Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Tutorial
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Step 1: Starting an article
The first step of creating a VideoWik video (hereinafter article) is to create a respective new page for the VideoWiki script on Wikipedia. The page on Wikipedia should be titled as Wikipedia:Videowiki/EXAMPLENAME followed by the name of the article.
Start an article
Step 2
When you start an article using input box from the above section, all the required templates and tags will automatically be placed into the article. In any other case, please make sure to add the templates as mentioned in this section, and the following sections. The template, {{Videowiki}}, should be placed at the beginning of the article. To do this, type the word Videowiki, surrounded by pairs of matching curly brackets.
Step 3
Copy the introductory section from the original article and paste it below the videowiki template. In the edit summary, mention the article you copied the text from. In this example the edit summary says copied from urinary tract infection. This ensures that the other editors, who helped create the original article, are credited.
Step 4
Hit publish changes to save the work that has been done so far.
Step 5
Edit the text to distribute it into different slides. This is done by adding section headers: Each header will cause the output video to transition to a new slide. Under each header, add the text that is to be spoken and the image or video that is to be displayed for that slide. To keep the video engaging, it is recommended to limit the text for each slide to one or two sentences.
Step 6
Hit publish changes
Step 7
Add an image, video or other media to each section. Videowiki only accepts media from Wikimedia commons.
Step 7a
To make it easy to place images in the script, create a placeholder for each image, in each section, by adding a dummy image link and the clear template. The dummy image links can be replaced as you find suitable media to match the text.
Step 8
Hit publish changes
Step 9
Add all of your images, ensure your references are intact, then, after publishing your script hit, "Preview my changes" to see your creation in the Videowiki tool. You can make changes, and refresh the videowiki preview as often as necessary. We suggest you make liberal use of commas, brackets, and periods, to control text speed. Also make sure to double check your references, since its easy to accidentally break them during editing.
Step 10
Once you're happy with the results in the videowiki tool, Hit the "Upload to Commons" link, and fill in any necessary details.
Sandbox
A sandbox for experimenting is available at Wikipedia:VideoWiki/Sandbox
