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(Redirected from Multimedia/Architecture)This is a stub article that will eventually be a description of our multimedia architecture. See also this list of media projects.
Component inventory
[edit]Component | Description | Maintainers | In training |
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File management | Management of uploaded files (images, thumbnails, etc.) | Aaron Schulz | |
Open bugs in File management • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning File management | |||
SVG rendering | Bugs related to SVG rendering on Wikimedia websites. | TheDJ | |
Open bugs in SVG rendering • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning SVG rendering | |||
Uploading | File upload interface at Special:Upload. (Issues with already uploaded files should be filed under "File management") | Ryan Kaldari | |
Open bugs in Uploading • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning Uploading | |||
UploadWizard | Tool for uploading multiple files at once, with a friendly tutorial for newbies. | Mark Holmquist, Ryan Kaldari | |
Open bugs in UploadWizard • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning UploadWizard | |||
MultimediaViewer | Advanced UI for displaying images. | MM team | |
Open bugs in MultimediaViewer • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning MultimediaViewer | |||
CommonsMetadata | API to fetch (mostly) template-based metadata from image description pages. | MM team | |
Open bugs in CommonsMetadata • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning CommonsMetadata | |||
GWToolset | Mass uploader tool for GLAM image donations. | Dan Entous | |
Open bugs in GWToolset • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning GWToolset | |||
PagedTiffHandler | Handle TIFF images, including multi-paged ones. | Daniel Kinzler? | |
Open bugs in PagedTiffHandler • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning PagedTiffHandler | |||
GlobalUsage | View the global usage of images in a wiki farm with shared image repository. | Bryan Tong Minh | |
Open bugs in GlobalUsage • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning GlobalUsage | |||
ImageMap | Clickable image maps | Tim Starling | |
Open bugs in ImageMap • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning ImageMap | |||
TimedMediaHandler | Display audio and video files in wiki pages, using the same syntax as for image files. | Michael Dale, Tim Starling | |
Open bugs in TimedMediaHandler • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning TimedMediaHandler | |||
PdfHandler | Show uploaded pdf files in a multipage preview layout. | xarax | |
Open bugs in PdfHandler • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning PdfHandler | |||
Score | Render musical scores as PNG images using LilyPond and can also transform them into audio and MIDI files. | Alexander Klauer | |
Open bugs in Score • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning Score | |||
VipsScaler | Wrapper around VIPS, a free image processing software. VIPS is a set of image manipulation tools specially designed for speed and low memory usage. This is useful for resizing large PNGs, and it improves the appearance of shrunken JPEGs. | Bryan Tong Minh | |
Open bugs in VipsScaler • Merged commits by MW core reviewers mentioning VipsScaler |
Gadgets/Experiments
[edit]Technical debt
[edit]See Multimedia/Architecture/Tech_Debt_Backlog for current list and discussion.
Future ideas
[edit]- Dynamic map support (to replace GeoHack)
- Embeddable
- Customizable via Maps namespace(?)
- Use pretty Stamen map tiles