Template:Split file/doc
Describe a split file, and link to the split parts.
Note that every effort should be made to keep files under the 5 GiB file size limit and avoid the need to split, by downsampling resolution, increasing compression, etc. Only where these measures aren't enough (because further loss of detail would reduce quality too much) should files be split.
Usage
{{Split file |1= |2= |1desc= |2desc= }}
Template currently allows up to 5 parts for a file, and can easily be modified if more parts required. Parameters follow the same format as for the first two parts.
Example: See File:President Obama Speaks to the Muslim World from Cairo, Egypt (part 1).ogv
Template parameters
| Parameter | Description | Default | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | File name of the first split part. Format: File:filename | empty | required | |
2 | File name of the second split part. Format: File:filename | empty | required | |
1desc | File description (to explain how the file is split, if necessary) | empty | optional | |
2desc | File description (to explain how the file is split, if necessary) | empty | optional | |
Additional information
The template is intended to be used in the following namespaces: no namespace specified
The template is intended to be used by the following user groups: no user group specified
See also
- Commons:History merging and splitting — covers the entirely different issue of splitting the upload history of an inappropriately merged file
- Commons:Video#Trimming and cutting videos
Localization
To add your language to the list of languages supported by this template, please edit the template and add a row to the "{{LangSwitch|}}" construct. It takes the form "|xx= Your translation " (xx being the code of your language)