Yeah, it'd be cool to have a tool that allows the subject to record and then make their file an ogg, or record it to ogg in a super fast way.
it's a small, but time consuming thing to record yourself, upload it (or whatever) to your computer, and then figure out how to make it into an open license. -Sarah On Fri, Feb 8, 2013 at 7:03 AM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <nemow...@gmail.com>wrote: > Andy Mabbett, 08/02/2013 14:57: > >> I'd like to ask your support the project I started: >> >> <http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/**open-licensed-format-** >> recordings-voices-wikipedia-**wikimedia-commons/<http://pigsonthewing.org.uk/open-licensed-format-recordings-voices-wikipedia-wikimedia-commons/> >> > >> >> asking the subjects of Wikipedia articles to record a 10-second sample >> of their speaking voice, for use on those articles. >> >> An example script is "Hello, my name is [name]. I was born in [place] >> and I have been [job or position] since [year]". >> >> So far, the participants: >> >> >> <http://commons.wikimedia.org/**wiki/Category:Voice_intro_**project<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Voice_intro_project> >> > >> >> include Sue Black, Cory Doctorow, Bill Thompson and Dave Winer; and >> we've just had our first recording in French - but we need many more. >> >> Do you know anyone who has an article about them? Do you know of tools >> that would simplify the process of making ogg files, open licensing >> them, and uploading them to Commons? How can we include more speakers >> of other languages? >> > > I think we really need such a tool, for instance it's a shame that > Wiktionary doesn't have pronounciation recordings on most of its entries. > Of course it's better if the speaker is authoritative (like the subject in > person for a biography or a professional for Wiktionary), but tools would > help everyone. > > Nemo > > ______________________________**_________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.**org <Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Unsubscribe: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/**mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l> > -- -- *Sarah Stierch* *Museumist, open culture advocate, and Wikimedia* *www.sarahstierch.com* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l