1 00:00:06,028 --> 00:00:09,574 [How to find videos to work on] 2 00:00:09,599 --> 00:00:12,598 There are generally two ways of finding stuff to work on. 3 00:00:12,623 --> 00:00:18,321 You can start with a specific video or you can browse the available tasks. 4 00:00:19,004 --> 00:00:22,052 How to start with a specific video? 5 00:00:22,870 --> 00:00:26,458 Search for a TEDTalk, TEDxTalk or a TED-Ed video 6 00:00:26,483 --> 00:00:27,997 that you find interesting. 7 00:00:28,116 --> 00:00:29,908 Remember to watch the video first, 8 00:00:29,933 --> 00:00:32,842 to make sure that it's not too short, too long 9 00:00:32,867 --> 00:00:36,415 too technical, or maybe not technical enough for you! 10 00:00:37,177 --> 00:00:38,564 Once you've made your pick, 11 00:00:38,589 --> 00:00:40,806 copy the title or the speaker's name, 12 00:00:40,831 --> 00:00:42,504 go to Amara.org, 13 00:00:42,529 --> 00:00:45,426 and recreate this little trip through the interface. 14 00:00:47,141 --> 00:00:51,224 First, make sure that you log in using your TED profile. 15 00:00:53,446 --> 00:00:56,660 Then hover the mouse over your username 16 00:00:57,534 --> 00:01:00,787 and select "TED" from the team list at the bottom. 17 00:01:05,428 --> 00:01:09,023 On the team page, click the "Tasks" tab. 18 00:01:14,275 --> 00:01:17,362 Here, you will see many useful filters 19 00:01:17,387 --> 00:01:20,386 that will help you find your way to your video. 20 00:01:22,902 --> 00:01:26,497 The videos are divided into a few projects: 21 00:01:28,204 --> 00:01:35,165 TEDTalks, TEDxTalks, TED-Ed, OTP Resources and Best of TEDxTalks. 22 00:01:35,776 --> 00:01:38,426 The default setting here is "TEDTalks," 23 00:01:38,451 --> 00:01:41,862 but if the video you're looking for is not a TEDTalk, 24 00:01:41,887 --> 00:01:44,681 select one of the other projects from the list 25 00:01:44,706 --> 00:01:48,432 or just click "any project" to search everywhere. 26 00:01:50,242 --> 00:01:52,555 After the task list has refreshed, 27 00:01:52,774 --> 00:01:57,568 paste the speaker's name or the talk's title into the search box 28 00:01:57,767 --> 00:01:59,227 and hit Enter. 29 00:02:02,370 --> 00:02:06,219 You will see the tasks available for your languages. 30 00:02:07,728 --> 00:02:10,529 Now simply go to the video, 31 00:02:11,863 --> 00:02:14,870 and click "Start now." 32 00:02:16,022 --> 00:02:17,870 Let me give you a hint! 33 00:02:18,426 --> 00:02:20,337 While searching for TEDTalks, 34 00:02:20,362 --> 00:02:24,060 go with just the speaker's name or just the title, 35 00:02:24,466 --> 00:02:28,473 or remove the colon from the full title, like this. 36 00:02:29,362 --> 00:02:32,325 If you search for the full title with the colon in it, 37 00:02:32,350 --> 00:02:36,539 it may sometimes trip up the system so you won't get any results. 38 00:02:37,667 --> 00:02:42,497 Otherwise, if you can't find any tasks for the video you searched for, 39 00:02:42,611 --> 00:02:46,496 it usually means that other volunteers are already working on it. 40 00:02:46,695 --> 00:02:49,543 Don't give up, and find another amazing talk! 41 00:02:51,758 --> 00:02:55,551 Now let's talk about the other way of finding stuff to work on, 42 00:02:55,798 --> 00:02:58,266 by browsing the available tasks. 43 00:02:59,640 --> 00:03:02,520 If you don't have any specific videos in mind, 44 00:03:02,624 --> 00:03:05,465 you can browse the tasks available in our projects. 45 00:03:06,584 --> 00:03:08,774 Let's have a little fun with the filters here. 46 00:03:08,957 --> 00:03:11,813 First, depending on what you want to do, 47 00:03:12,052 --> 00:03:14,758 select the type of task you're looking for. 48 00:03:14,988 --> 00:03:17,623 For example, the "Translate" task. 49 00:03:21,418 --> 00:03:23,552 Then choose the project. 50 00:03:23,957 --> 00:03:25,948 The default one is "TEDTalks," 51 00:03:25,973 --> 00:03:28,465 but there is more cool stuff to do in here. 52 00:03:29,164 --> 00:03:33,116 In addition to TEDxTalks and TED-Ed videos, 53 00:03:33,291 --> 00:03:37,156 you can work on subtitles for video tutorials like this one, 54 00:03:37,275 --> 00:03:38,997 in "OTP Resources," 55 00:03:39,484 --> 00:03:42,944 or you can browse the carefully selected highlights 56 00:03:42,969 --> 00:03:46,348 from the ever-growing general collection of TEDxTalks, 57 00:03:46,373 --> 00:03:48,777 in the "Best of TEDxTalks" project. 58 00:03:51,953 --> 00:03:56,254 Pick one of the projects, and you'll get a list of videos that need your help. 59 00:03:56,699 --> 00:03:59,245 If you can't find any free tasks, 60 00:03:59,270 --> 00:04:02,127 just select another project from the list. 61 00:04:04,881 --> 00:04:07,984 And for now, happy transcribing and translating!