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1 00:00:00 --> 00:00:02,202 You all know Wikipedia. 2 00:00:02,202 --> 00:00:05,772 You use it for your papers, to write articles, or just to learn something for fun. 3 00:00:05,772 --> 00:00:09,042 Not only it is free for you to read, 4 00:00:09,042 --> 00:00:11,344 it's free for you to contribute and improve on articles. 5 00:00:11,344 --> 00:00:14,00 Everything you contribute has to be factual, 6 00:00:14,00 --> 00:00:17,884 neutral in point of view, and uncensored on controversial topics. 7 00:00:19,300 --> 00:00:21,655 Wikipedia is an open community, 8 00:00:21,655 --> 00:00:23,923 self-governing with minimal structure. 9 00:00:23,923 --> 00:00:28,128 Everyone is a volunteer. 10 00:00:28,128 --> 00:00:31,431 Presently, Wikipedia appears in over 260 languages, 11 00:00:31,431 --> 00:00:33,733 with some languages featuring thousands of articles, 12 00:00:33,733 --> 00:00:37,047 and other languages featuring millions. 13 00:00:37,047 --> 00:00:40,500 Articles feature in-depth information, pictures and links 14 00:00:40,600 --> 00:00:42,900 that help you learn more about the topic. 15 00:00:43,00 --> 00:00:47,00 what if every article that you read had video? 16 00:00:47,00 --> 00:00:50,00 What if you could take a tour of the pyramids of Egypt 17 00:00:50,00 --> 00:00:53,00 or a tour down a historic town's main street 18 00:00:53,00 --> 00:00:56,00 or watch national dance for your home country 19 00:00:56,00 --> 00:01:00,00 now with video on Wikipedia, you can 20 00:01:00,00 --> 00:01:02,800 if you want to shoot a video yourself 21 00:01:02,800 --> 00:01:05,100 try picking out key points form the article 22 00:01:05,300 --> 00:01:06,700 that you think will help illustrate the topic 23 00:01:06,700 --> 00:01:10,00 and playing with, you would like to record a head of time. 24 00:01:10,00 --> 00:01:12,600 Remember, Wikipedia is an encyclopedia 25 00:01:12,600 --> 00:01:16,00 so the contention be educational and informative 26 00:01:16,00 --> 00:01:19,00 most importantly when shooting video 27 00:01:19,00 --> 00:01:22,00 try to keep a steady hand or use a tripod. 28 00:01:22,00 --> 00:01:24,800 if you don't want to record the video yourself, 29 00:01:25,00 --> 00:01:27,900 there are number of archives on the Internet, like archive.org 30 00:01:28,00 --> 00:01:30,200 or Wikimedia commons that will probably 31 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:32,200 have a video the best suit your article. 32 00:01:34,00 --> 00:01:37,00 just remember, no matter what you shoot or what you find 33 00:01:37,100 --> 00:01:41,300 all video on Wikimedia must be free to use and free to share. 34 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:45,00 usually this means that it is licensed to the Creative Commons 35 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:47,00 now that you have selected an article 36 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:49,00 and a video you would like to add to it; 37 00:01:49,00 --> 00:01:52,800 here is the simplest way to bring the two together. 38 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:57,00 first, we recommend using Mozilla Firefox 39 00:01:57,00 --> 00:02:00,00 Firefox is a free open source browser 40 00:02:00,00 --> 00:02:03,400 that makes viewing and adding video to Wikipedia simple 41 00:02:03,500 --> 00:02:08,00 after that, download the Firefogg add-on to Mozilla Firefox 42 00:02:08,00 --> 00:02:13,00 this automatically converts videos to the free and open Theora format 43 00:02:13,00 --> 00:02:16,200 that Wikipedia uses when you upload them 44 00:02:16,200 --> 00:02:21,200 alternatively, Windows and Mac users can download Miro converter 45 00:02:21,200 --> 00:02:25,200 a simple software that lets you take video and converter it to any format 46 00:02:25,200 --> 00:02:27,200 including open video for Wikipedia 47 00:02:28,800 --> 00:02:33,00 unlike editing text uploading video requires that you logged in to Wikipedia 48 00:02:33,00 --> 00:02:37,00 sign in or create an account if you're a new user. 49 00:02:37,00 --> 00:02:39,400 when you upload video for the first time, 50 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,00 you'll have to turn on the video uploading feature. 51 00:02:43,00 --> 00:02:48,00 to do this, click on your user name at the top of the page 52 00:02:48,00 --> 00:02:51,00 then, click on my preferences 53 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:54,800 click on gadgets 54 00:02:55,500 --> 00:02:59,200 then scroll down to user interface gadgets 55 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:04,200 and clip the box that says add mwEmbed support 56 00:03:05,00 --> 00:03:08,200 scroll down to the save button and click save. 57 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:11,200 now your ready to upload video 58 00:03:11,200 --> 00:03:15,200 now that you have signed in go to the article you would like to modify 59 00:03:15,200 --> 00:03:16,200 and click the edit button. 60 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:19,200 you'll see add media wizard button in the editing tab 61 00:03:19,200 --> 00:03:22,200 clicking this link will pull up a menu 62 00:03:22,200 --> 00:03:26,200 if your uploading your own file select it and hit upload 63 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:28,200 you can also select a video from the commons 64 00:03:28,200 --> 00:03:32,200 or a media file you have previous uploaded but have not yet added to an article 65 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:37,000 to put the video in to the article just click on insert into page 66 00:03:37,000 --> 00:03:39,000 at the bottom right hand corner of the window 67 00:03:39,000 --> 00:03:43,000 to learn more about how to add video to Wikipedia 68 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:48,000 type in WP:WikiProject lights camera wiki 69 00:03:48,000 --> 00:03:50,000 in to the Wikipedia search box