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How to Post Online Video |
Step one: record some video footage. Camcorders are best, but you could also use the movie mode on a digital camera, mobile phone or even a webcam. |
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Step two: copy the video onto your PC or Mac and use their built-in MovieMaker or iMovie programs to crop clips into a more accessible length. YouTube limits videos to 10 minutes on free accounts.
Note: if you need to convert your video from one format to another, a very efficient tool is Super Video Encoder.
Step three: Decide where you want to post it. Some popular video sites are YouTube, iFilm, Myspace and Vimeo. I like Vimeo because at the bottom of the viewer you can select "Embed" and get the code to post it on your own website, without having to host the video on your server.
Step four: Once you’ve signed-up for an account at your favorite video website, you can upload your video. Each video can be no more than 100MB, but that’d take ages to send. Instead use Windows MovieMaker or iMovie to reduce the quality when saving. This will shrink your video and send it much faster.
Step five: Once its received your video, websites convert it for viewing. This can take a while, from several minutes to several hours. We’ve found quieter times either late at night or early in the morning are often much quicker.
Step six: decide if you want your video to be publicly viewed or only family and friends.