Video uploading

Anyone can upload a video but it needs to be approved by a moderator before it will be displayed on the site.

You can see the latest videos being added to the site here: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/recent_videos.php
Video guidelines:
- Video Guidelines

How to upload a video:
- Visit any trope page
- Click "Edit Page" as usual
- Click "Upload Video" (only visible on Desktop)

This is still in beta so let us know what you think to help steer the direction of the new feature

^{Old post} The video examples feature is now open to all tropers. Anyone can upload a video but it needs to be approved by a moderator before it will be displayed on the site. You can see the latest videos being added to the site here: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/recent_videos.php

Tropes with video examples:
OhCrap
LargeHam
RealityEnsues
GettingCrapPastTheRadar
... Video guidelines:
- Max 2 1/2 minutes long
- Must accurately depict the trope
- No adult content

How to upload a video:
- Visit any trope page
- Click "Edit Page" as usual
- Click "Upload Video" (only visible on Desktop)

This is still in beta so let us know what you think to help steer the direction of the new feature

If you want to make video editing (editing a video's sources, description, title or thumbnail) or rejection requests, please go to the video moderation thread.

Edited by MacronNotes on May 9th 2023 at 12:59:34 PM

I think letting anyone upload a video will let to rickrolls and screamers,just saying

@Ultimatum, that's why each video has to be approved by a moderator before being displayed on the site

There's mods to take care of that, much like with images. Unless it's an example, do you ever see images of screamers and stuff not relating to that specific trope?

Wow! That's an awesome improvement to this TV! I can't wait to try it out for myself! I'll find somewhere to start.

Edited by ngh93 on Apr 22nd 2019 at 1:12:53 AM

Awesome.

Edit: How do I upload a video?

Edited by Excelsior123 on Apr 22nd 2019 at 1:16:41 PM

Does this apply to work pages? Or is currently limited to trope pages?

I've not tried to upload myself, but it sounds like a feature and could lead to some hilarious and helpful examples. I like the Oh, Crap! video example.

Moderating this sort of thing is going to be problematic. I'd think this sort of thing would require a moderation team in and of itself. I hope I'm wrong.

Wasn't expecting this, but it's still pretty cool regardless!

That being said, I'm concerned about some video examples having spoilers, because I think I accidentally bore witness to a spoiler for The Other Guys.

Also a bit of a heads up: when playing the videos, the audio plays fine, but there aren't any visuals. Hopefully you guys'll iron it out in the near future.

I just updated the post to include a section on how to upload a video. The "Upload Video" link is in the subnav bar when you click "Edit Page" on any trope page

Why is this needed? This site is supposedly a wiki, not You Tube. They Changed It, Now It Sucks!, anyone?

Dante Vin, for your question on if this applies to work pages. We created the feature only with trope pages in mind but technically you can upload a video to any page. My thought was to leave it open in case tropers had ideas on how this could work on other page types. We are also considering limiting to trope pages and then automatically including videos on work pages from the tropes it has.

@ahauntedmind

If this was going the way of Youtube, we'd have playlists for each trope showing off the tropes and 1 hour videos. I don't see anything wrong with having a video example of tropes, because text can only go so far to describe a trope sometimes and a video can be a good supplement.

Ahauntedmind Yeah, I cannot say this excites me. Every fan wiki - sorry fandom as they some reason want to call themselves now - autoplays a vid every time you go onto a major page. It is every level of annoying. I know that this isn't what TV Tropes is doing, but I still do not see it as an improvement. Sorry, it seems like a Were Still Relevant Dammit to me.

Edited by thatsnumberwang on Apr 22nd 2019 at 6:30:18 PM

What makes this not an improvement?

Steven I just explained why. It feels desperate.

I don't really see it that way (there's something else that fits the bill better but that's a different subject), but I also feel that it's cool we have it and just fine if the feature got cut if it doesn't work.

You can turn off autoplay in your profile setting, and even it autoplays, there will be no sound until you turn it on.

As for me, I'm quite excited about this feature and I'm thinking about where to find a video example from.

Any chance to get animated trope images as well? It would much easier to illustrate Morph Weapon with a gif.

Edited by eroock on Apr 22nd 2019 at 10:44:47 AM

The stop autoplay is a plus I guess.

Most worries about this could be solved by putting the videos on a separate page so you can completely ignore them if they bother you.

Someoneman Agreed. Tab at the top, no problem.

Which formats are acceptable? I've tried .mp4 and failed.

@Piterpicher, mp4 is supported. What error are you seeing? What browser/device are you using?