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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?