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Media Viewer aims to improve the multimedia viewing experience on Wikipedia, Commons and MediaWiki sites, to display images in larger size and with less clutter. It is being developed by the Wikimedia Foundation's new multimedia team and now has a first beta version ready for testing, as part of our new Beta Features program.

You can now test the first version v0.1 of Media Viewer on all wikis worldwide. This first version 0.1 is still in early stages of development, with [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/buglist.cgi?resolution=---&component=MultimediaViewer many known bugs], so we invite community feedback on the next version, described below.

A newer version v0.2 can now be tested on MediaWiki.org, on this demo page (don't forget to enable Media Viewer in your Beta Features preferences page). For a sneak peek at this new version 0.2 of the Media Viewer, check out the next section below.

After you've had a chance to test it as described below, we invite you to join this discussion. Hope to see you there!

Why Media Viewer?
The purpose of this tool is to:
 * Provide a richer multimedia experience, to match user expectations
 * Display images in larger size, on the same page as the thumbnail you click on
 * Reduce confusion when users click on thumbnails (bypass duplicate file info page on Wikipedias)

Destínase a servir a tódolos usuarios da Wikipedia, Commons e outros sitios na MediaWiki (incluíndo novos usuarios, así como editores moi activos). Nótese que este visor multimedia será inicialmente para ser só empregado con imaxes fixas, como agora estamos a usar o reprodutor de vídeo Kaltura para audio e vídeo. Pero co tempo, nós queremos utilizar a mesma interface de usuario a través de players e, finalmente, utilizar un único visor para tódolos formatos de ficheiro.

Current features include:
 * Show images in larger, media viewer panel when you click on them
 * Modal panel opens up as overlay (on same page where you clicked)
 * Large image appears without clutter (Lightbox view)
 * Information about the image can be accessed easily (in Lightbox view)
 * Image can be shown in full-screen mode (full screen view)

How does Media Viewer work?




O visor multimedia ofrece dous puntos de vista diferentes dunha imaxe cando fai clic na súa miniatura nunha páxina do artigo: Lightbox e Full Screen View.

Lightbox View
A 'visión Lightbox' para esta ferramenta inclúe:

A imaxe móstrase en tamaño grande, como unha superposición sobre a páxina onde premeu sobre a miniatura, contra un branco, o fondo lixeiramente traslúcido. Isto fai a imaxe destacar máis e elimina algunhas das confusións visuais típicamente atopadas nunha páxina de texto pesado.
 * Imaxe

For the first release, we are offering these simple tools:
 * Tools
 * Close button (goes back to article view)
 * Full screen button (expands into full-screen view)
 * Lightbox button (returns to smaller image in browser Lightbox)

Here is the information that is shown above the image (see mockup):
 * Primary Info
 * File name (Zonotrichia atricapilla)
 * Author (e.g. Alejandro Erickson)
 * Source (e.g. Bird Institute)
 * License Info (e.g. CC-BY-SA-2.0) (or link to license info)

Here is the information that is shown below the image:
 * Secondary Info
 * Site name and link (e.g. Wikimedia Commons)
 * Description
 * Uploader name (e.g. Smallbones)
 * Creation Date (e.g. 12 April, 2012)

Full Screen View
The 'full-screen view' for this tool will show a large image across the entire screen, with minimal information and buttons available on hover, as shown in this mockup.

Esta é a visión que lle permite concentrarse exclusivamente na imaxe, sen outras distraccións. Cando fai clic na icona de pantalla completa, ve a versión maior da imaxe que encaixa dentro da pantalla do usuario. A imaxe é exhibida en toda a pantalla enteira (non só a fiestra do navegador), contra un fondo branco puro que só mostra a imaxe. Neste modo, só ve ​​o nome do ficheiro eo autor/fonte/licenza de preto da imaxe, así como ligazón para Commons.

Bypassing the media viewer
If you would like to directly access the file description page of a given image without loading the media viewer at all, you can open the image in a new tab or window (typically accessible via right-click, or a combined keyboard+mouse action such as ctrl+click, depending on your browser and OS).

When will it be released?
A first beta version of Media Viewer will be released gradually in November 2013, as part of Beta Features, a new experimental program that will enable users to opt-in to test new beta features before they are released widely.

Media Viewer can now be tested by logged-in users on MediaWiki.org, on Meta.Wikimedia.org and on Wikimedia Commons. Based on test results, we have released it on all wikis worldwide on 21 November, 2013.

In the first release, the Media Viewer will only support the most widely used image file formats (e.g.: JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, SVG), when users click on thumbnails in articles, galleries and category pages. In future releases, we plan to add support for PDF files, as well as audio and video files.

Como podo axudar


Can you help us test Media Viewer in coming days? The first version of this beta feature is now available for testing by logged-in users on all wikis, but we already have a lot of feedback and known bugs about it. So we invite you to test the newer version v0.2 on MediaWiki.org, on this demo page (don't forget to enable Media Viewer in your Beta Features preferences page). For a sneak peek at this new version 0.2 of the Media Viewer, check out the next section below.

To test either version of Media Viewer, click on the small 'Beta' link next to 'Preferences' in your personal menu. Then check the box next to 'Media Viewer' in the new BetaFeatures section of your user preferences — and click 'Save' (see screenshot). You can turn off any this options anytime, by reversing these steps. To test a variety of images in different file formats, you might like to check this Lightbox demo page.

Try out Media Viewer and let us know what you think on this discussion page. If you find any technical bugs, please [//bugzilla.wikimedia.org/enter_bug.cgi?product=MediaWiki%20extensions&component=MultimediaViewer report them here on Bugzilla]. Based on your feedback, we will improve this feature in coming weeks.

You can test Media Viewer with different file formats on this special test page.

Next Version


The next version 0.2 of Media Viewer will focus on a 'full-width design' as the default view, to provide a more immersive user experience. You can test this new version v0.2 on MediaWiki.org, on this demo page. When you click on a thumbnail, you will see a larger image than you do now, with only a small sliver of meta-data at the bottom of the page, as shown in this mockup, also shown to the right.

The goal is to display images to fill the browser window as much as possible, aiming for up to 100% of the browser window width and up to 90% of its height. To speed up this display, we will try to fetch the thumbnail size that is closest to 100% of the screen width but no more than 90% of the screen height (instead of asking the server to pre-render custom sizes, which is too time-consuming). Note that may propose different display rules for portraits and images with special aspect ratios.
 * Image Display

The meta-data will now be shown below the image, and only include a few items above the fold (file name, license, author, source and uploader). But you will be invited to scroll down to see a lot more meta-data below, with a clear affordance letting know how to get more info. The mockups below show examples of how this would work.
 * Meta Data

Tools will be shown below the image (thank, flag, share, full-screen) (except for the 'X' close icon and next/previous arrows, which can be shown over the image on hover, as suggested by best practices from other media sites). Next, we will also mockup audio-video playback as well in this context (play/pause, rewind, fast-forward, volume, scrollable timeline).
 * First Tools

Desktop Mockups
Here are some preliminary mockups of designs we're exploring for desktop computers.

These mockups will be adjusted based on community feedback.

Mobile Mockups
Here are some preliminary mockups of designs we're exploring for mobile devices.

These mockups will be adjusted based on community feedback.

Again, this new version v0.2 can be tested on MediaWiki.org, on this demo page. Don't forget to enable Media Viewer in your Beta Features preferences page. Enjoy!

Máis información
Para máis información desta ferramenta, pode visitar project overview page on MediaWiki.org.

Esta característica foi desenvolvida en colaboración cos membros da comunidade como, a través dunha serie de debates sobre video conferencing, IRC e in person at Wikimania.

O Media Viewer achégase a vostede por moitos membros do equipo da Fundación Wikimedia, incluíndo: Fabrice Florin, Mark Holmquist, Jared Zimmerman, Gergő Tisza, Bryan Davis, Rob Lanphier, Brian Wolff, May Galloway, Keegan Peterzell, Luis Villa, Erik Moeller, Howie Fung and Tomasz Finc, por citar só algúns nomes.

Para saber máis sobre outros proxectos de multimedia no que estamos a traballar, visite Multimedia project hub.