[Wikimedia-l] [WikimediaMobile] Audio and video help for mobile users

[Brion Vibber]

I've added stub pages:

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Media_help/iOS
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Media_help/Android

Please feel free to add relevant background links, or a link to the MP4
discussion on the iOS page which may be of interest.

-- brion



On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Brion Vibber <bvibber at wikimedia.org>wrote:

> Android should "just work" but there are some regressions since I last
> tested it, from what I hear. Hopefully we can get these examined and fixed
> soon.
>
> There are some possible things we can do launching files in the VLC app
> for iOS; some clever JavaScript could make this experience smoother. I plan
> to do a little more research when time permits (after Architecture Summit
> this week).
>
> There are some vague ideas jumping around for linking a proper WebM video
> player into our iOS app, but we haven't committed to such a thing yet.
>
> -- brion
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 22, 2014 at 12:31 PM, Andy Mabbett <andy at pigsonthewing.org.uk>wrote:
>
>> [cross-posted]
>>
>> Following discussion at:
>>
>>  <
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Village_pump#FLAC_on_Apple_devices
>> >,
>>
>> about the difficulty of playing Wikimedia audio and video on mobile
>> devices, we've added red links to:
>>
>>   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Media_help>
>>
>> for iOS and Android.
>>
>> I'm sure some of the readers of these lists have the requisite
>> knowledge, to populate those pages; so please do!
>>
>> The issue arose during a project I've been running with the BBC:
>>
>>   <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:BBC_voice_project>
>>
>> in which they've released clips of broadcast material under open
>> licence, for the first time.
>>
>> Assisting mobile users to play our media more easily will lend weight
>> to future requests to them and other archive holders, to release
>> audio-visual resources under open licences.
>>
>> --
>> Andy Mabbett
>> @pigsonthewing
>> http://pigsonthewing.org.uk
>>
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