Grants:IdeaLab/Rapid video tutorial creation

Idealab

Rapid video tutorial creation

Demonstrating how easy it is to create tutorial videos.

idea creator• Willowbl00

volunteer• Quiddity• Dvdgmz• Shangkuanlc

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created on14:57, 9 August 2014 (UTC)

Project idea

What is the problem you're trying to solve?

We wanted to inspire people to create more video content

What is your solution?

We created a simple prototype video using iconography sketches, and phone cameras with narration.

Get Involved

Participants

• Volunteer Draw things. Willowbl00 (talk) 15:01, 9 August 2014 (UTC)
• Volunteer Links to existing tutorials, for potential updates. Quiddity (talk) 02:47, 12 August 2014 (UTC)
• Volunteer Translation and drafting intros. Liang(WMTW) (talk) 15:19, 13 August 2014 (UTC)

Endorsements

• wxvqfq 197.128.238.147 15:16, 25 January 2015 (UTC)

Old but similar Grants proposals

• Grants:IEG/Wikipedia and Public Relations: Instructional Video and Webinar Series
• Grants:IdeaLab/Wikisource training conference or videos
• Grants:IEG/Wiki Makes Video

A start

Our start:

• https://tools.wmflabs.org/videoconvert/server/php/files/9641cee67fb008123eff667e8d1a12ca/Wiki%20Meetup.mov

The below would serve as the category landing page for HowTo videos.

Tutorials

• en:WP:SCREENCAST - this was a project that 10 people put together in 2010. Some tutorials on how to make a screencast
  • en:Wikipedia:WikiProject Screencast/How-to

Existing collections

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_Screencast/Screencast_Gallery
• https://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/Instructional_videos
• https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Video_tutorials

What kind of videos

• specific topic for each
• short (about 2min)
• what user/people needs
• possible to fork
• easy to translate & easy to adapt to dif community rules/interfaces/culture

Possible video titles/topics

• Hosting a pleasant editathon [1st prototype]
• Others:
  • What belongs to Wikipedia
  • What I can do when my article gets deleted?
  • Where I can go for help?
  • Where I can resolve conflicts?
  • How to properly edit?

In Progress / Want Help

Tools

• Mz PopCorn https://popcorn.webmaker.org/

Making a New Video

All sorts of awesome resources exist for this.

Consider making an animation or other non-text-based video, so that others can re-dub easily.

A Tool shown in this presentation, for easily uploading non-Ogg files: https://tools.wmflabs.org/videoconvert/