Help:Editing/Multimedia

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Very generic filenames should not be used when uploading, as sooner or later someone else will use same name and this will overwrite the first file. File names should be clear and descriptive, without being excessively long.

The embedded file will probably need to precede the text for the paragraph and file to align.

Video

YouTube

id=xj5rbKed2E4|width=300|height=200}}
Using a Hakko BCM or CM tip for drag soldering.

Using the YouTube widget and a table for formatting. Use the video ID from the URL. i.e. if the video's URL is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xj5rbKed2E4, then the embed code (in a table) would be:

{| style="float:right; clear:both; font-size:85%; text-align: left; border:1px silver solid;"
| {{#widget:YouTube|id=xj5rbKed2E4|width=300|height=200}}
|-
|+ align="bottom"|Using a Hakko BCM or CM tip for drag soldering.
|}

Wikimedia Commons

Template:Video
Adhesive-lined heat-shrink tubing applied using hot air gun.

Using the Html5media widget and a table for formatting. Use a URL shortener if necessary.

{| style="float:right; clear:both; font-size:85%; text-align: left; border:1px silver solid;"
| {{Video|url=https://goo.gl/1n8jbi|width=300|height=200}}
|-
|+ align="bottom"|Adhesive-lined heat-shrink tubing applied using hot air gun.
|}

Audio

Using the Html5mediaAudio widget and a table for formatting.

Externally hosted file

Template:Audio
A short melody of a swaying vibrating synth pad.
{| style="float:right; clear:both; font-size:85%; text-align: left; border:1px silver solid;"
| {{Audio|url=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ec/Melody_vibrating_synth.ogg}}
|-
|+ align="bottom"|A short melody of a swaying vibrating synth pad.
|}

Locally hosted file

Template:Audio
Sawtooth bass filter sweep with increasing resonance.
{| style="float:right; clear:both; font-size:85%; text-align: left; border:1px silver solid;"
| {{Audio|name=Synth filter sweep.mp3}}
|-
|+ align="bottom"|Sawtooth bass filter sweep with increasing resonance.
|}

External links