Seems like the iNaturalist app is stuck on uploading the audio files for this observation, which is currently blocking uploading of all my unuploaded observations. There are 5 audio files: 2 approx 7 minutes in length and 3 about 2 minutes in length. This is the observation with the issue: https://…

You could post an edited portion of the soundfile, and then link to the main files stored external to iNat. It’s hard to imagine 20 minutes of audio being required to evidence an observation, but I can understand there might be other reasons for the length.

I have this issue all the time with recording audio. It’s the downside of recording high-quality or long audio files when uploading to iNat, and it’s the reason I only put my bird audio on eBird. For my long insect recordings, I will usually chop up the recording into several pieces and leave a note…

I would nog upload more than 20MB per upload in total

There is a maximum upload limit of 20 Mb per upload. If you have several files for one observation but they total more than 20 Mb, it will bomb out. You then upload one file and save the ob, upload the next image/audio to it etc. If a single file is larger than 20 Mb, it will not upload. You wil…

Obviously not great for UIX! Seems like it would be preferable to increase the maximum observation size limit of each file and all files? I suppose iNat doesn’t want to store too much on their server? Other alternatives (some mentioned) include: upload in app to another file storage service, e.g…

I like that you summarise the discussion/solutions! For me, I think the key thing is that iNat isn’t specifically for documenting the full range of voice for a species, or in the context of image/video the full range of behaviours of a taxa. It is more about documenting the moment of contact. Any i…

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[image] kiwifergus: For me, I think the key thing is that iNat isn’t specifically for documenting the full range of voice for a species, or in the context of image/video the full range of behaviours of a taxa. It is more about documenting the moment of contact. Any image/video/audio is primarily…

I just uploaded a 4 s audio extract. For me, I do enjoy observing their behaviours as a hobby, although obviously behaviours are useful and important for scientific purposes. However, it seems posting audio recordings for behavioural analysis may be better suited for xenocanto or eBird, although I d…

When I’m out at reserves or places I expect to encounter birds etc I will often use an audio recorder on my phone and I start recording as soon as I get out of the car. When I hear a bird that I want to make an audio recording of, I hit stop on the recorder, and immediately hit start again. I then t…

No warning displayed when audio files are too large, and they block uploading other observations

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No warning displayed when audio files are too large, and they block uploading other observations

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