Will we ever be able to add videos to the memories section?

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Tosh Scott Mackintosh said: I'd love to be able to post videos in the memories section. I have some wonderful videos of deceased relatives that i'd love to share on here for their future posterity.

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Beth Ann Wiseman said: It has been thought of, and we would love to do it, but we have not been able to figure out a cost-effective way to screen video.

So although we would love to do this, I don't see it happening in the near future.

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joe martel said: Video is likely way out there as Beth indicate.

There are outside sites for sharing your video (dropbox, youtube...).

But if you have some videos that have something you really want to share on FamilySearch you can create snapshots and upload those photos to Memories. Products like Picasa provide a "Take snapshot" feature to grab those image from your videos.

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W David Samuelsen said: Do it have to be OUTSIDE sites? You're not being fair with the Deaf people. They do not use AUDIO. They use videos to tell stories.

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Brian Craig McKibben said: I can't address the problem of reviewing the content of submitted videos, but the second half of the problem is the amount of storage space video files take.

I had an idea to address the challenge of storing large video files on the way home from work today. Here's the gist: for file sizes greater than "Q" MB, the submitter would supply metadata prior to submission. Following submission, FamilySearch automated processing would sample some still images from the file and then the record would be searchable by the submitted metadata and represented in a listing by the still images. The actual video file could be stored in near-line storage (a euphemism for cheaper storage than "online" HD or flash-based storage). When chosen for viewing, the user would get a message saying, "An E-mail will be sent with a link to this video good for 24 hours of viewing when your file is ready."

FS automated processes would move the requested video from near-line to online storage and E-mail a temporary link to that file to the requester. 24 hours later, the file would be removed from online storage.

100 years from now, this process will be deprecated, but at least this kind of process could enable us to preserve video material.

Just an idea.

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Jenn Hoff said: While I doubt that Video will be able to be uploaded due to the size of the files, you should definitely still make a note on the person's page so that others can contact you about the videos! I would love to find that someone had footage of a relative.

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W David Samuelsen said: At the Discovery Centers, the videos are being created.

For what? As long as FamilySearch Trees are still not being allowed, what good are these videos?

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Ben Martin said: Considering YouTube policy prevents adult content/nudity/porn content. It should be reasonable to allow users to "attach" YouTube video links to a relative. That way FamilySearch isn't paying for expensive storage hosting, the video will be alive long as the YouTube/Gmail account is alive. And all familysearch needs to do is apply the "safesearch" filter to the iframe embed of the youtube video... Possibly allow the community to FLAG videos that are attached, and it removes it until it's moderated and reviewed.

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Tom Huber said: It involves reviewing what has been uploaded.

But what can be done is to upload the video to a site that supports video formats. Another option are drop boxes. Also cloud storage could be used.

The biggest problem, of course, is that the site or functionality can go away. But it may be a temporary solution while FamilySearch works out the logistics for reviewing videos.