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Where can I get images for entries? | To find images to use that you haven’t created yourself, we recommend that you use Wikimedia Commons. clicking here. Note: If you are uploading any content onto FirstVoices that isn’t your own, copyright law requires you to properly credit whoever owns the content, even if the content is open source or royalty-free. This applies to any image, video, audio recording or other material. clicking here. |
How do I add subtitles to a video? | Click here for is a step by step outline of how to create a subtitle file (on either Windows or macOS) and then how to add it to a video using VLC or Handbrake (both VLC and Handbrake are free applications that you can download). Click here to learn how to add a subtitle file to a video on YouTube. |
What kind of equipment should I purchase? | This is a link to the audio equipment buyer's guide: Learn about audio recording equipment The work required of a computer when editing audio and uploading to FirstVoices isn't especially demanding so really any model of laptop that was released in the past couple of years would be sufficient. You will likely need 500GB of storage space either on the laptop or on an external hard drive. Mac computers are our preference for usability and reliability, but they are a little pricey. Any current Windows computer, such as a Lenovo or a Dell, would also be fine. |
I am a language admin, and someone has requested to join my language site. What should I do? | There are four different groups you could add them to:
Or you can ignore their request. A more extensive explanation can be found here: Roles on FirstVoices. If you don't recognize their name, we would recommend adding them to the Member group or ignoring the request. |
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