OTP Learning Series 03: How to find videos to work on

This tutorial explains how to use the Amara interface to find TEDTalks, TEDxTalks and TED-Ed videos to transcribe, translate or review.

This video has been created for the volunteers working in the TED Open Translation Project. The TED Open Translation Project brings TEDTalks beyond the English-speaking world by offering subtitles, interactive transcripts and the ability for any talk to be translated by volunteers worldwide.
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[How to find videos to work on]

There are generally
two ways of finding stuff to work on.

You can start with a specific video
or you can browse the available tasks.

How to start with a specific video?

Search for a TEDTalk, TEDxTalk
or a TED-Ed video

that you find interesting.

Remember to watch the video first,

to make sure that it's not too short,
too long

too technical,
or maybe not technical enough for you!

Once you've made your pick,

copy the title or the speaker's name,

go to Amara.org,

and recreate this little trip
through the interface.

First, make sure that you log in
using your TED profile.

Then hover the mouse over your username

and select "TED" from the team list
at the bottom.

On the team page, click the "Tasks" tab.

Here, you will see many useful filters

that will help you find your way
to your video.

The videos are divided
into a few projects:

TEDTalks, TEDxTalks, TED-Ed,
OTP Resources and Best of TEDxTalks.

The default setting here is "TEDTalks,"

but if the video you're looking for
is not a TEDTalk,

select one of the other projects
from the list

or just click "any project"
to search everywhere.

After the task list has refreshed,

paste the speaker's name
or the talk's title into the search box

and hit Enter.

You will see the tasks available
for your languages.

Now simply go to the video,

and click "Start now."

Let me give you a hint!

While searching for TEDTalks,

go with just the speaker's name
or just the title,

or remove the colon
from the full title, like this.

If you search for the full title
with the colon in it,

it may sometimes trip up the system
so you won't get any results.

Otherwise, if you can't find any tasks
for the video you searched for,

it usually means that other volunteers
are already working on it.

Don't give up,
and find another amazing talk!

Now let's talk about the other way
of finding stuff to work on,

by browsing the available tasks.

If you don't have
any specific videos in mind,

you can browse the tasks
available in our projects.

Let's have a little fun
with the filters here.

First, depending on what you want to do,

select the type of task
you're looking for.

For example, the "Translate" task.

Then choose the project.

The default one is "TEDTalks,"

but there is more cool stuff
to do in here.

In addition to TEDxTalks
and TED-Ed videos,

you can work on subtitles
for video tutorials like this one,

in "OTP Resources,"

or you can browse
the carefully selected highlights

from the ever-growing
general collection of TEDxTalks,

in the "Best of TEDxTalks" project.

Pick one of the projects, and you'll get
a list of videos that need your help.

If you can't find any free tasks,

just select another project from the list.

And for now,
happy transcribing and translating!