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September 8

Miro Converter

Does anyone know the link to get it? I want to upload a video for the lizard article. The download thingy at http://www.getmiro.org/ doesn't work for me. Thanks. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 09:27, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

There must be 50 million sofware capable of outputting WebM with VP9 and Opus, is there some particular reason you need to use Miro Converter? Nil Einne (talk) 10:21, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

I just remember Wikimedia recommending Miro. Could you recommend another freebie that does the same thing? Cheers. Anna Frodesiak (talk) 10:47, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Sorry, while I can think of lots of options (e.g. VLC, HandBrake although I think HandBrake doesn't directly support outputting WebM per se [1], stuff on the WebM page [2], even probably uploading to YouTube and hoping they generate a WebM version you can download) most of them aren't that user friend or at least I don't know how to use them off hand. May I suggest WP:Help Desk? Also do none of the options at Commons:Help:Converting video work for you? Nil Einne (talk) 15:42, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Thank you so much, Nil Einne. And I searched high and low for Commons:Help:Converting video. Thank you, thank you, thank you! :) Anna Frodesiak (talk) 20:44, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Facebook Videos Pausing When Window Loses Focus

I'm not sure when this started happening, but this morning I noticed that I start playing a video in my Facebook feed and the window loses focus, the video automatically pauses. I'm using Firefox on Windows 10. Does anyone know how to keep the video playing so I can multitask? A Quest For Knowledge (talk) 11:09, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

From my experience, Facebook has been doing this for a long time, but it mostly happens with videos on main Facebook page (even if you full screen the video, actually possibly worse if you do that), especially those which are autoplaying. If you actually open the video and click on play, it's normally fine. Nil Einne (talk) 06:25, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

“.bs7” file type

I wish to turn this file type into an animated wallpaper. What step should I take? 103.67.156.29 (talk) 17:44, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

First, you need to get Windows 7 Boot Updater to pull the animation out of the file. Then, you can save the animation in a format that is functional for wallpaper. 209.149.113.5 (talk) 19:05, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Which software is recomended for conversion for this type of file? 116.58.205.141 (talk) 15:12, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Keyboard

I’m planning to buy keyboards (small and extended) which consist of the “Delete” button ‘right next to’ the “Left arrow” key. Could you display the type and design name, for both please? 103.67.156.29 (talk) 17:44, 8 September 2017 (UTC)

Sounds like a compact keyboard, made to be portable, such as for laptops. StuRat (talk) 14:35, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

If they consist of a Delete button and a Left Arrow key, they sound like very compact keyboards indeed. Though quite ample for the purposes of some of my less favorite colleagues on Wikipedia. ;) Wnt (talk) 14:54, 9 September 2017 (UTC)

Leftist deletionists ? :-) StuRat (talk) 03:28, 10 September 2017 (UTC)