Swaroop Rao
(MikeLynch <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:MikeLynch>)


On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 20:38, Noopur <noopur.ra...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Let me clear this confusion.
> Dear Srikanth R, *please* attempt to read the ENTIRE mail. I suggested
> recording in a popular format because converting and editing ogv is a
> PAIN. And, it reduces video quality by two times.
>
+1 to that. OGV, for all its "openness", is a big pain to work on,
especially for converting.

> Another thing, if we are to upload these videos to Commons,
> *obviously* we will have to convert them to open formats. So, no one
> is denying that. It is rather obvious and understood.
>
> So now that we have cleared confusions, can the SIGs and guys
> organizing meetups please raise hands? Will you guys be able to do
> such recording?
>
*raises hand* I am willing to create such a video; I appreciate Subha's
mail about what exactly to say, but it shouldn't be a boring, mechanical
interview-style answering of questions. If it is to motivate others, it
should be catchy (read ad-like).


> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 8:13 PM, Subhashish Panigrahi
> <su...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
> > Well, that's the whole point. The final file to be hosted for public
> would
> > be ogg and the backend work will involve raw file editing collected in
> > different formats.
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 6:58 PM, Konarak Ratnakar <konarak...@live.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Subhashis exactly, you might know this, but Xiph (developers of .ogg
> >> /.ogv) doesn't even endorse .ogv. And .ogg can be used with Matroska.
> Though
> >> I'll convert the videos in .ogv.
> >>
> >> ________________________________
> >> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 18:53:51 +0530
> >>
> >> From: su...@wikimedia.org
> >> To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-en] Creating video of
> Indian
> >> Editors "We Edit Wikipedia"
> >>
> >> That sounds good Konarak, and apart from the loss of quality most handy
> >> cam users might not be aware of converting them to ogg, but once you
> convert
> >> raw footages to ogg there will be difficulty to edit, because normally
> the
> >> final avi/mpeg is converted to a open source format and uploaded in
> >> Commons.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 6:35 PM, Konarak Ratnakar <konarak...@live.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hey Srikanth, that's fine by me, twas just a suggestion, because in .ogv
> >> there is loss of quality due to compression.
> >>
> >> Subhashish, I will, in the Meetup, it's on 19th of feb.
> >> ________________________________
> >> Date: Wed, 8 Feb 2012 17:10:39 +0530
> >> From: su...@wikimedia.org
> >> To: wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> >>
> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-en] Creating video of
> Indian
> >> Editors "We Edit Wikipedia"
> >>
> >> Yes, they are also being invited to participated, it's about Indian
> >> Editors and Indian faces.
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 5:06 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan
> >> <parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> And what about participation of the Indian English Community?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 3:33 AM, Subhashish Panigrahi <
> su...@wikimedia.org>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Here are the answers I have to all of you.
> >> @Noopur: nice points, I am including them all and here is draft for the
> >> community which I will be posting in the respective Wikipedia Village
> pumps.
> >> (http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Subha_WMF/sandbox1)
> >> @Ashwin, the videos you, Nitika and Swaroop are working will be hardcore
> >> outreach videos to teach how to edit Wikipedia.
> >> @Konarak, thanks a lot buddy, let us get the footages and we would
> >> definitely seek your support for the post production. Moover, we would
> be
> >> more than happy if you lead the event to get the videos done in your
> place
> >> from the community members.
> >> @Srikanth, the final video will be in Commons and obviously with .ogv
> >> format. But the raw footage will be in .mov/avi/mpeg, they are the
> formats
> >> used before editing. After editing we will convert the final video into
> >> .ogv.
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 4:05 PM, Srikanth Ramakrishnan
> >> <parakara.gh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Subha,
> >> What about the Indian English Community?
> >>
> >> Noopur,
> >> Thanks for the ideas, but one small suggestion. Format- Keep it OGV.
> >> We can't be promoting an open project with a closed format video no?
> >>
> >> Konark,
> >> Good to see young brains like you volunteering on this.
> >>
> >> Ashwin,
> >> Can I have a link please?
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Ashwin Baindur <
> ashwin.bain...@gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >> Nitika & MikeLynch & some others have just begin working in this field
> >> and a prototype video on how to create an account has been made. Imho
> >> these efforts should be combined.
> >>
> >> Warm regards,
> >>
> >> Ashwin Baindur
> >> ------------------------------------------------------
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:59 PM, Konarak Ratnakar <konarak...@live.com>
> >> wrote:
> >> > Hey,
> >> > +1 to this, I can help(composing, editing).
> >> > Konarak.
> >> >
> >> >> Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2012 22:10:06 +0530
> >> >> From: noopur.ra...@gmail.com
> >> >> To: wikimedia-in...@lists.wikimedia.org;
> >> >> wikimediaindia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
> >> >> Subject: Re: [Wikimediaindia-l] [Wikimedia-in-en] Creating video of
> >> >> Indian
> >> >> Editors "We Edit Wikipedia"
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> Hey Subhashish,
> >> >> I think it's a great idea. In case people are thinking of recording
> >> >> such a video, I would love to help you edit and here are some
> >> >> suggestions for community members:
> >> >>
> >> >> 1) Put it on your next meetup agenda. Do it in the meetup itself
> >> >> 2) It could be one single person saying "I edit wikipedia" or a
> group.
> >> >> More than 1 is welcome
> >> >> 3) For editing purposes, it is better if you record video in room
> with
> >> >> LESS noise and MORE light
> >> >> 4) Try and keep video in MPEG, Avi or MP4, so that while editing we
> >> >> don't have to convert and lose quality.
> >> >> 5) You can use any normal digital camera, even your (iphone) camera
> :P
> >> >> Just try and minimize shaking.
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers
> >> >> Noopur
> >> >>
> >> >> 2012/2/7 Subhashish Panigrahi <su...@wikimedia.org>:
> >> >> > Deal all,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > As a part of helping the community to reach out to more people
> apart
> >> >> > from
> >> >> > the presentations, handouts, FAQs and mailing list support we also
> >> >> > have
> >> >> > need
> >> >> > for more visuals. Audio/Video clips containing Indian Wikipedians
> >> >> > sharing
> >> >> > their message "I EDIT WIKIPEDIA" or "I EDIT AN INDIAN LANGUAGE
> >> >> > WIKIPEDIA" or
> >> >> > "WIKIPEDIA IS HELPING ME DOCUMENTING MY HERITAGE" will create
> impact
> >> >> > among
> >> >> > people and motivate them to contribute to Wikipedia. Many people
> use
> >> >> > Wikipedia in a daily basis without being aware of they can also
> >> >> > [Edit]
> >> >> > it,
> >> >> > social media, Youtube, mails containing link to such a video can be
> >> >> > used
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > reach this message to them. Moreover, such videos which are already
> >> >> > there in
> >> >> > Outreach (outreach.wikimedia.org) Bookshelf might make some people
> >> >> > feel
> >> >> > it's
> >> >> > project being managed by some foreigners. Seeing some real Indians
> >> >> > editing
> >> >> > Wikipedia with the Main page of an Indian language background will
> >> >> > definitely make this message clearer.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > If there is a fairly good no of community members located in
> anywhere
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > India (e.g Pune, Bangalore and Mumbai community) we can ask the
> >> >> > community
> >> >> > members say it altogether aloud apart from one/two community
> members
> >> >> > speaking in their own language. I will be posting the details in
> the
> >> >> > community village pumps, you are allowed to send as many people's
> >> >> > footage as
> >> >> > you can provided the video and audio quality are reasonable good.
> We
> >> >> > will be
> >> >> > collecting footage from all the communities and do a post
> production.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Subha
> >> >> > Community & Program Support, India Program
> >> >> > Wikimedia Foundation
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
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> >> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Noopur Raval
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> >> Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
> >> Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on February 12th.
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> >> Srikanth Ramakrishnan.
> >> Wikipedia Coimbatore Meetup on February 12th.
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> >> Aliens invaded Tamil Nadu, left their Spacship and now it is a Toll
> Plaza.
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