Template:Cite video/doc

Notes

• Purpose: This template and the redirected forms {{cite media}} and {{cite audio}} are used to cite sources in Wikipedia, specifically, audio and visual media sources.
• Please consider using {{cite episode}} as an alternative, to cite episodes of television and radio programs. (Has some different alternative choices of data. Includes an example of use as non-episodic application which can be used instead of this template.)
• A production can differ among versions released; it is important to use publication information for the exact version that was consulted. For example:
  • A second DVD release may differ from the first.
  • A subtitled edition is substantially different from an original version without subtitles.

Usage

Cut and paste one of these blank versions to use. Note that all fields must be lowercase, and remember to use the "|" (pipe) character between each field.

Horizontal list

{{cite video |people= |year= |title= |url= |format= |medium= |language= |trans_title= |publisher= |location= |archiveurl= |archivedate= |accessdate= |time= |id= |isbn= |oclc= |quote= |ref= }}

Vertical list	Prerequisites
{{cite video | people = | year = | title = | url = | format = | medium = | language = | trans_title = | publisher = | location = | archiveurl = | archivedate = | accessdate = | time = | id = | isbn = | oclc = | quote = | ref = }}	REQUIRED title title title         url archiveurl archivedate

Description of fields

Syntax

Nested fields either rely on their parent fields, or replace them:

• parent
  • child — may be used with parent (and is ignored if parent is not used)

Descriptions

• people: May be anyone associated with the film. Add role in parentheses (producer, director, actor, translator [for a newly or differently subtitled edition], etc).
• last: Surname of author. Do not wikilink (use authorlink instead). Overrides people.
  • first: Given or first name(s) of author, including title(s) (e.g. Firstname Middlename or Firstname M. or Dr. Firstname M., Snr.). Do not wikilink (use authorlink instead).
    • The 'last' and 'first' parameters are not ideally suited to authors whose surname is usually written first (e.g. as in Chinese). Use the same format as the source uses to handle these cases.
  • Template:AuthorMask doc See Examples for typical usage.
  • authorlink: Title of Wikipedia article about author (not the author's personal website). Article should already exist. Must not be wikilinked itself. Do not use this on its own, but along with author or first and last.
  • coauthors: Full name of additional author or authors, separated by ", " (e.g. Joe Bloggs, John F. Kennedy, H. R. Dent).
• For multiple authors, use the parameters first1, last1, ...,firstn, lastn to 'correctly' record all the information about the document (the first nine authors are printed, then et al. is appended if even more authors were specified). Do not wikilink as there are corresponding authorlink1, ..., authorlink9 parameters as well. This usage is preferred to the use of coauthors.
• editor: Name of editor/editors; not usually used for a video, but supported. Do not Wikilink any values in the editor parameter but use editor-link instead. The template automatically adds "ed." after the editor's name unless the chapter parameter is used in which case the template adds "in" before the editor's name which appears after the chapter and before the title. This implies that the author is responsible only for part of the document (including the cited chapter) and the editor responsible for the whole document. If, however, the author(s) and editor(s) are responsible for the whole document, then the editor parameter or its alternates described below should not be used if the chapter parameter is being used. Instead, the editor(s) should be included in an author parameter with possibly "(ed.)" after the surname(s). Alternatively, the editor parameter may be used if the chapter detail is included in the title parameter instead of using the chapter parameter.
• OR: alternatively editor-first and editor-last can be used in the same way as first and last.
• OR: for multiple editors up to four in number, use the parameters editor1-first, editor1-last, ...,editorn-first, editorn-last to 'correctly' record all the information about the document in the same way as firstn and lastn.
  • editor-link or editor1-link...editorn-link is used in the same way as authorlink or authorlinkn.
• others: To record other contributors to the work, such as "Illustrated by Smith" or "Trans. Smith".
• title: Title of document. This is the only required parameter. Can be wikilinked but only to an existing Wikipedia article. Do not use italics.
  • trans_title: If the document cited is in a foreign language, an English translation of the title can be given here. The template will display this in square brackets after the title parameter and it will point to the url link, if used. Use of language parameter is recommended if this parameter is used.
• url: URL of an online location where text of the document can be found. Cannot be used if you wikilinked title. If applicable, should point to the specific page(s) referenced.
  • accessdate: Full date when url was accessed. Should be used when url parameter is used. Should be in the same format as other dates in citations in the same article. Must not be wikilinked.
• archive parameters (if used, both must be provided)
  • archiveurl: The URL of an archived copy of a web page, if (or in case) the url becomes unavailable. Typically used to refer to services like WebCite and Archive.org.
  • archivedate: Date when the item was archived. Should not be wikilinked.
• format: File format of the URL link if containing digital media. For example, "mov" or "avi".
• medium: Type of production being sourced. Please use one of the following if applicable:

  • Motion picture, Television production, Videotape, DVD, Trailer, Video game, CD, Radio broadcast, Podcast.

• language: Language of the media, if not English.
• edition: When the document has more than one edition. e.g.: "2nd.", "Revised" etc.. Note that the template automatically displays " ed." after this parameter, so edition=2nd produces "2nd ed.".
• series: When the document is part of a series of publications.
• volume: For one document published in several volumes. Not generally required for a video. Useful for multiple VHS, reel or DVD releases. However, this template displays the text in this parameter in bold type after the title and series parameters. An alternative is to include the volume information in the title parameter after the main title (see example below).
• date: Full date of document edition being referenced, in the same format as other dates in citations in the same article. Must not be wikilinked. Do not use for years without specifying the month: use Template:Para instead.
• OR: year: Year of document edition being referenced
  • month: Name of the month of document. If you also have the day, use date instead. Must not be wikilinked.
  • origyear: Original document year, for display alongside the date or year. For clarity, please supply specifics, for instance origyear=First published 1859 or origyear=Composed 1904. This parameter only displays if there is a value for year or date.
• publisher: Name of the individual or group releasing the cited version of the production, or airing the broadcast—for example, "Paramount Pictures" or "Disney" or "History Channel International". For translated works, this is the licenser/distributor.
• location: Geographic location of the publisher.
• time: Roughly what time, if accessible, a scene occurs within a production. Useful for citing specific scenes, quotations or data.
• id: A unique identifier, used if neither of the two specific identifiers below are available. In this case, you need to specify the kind of identifier you are using, preferably with a template like {{ISSN}} or {{UPC}}. (Use one of the more specialized parameters when available; they are linked automatically. In other words, don't use id = ISBN 1-111-22222-9, but isbn = 1-111-22222-9.)
• isbn: International Standard Book Number such as 1-111-22222-9.
• oclc: Online Computer Library Center ID number, such as 3185581.
• quote: relevant quotation from the source.
• ref: ID for anchor. By default, no anchor is generated. The ordinary nonempty value Template:Para generates an anchor with the given ID; such a linkable reference can be made the target of wikilinks to full references, especially useful in short citations like shortened notes and parenthetical referencing. The special value Template:Para generates an anchor suitable for the {{harv}} template; for this to work, both Template:Para and Template:Para must be specified. See also anchors for Harvard referencing templates.
• laysummary: Link to a non-technical summary (or review) of the document
  • laydate: Date of summary
• separator: The separator to use in lists of authors, editors, etc. Defaults to ".", but "," may be useful also. If the parameter is present, but blank, no separator will be used.
• author-separator: Parameter allowing punctuation style to be altered
• author-name-separator: Parameter allowing punctuation style to be altered
• display-authors: By default, the number of authors displayed is limited to 8; if 9 are provided, the ninth is displayed as "et al.". This parameter allows display of fewer authors before the "et al." (e.g., Template:Para); alternatively, the "et al." may be suppressed by the use of Template:Para.
• postscript: The closing punctuation for the citation; defaults to a period (.). If the parameter is present, but blank, no terminating punctuation will be used. Ignored if {{quote}} is specified.
• lastauthoramp: The separator to use between the last two names in lists of authors. Defaults to "", but "&" may be useful as well.

Example

1. {{cite video | people=Fouladkar, Assad (Director) | date=2003-05-15 | title=Lamma hikyit Maryam | trans_title = When Maryam Spoke Out | medium=Motion picture | location=Lebanon | publisher=Fouladkar, Assad}}
1. Fouladkar, Assad (Director) (2003-05-15). "[When Maryam Spoke Out]". Lamma hikyit Maryam (Motion picture). Lebanon: Fouladkar, Assad. 

See also

• {{Citation}}
• {{Cite sign}} - for citing non-video visuals (e.g., signs, plaques, ...)
• {{Cite video game}}
• {{External media}} - for external links section
• {{Google Videos}} - for linking to Google videos, when not citing, usually in external links
• {{YouTube}} - for linking to YouTube videos, when not citing, usually in external links
• {{YouTube user}} - for linking to YouTube channels, when not citing