Similar to T226311 and T294213 but for mpg files. The following two files contain only an audio track (AAC one), so they should be classified as audio.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Karsan_Chanda.mpg
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hysom.mpg
| Status | Subtype | Assigned | Task | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Resolved | TheDJ | T166024 Once it's not patent-encumbered, enable MPEG-2 support for Commons uploads and TMH/etc. playback | |||
| Open | None | T351025 Multichannel surround sound track for video transcodes (at least 5.1-channel support) | |||
| Open | None | T166025 Enable AAC-LC support for Commons uploads and TMH/etc. playback (not patent-encumbered anymore since 2018) | |||
| Open | None | T103421 Publish File_Ogg as a composer package | |||
| Open | None | T159885 Support upload of MJPEG video in AVI or MOV container | |||
| Stalled | Feature | None | T329258 Enable H.264/MP4 support for Commons uploads and TMH/etc. playback | ||
| Open | None | T155320 Implement strict mime type detection and media type inferring of audio/video files | |||
| Open | None | T301807 Two MPG files are audio files, but are classified as video |
We don't support mpeg-4 / AAC officially. It just bypasses the check by pretending to be mpeg-1, mpeg2 files (based on file extension). These really should have the m4a file extension.
If I were to convert this to mp3 or ogg and upload it as a new revision of this file, what would happen? Can file type be changed with a new file revision?
You can upload an mp3 (with the mpg file extension) and then rename to mp3 i think.. Not 100% sure, depends a bit on if mp3 has a strict or non-strict content check.
Currently I am not able to upload mp3s (no autopatrol flag), so somebody else will have to look into this.