, It looks like

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread David Mugo
James, Seen that already, but still difficult for anyone who would want do download the video... like I said, not a complain, just an observation. David. On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:26 PM, James Alexander jalexan...@wikimedia.orgwrote: On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 1:20 PM, David Mugo

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread James Alexander
ahhh download yes that's fair :) On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 1:30 PM, David Mugo raidar...@gmail.com wrote: James, Seen that already, but still difficult for anyone who would want do download the video... like I said, not a complain, just an observation. David. On Tue, Aug 21, 2012 at 11:26

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Manuel Schneider
Thanks David and James! That's great. Am 21.08.2012 22:34, schrieb James Hare: There are unofficial ways to download videos from YouTube, but it may be better to wait until the videos are available on Wikimedia Commons. /Manuel -- Regards Manuel Schneider Wikimedia CH - Verein zur

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Lodewijk
It looks like only the logos have been targeted - probably in fear of copyright violations? Anyway, the logo here is also freely licensed, so please feel free to keep them 'correct' :) Best, Lodewijk 2012/8/21 Maarten Dammers maar...@mdammers.nl Thanks for posting these! What did you use to

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Lodewijk
Oh, and by the way - could someone replace Tomasz Kozlowski in that description with Lodewijk Gelauff? Tomasz was supposed to do that session, but he didn't make it to Wikimania so I replaced him. Lodewijk 2012/8/21 Lodewijk lodew...@effeietsanders.org It looks like only the logos have been

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Michael Peel
Once we have all the videos, we will send hard drives of the videos off to the server farms for direct upload to Wikimedia Commons, with both low-resolution and full HD versions being made available. It says a lot about the state of the Wikimedia Commons upload system that even the WMF

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Thomas Dalton
On 21 August 2012 22:10, Michael Peel michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: It says a lot about the state of the Wikimedia Commons upload system that even the WMF ends up uploading videos to Youtube in advance of posting them on a website that it operates. :-( Youtube is specifically designed

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread James Hare
It also allows for videos to be made immediately. YouTube's upload interface is flawless. Wikimedia Commons is problematic for bulk upload. Thankfully, we are an hour away from the Ashburn, Virginia data center, but we are waiting until we have all the videos before handing the hard drives off

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Nicholas Michael Bashour
2012/8/21 Michael Peel michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk It says a lot about the state of the Wikimedia Commons upload system that even the WMF ends up uploading videos to Youtube in advance of posting them on a website that it operates. :-( Thanks, Mike WMF isn't the one who's uploading the

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Michael Peel
On 21 Aug 2012, at 22:41, Nicholas Michael Bashour nicholasbash...@gmail.com wrote: 2012/8/21 Michael Peel michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk It says a lot about the state of the Wikimedia Commons upload system that even the WMF ends up uploading videos to Youtube in advance of posting them

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Shujen Chang
It seems the highest quality is 480p, no 720p available? On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 12:25 PM, Shujen Chang i...@blue.cat wrote: Great! On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 5:45 AM, Michael Peel michael.p...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote: On 21 Aug 2012, at 22:41, Nicholas Michael Bashour

Re: [Wikimania-l] Wikimania 2012 videos are being uploaded

2012-08-21 Thread Sven
I'm actually a bit more worried about the sound in some of the videos. Some of the speakers drift from the microphones and it is noticeable. Sven On Aug 22, 2012, at 12:34 AM, Shujen Chang i...@blue.cat wrote: It seems the highest quality is 480p, no 720p available? On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at