User:Ankursinha/Videos How to submit

This page is just a brain storm on the "How to submit a video for inclusion into Fedora videos". There's already a page up, but I feel a step by step guide is warranted to get people started easily.

Steps: submitter

 * Think up a topic
 * Does it need a video or a screen cast?
 * Do you have the required hardware?
 * Webcam/Video recorder
 * Microphone
 * Test them using Cheese!
 * Do you have the required software?
 * Screen casting: LIST HERE
 * Video editing: LIST HERE
 * Plan your video
 * What are you going to focus on: an entire application, a feature of an application, how to use it for a specific task?
 * What is the targeted audience: dummies, advanced? (We should list this in the video header too!)
 * Write up a transcript
 * Writing a transcript before making a screen cast helps in syncing the audio and video up properly.
 * The transcript needs to be submitted to aid us in addition of subtitles.
 * A video will need to be transcribed later, of course.
 * Record the audio
 * This is where the transcript comes in handy
 * Sit in a quiet environment. Keep a bottle of water with you.
 * Speak clearly, pronouncing each word with as much clarity as possible.
 * Time your sentences/clauses correctly to sync with the activities in the video.
 * License it correctly: CC by SA unported LINK EXPLAINING LICENSE
 * Add a license declaration file
 * Tar it all up!
 * Video/screen cast
 * Audio
 * License
 * Anything you'd want us to keep in mind while we process it for publication.
 * Send it to us!
 * You can email us the material, but since we expect it to be large in size, we prefer if you upload it all someplace and email us the link instead.
 * Wait for video to be published!

Steps: Fedora video team members

 * Receive video from submitter
 * Check files
 * Video
 * Audio
 * License declaration
 * Special comments
 * Test video
 * Is the file good?
 * Is the quality of the video good? Resolution/clarity/colours
 * Does the transcript sync properly with the video?
 * Test audio
 * Is the file good?
 * Is the audio clear
 * Does the transcript follow the audio properly and in sync?
 * Videos team reviews video and gives karma
 * If karma is above threshold, proceed to processing and publishing
 * Otherwise contact submitter with suggestions
 * Combine the audio, video
 * Test combined form
 * Add branding
 * Add starting template
 * Contains title, author, targeted audience, license
 * Add ending template
 * Contains author, feedback link, audience, permalink, rss feed link to channel
 * Translate transcripts
 * Compose subtitles file (srt files. LINK ON HOW TO DO THIS HERE)
 * Compose subtitles for translations
 * Videos team checks finalized video and gives it karma
 * If karma above threshold, publish video.
 * Reprocess with changes/suggestions.
 * Check published video.
 * Market published video.
 * Inform submitter.

Queries

 * Trac instance required to keep it organized?
 * Reward submitters/videos team helpers somehow? Can give them Badges? "Screencast ninja, vim ninja" etc?