diff --git a/doc/EN/app_mediagoblin.org b/doc/EN/app_mediagoblin.org index 56668b0d..77dac3c9 100644 --- a/doc/EN/app_mediagoblin.org +++ b/doc/EN/app_mediagoblin.org @@ -45,3 +45,17 @@ If you have just obtained a Lets Encrypt certificate as above then go to *About* Create an account and verify it by returning to the *user control panel* opening the email client and looking for the Mediagoblin verification email. It will contain a link that you should follow to activate the account. You should repeat that for however many accounts you want on the system and then go back to the *administrator control panel*, select *App Settings* then *mediagoblin* and turn off new registrations. This will prevent millions of spam accounts from being created by internet bots. + + +* File formats +It's a good idea to upload videos in /webm/ format. In that case Mediagoblin will skip the transcoding step (which can take hours for videos of non-trivial length) and the whole process will be quicker. Transcoding just converts whatever file format you submit into a standard resolution and file type. On your local system you can convert a video to webm with: + +#+begin_src bash +ffmpeg -i myvideo.mp4 myvideo.webm +#+end_src + +Or if you are moving a video from YouTube to your own site: + +#+begin_src bash +youtube-dl -f webm [my_video_url] +#+end_src diff --git a/website/EN/app_mediagoblin.html b/website/EN/app_mediagoblin.html index 2bf16f2e..cff545a3 100644 --- a/website/EN/app_mediagoblin.html +++ b/website/EN/app_mediagoblin.html @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
- +Log into your system with:
@@ -282,9 +282,9 @@ After the install has completed go to Security settings and select Cre+It's a good idea to upload videos in webm format. In that case Mediagoblin will skip the transcoding step (which can take hours for videos of non-trivial length) and the whole process will be quicker. Transcoding just converts whatever file format you submit into a standard resolution and file type. On your local system you can convert a video to webm with: +
+ +ffmpeg -i myvideo.mp4 myvideo.webm ++
+Or if you are moving a video from YouTube to your own site: +
+ +youtube-dl -f webm [my_video_url] ++