Please add new filters to review_videos.php page. I can't browse the new video collections (2015 year, Coteau Ranch, Blue Winged Teal).

Search by ID works. :)

I have another suggestion about Wildlife@home videoplayer and Blue Winged Teal. I noticed that the new bird species use different encoding to OGV. Files are smaller, but the quality is worse.

The same screen, first in OGV and second MP4:


Sometimes I can't recognize the bird in the nest. The more movement means worse quality. Windy weather means completely blurred video. So, could you set the default video file to mp4? I saw, that html5 player has both links, but default (in my computer with Ubuntu&Chromium) is ogv. I tried change it in chrome console localy in my computer, but it doesn't work.

And I looked also at grouses vids and i compare both files. The described thing is even worse, because video sizes is similar or identical and quality in ogv files is also bad.

BTW, I sent this to your Hangout yesterday, Travis, but your account looks like broken. The last Google update Google Talk -> Hangouts was poor.

One last plea to emphasize seriousness.
We absolutely need the quality of the video given to DU that they put on their website and Youtube account.
It is VERY important that we be given the same (or similar) quality Video to allow us to help you do the science.
It is impossible for us to help without better videos.

Here is an example of compression that is useable.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_UYgNLAlG8

Please & Thanks

OK
I think I see something here.

The "bad", terrible, pixelated, files are 352 x 240 SCALED to 387 x 263
... that is false scaling and results in a useless video.
When you take a video segment that has been converted poorly (.ovg), then enlarge it, that causes excess pixilation and makes it un-viewable. On our viewing page these small, poorly converted files are being sized up to 550 x 375. !!!
EXAMPLE: CH00_20150524_051941MN.ovg

whereas the "good" ones are 704 x 480 and NOT SCALED.
EXAMPLE: CH00_20150521_190936MN.ovg

Unfortunately by the time the "good" files get displayed on the page most critical TO US... they have been SCALED DOWN to 550 x 375.

If we could get the 704 x 480 rip size, and m4a quality, UNSCALED, on our viewing page....
Then All Would Be Good In The Universe.

The "good" files get sized down to such a degree that they are almost impossible to see in the Viewing / Event marking pages.
(I'm using Firefox / mozilla)
They don't show a proper size until you go to the review page.

This is the crux of the issue we are seeing, (or not seeing.)

The 352 x 249 .ovg files are mostly not useable. Please consider changing them for any new projects.
The viewing size for videos on the Event Marking page also needs to be bigger to allow us to accurately do our part of the Science

Ooops

said .ovg = ment .0GV
said .m4a = ment .mp4
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Double Oooops

My apologies. I don't know what I'm talking about.
I have seen video now that is useable in OGV small size and THAT is apparently not an issue or a cause.
False alarm. Sorry. If I could delete or edit my posts here, I would.

Carry On.

The "bad", terrible, pixelated, files are 352 x 240 SCALED to 387 x 263
... that is false scaling and results in a useless video.

No videos are currently available for the specified species and location. You may want to adjust your settings for video lengths.