video2commons An exception occurred: TaskError: b'Upload failed!'

I have tried several times to upload two videos. A few days ago there were no problems at all with a similar size.

Jun 15 '25 18:06 OpenGreenStreet

Hi! Is this still reproducible?

Dec 15 '25 16:12 mikez-wmf

@mikez-wmf : Thank you for looking into this issue. If I don't adjust any parameters when uploading, I haven't had any problems recently. I then change all the details later. I'm currently uploading a short video (20251207 xl 1109-Scheebeeren-Knallerbsen.webm). Perhaps queries could be built in that do not allow invalid parameters. I haven't noticed which parameter it could be. (The fact that underscores are not allowed in file names is very well detected. But that's not it.)

Dec 15 '25 16:12 OpenGreenStreet

Thanks for the quick feedback! Ok maybe that's one meta issue that could be addressed instead as I wonder how many times this bugs people. I agree that we just shouldn't allow invalid parameters if a reasonable query can be written.

Dec 18 '25 17:12 mikez-wmf

@mikez-wmf

Thanks for your feedback as well. It would be great if invalid parameters were queried. Until then, I have my workaround, which is to leave all parameters blank except for the file name I want and change them later.

PS1: A quick guide on the start page would also be very helpful.

PS2: It would actually be interesting to know how many people simply stop using the tool after failed attempts.

PS3: It would be even better if the tool were integrated into the Wikimedia Upload Wizard!

Dec 18 '25 18:12 OpenGreenStreet