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
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 that's fine, better than having it be separate IMO.
Working on: Author Appeal | Sandbox | Troper WallIs something wrong with uploads? I just tried uploading a bunch of examples from Miitopia and they all vanished; the transcoding PMs (all eight of 'em) just say "Your video upload for: has finished transcoding."
e: Just tried again and there's a blink-and-you-miss it "Error: Failed inserting into database" during the upload process.
Edited by wingedcatgirl on Jun 10th 2021 at 9:58:39 AM
Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.Have you tried looking over your uploads to see if they're there?
I just tried uploading a video of my own and it worked fine, so maybe it's something about the encoding you're using?
I did look at my uploads and none of the videos are there. None of the videos are in any of the places I normally see pending uploads.
Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.This nonexistent MLP:FIM recap page (My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic S 3 E 11 Keep Calm And Flu) has a video example, when it should be on My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S3 E11 "Keep Calm and Flutter On"). Where's the appropriate thread to report this?
Alright, thanks
Edited by BlackFaithStar on Jun 14th 2021 at 11:59:54 PM
When you're alone I'm reaching out to let you know that you're far from strangers, like the saviorKnown bug
, the title's longer than the video example system is equipped to handle.
Is Video Source even necessary? Videos are constantly updating every 3 days or so, so you can never expect it to be 100% up to date. A trope can have more than one video, too, so they’re not as important as Image Source or Quote Source. We don’t list every single example on an Image Links or Quotes Page, because it would be redundant with those pages, just as Video Source is redundant with Video Examples pages.
We brought up the same question... at some point. In theory, it shouldn't be needed if every video is properly tagged with its source(s). In practice, people don't do that.
We've actually found it useful
not too long ago ourselves.
There are many ways to record video, depending on what precisely it is you want to record video of.
Suddenly I'm... still rotating Fallen London in my mind even though I've stopped actively playing it.Personally I use Xbox Game Bar (press Win + G in Windows) to record screen capture, followed by editing it in OpenShot Video Editor
(since it's free).
I am hoping that someday we can replace Video Source and also Image Source with automated tools...
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled." - Richard FeynmanWhat’s our stance on using full YouTube videos that are just clips from other works, such as this
? And can they have text over them?
Edited by PurpleEyedGuma on Jun 24th 2021 at 11:12:44 AM
The problem with spoiler videos that they will start playing even if you don't click on them if they are the featured video example, and even otherwise you'll only see the title once you clicked on it and then it also starts playing.
Previously there was a "sopiler" checkbox on the video upload page, which I guess was supposed to prevent the video to play automatically, but it had never worked and has since been removed.
Fjón þvæ ég af mér fjanda minna rán og reiði ríkra manna.Question: Hi, so I'd like to ask if there's something wrong with video uploading for me. I'm trying to add a new video and followed the instructions, but I don't see an "upload video" button. Mind you, I'm on desktop and I've uploaded a video in the past. Is there something wrong or is this normal?
Edit:
So on further inspection, a version of the video that I was thinking about uploading has already been added to the website. Of course, my version is in English while the video in question is in Japanese, but that's beside the point, as I've seen dual-language video uploads before.
Even if I probably can't add the video, I'd like to return to my question and see if there is actually something wrong with video uploading on my end.
Edited by Mewaddlee on Jun 28th 2021 at 7:03:29 AM
"If brevity is the soul of wit, then I simply have no soul." He/Him 🍉

Question: Is it okay to put two short clips in one video? I have two scenes, only a minute apart or so, that show the trope I want to add them to.
If so, should I add a fade or transition to make it clear that the second scene happens a little later?
Very good kitty