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Camcorder Tips: Uploading Your Video To The Web In 4 Steps

By: Jim Hofman

Hey, remember 30 years ago when your dad took home movies on his old 8 mm camera? The whole family would sit together in a darkened room while dad loaded the film on those giant spools, and that choppy old projecter would show summer vacation highlights. Ah, memories.

While those days are long gone, families still share home movies. In fact, home movies are arguably bigger than ever, except now it's filmed with camcorders and shared via the web. If you're struggling with loading your camcorder video to the internet to share with family and friends, here's a step by step guide to simplify the process.

Step One: Upload Your Film To A Video Editing System

First, upload your video into your video editor. Your friends and family will be able to access your video faster if it's short, so be sure to edit out any unnecessary video. The most popular online video showcase, YouTube, limits you to 10 minutes per video clip. If your video is longer, you'll need to edit it down. Or, you can upload it as a video series, for example Part One, Part Two, etc. Also, be aware that shorter video loads faster, an important consideration for those with slower loading computers.

Step Two: Determine Your Format

The major video format options for internet video are Quicktime, Windows Media, and Real. Our favorite choice for emailing video to family is Quicktime, because Quicktime is flexible for almost any PC. As for the type of video file, YouTube for example is also quite flexible. File formats like .mpg or .wmv are perfectly acceptable.

Step Three: Compress And Export Your Video

Compressing video is important because you want your video to load quickly and not cause the end user any viewing problems. Be aware, though, that the more you compress your video the worse it becomes in terms of picture quality. It's a good idea to experiment with different sizes, considering the end user as you experiment. YouTube makes things easier on you as it will automatically convert the video according to their specifications.

The best course of action here is to export your video to your PC desktop. You can also set up a folder on your desktop and place all your videos within the folder. We always store our video on our desktop, as it makes our videos easier to find and easier to send.

Step Four: Uploading And Emailing

Uploading video to YouTube is extremely easy. After you set up an account, set your video preference to public or private. Then, add a little information about your video for reference purposes, then select the file from your desktop and choose upload. As for emailing, you can email a video as an attachment if the file is small enough. If it's too large, just send a link to the YouTube page.

That's it, you're done! After filming a few videos on your camcorder and going through these four steps, you'll find it'll only take 3-4 minutes to go through the entire process. You'll be able to share your video creations with anyone, anywhere!

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