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Server-side upload request for 200 MB OGG FLAC files from Commons Archive
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There are a couple OGG files on Commons Archive, 206 MB and 197 MB, which are FLAC versions (compressed from the original WAV) of existing files on Wikimedia Commons:

http://commonsarchive.org/w/images/e/ed/Radio_Traffic_involving_AF-1_in_flight_from_Dallas%2C_Texas_to_Andrews_AFB_on_November_22%2C_1963_-_reel_1_-_NARA_flac.ogg
http://commonsarchive.org/wiki/File:Radio_Traffic_involving_AF-1_in_flight_from_Dallas,_Texas_to_Andrews_AFB_on_November_22,_1963_-_reel_2_-_NARA_flac.ogg

They are hosted in EC2 US East so should be quick downloads. Existing files on Commons:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radio_Traffic_involving_AF-1_in_flight_from_Dallas,_Texas_to_Andrews_AFB_on_November_22,_1963_-_reel_1_-_NARA.ogg
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radio_Traffic_involving_AF-1_in_flight_from_Dallas,_Texas_to_Andrews_AFB_on_November_22,_1963_-_reel_2_-_NARA.ogg

The file descriptions should be identical to the descriptions of the corresponding existing files above. Please upload under my username ("Dcoetzee"). I commit to deal with any post-upload complaints.


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We don't currently support FLAC that I know of, whether in pure FLAC or Ogg container... would be nice to have originals, but be warned they may not play directly on Commons for now.

Yup these are just for archival, it's okay if they don't play (the lossy OGGs are already up and would be the versions used in articles). Note that several places on Wikimedia Commons explicitly state that FLAC in OGG is supported, although they should be updated to indicate they don't play:

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Project_scope/Allowable_file_types
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:File_formats#Ogg

My experiments show that Ogg FLACs do validate successfully, but don't playback with any of the players (I know the OGGs are valid because I can stream play them in VLC).