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 The basics of putting video on your website
If you’re not using video on your website yet,
then you’re missing out on a great opportunity to increase customer
responsiveness to your website.
With the ever growing population of broadband users in the United States, video
has become mainstream. You only need to look at the most popular sites on the
Internet and see that
http://Youtube.com is the 8th most popular website in the world. Youtube is
a site that shows streaming video, so broadband is essential to using and enjoying the
site. It is estimated that 65% of Internet users in the United States have
broadband access, and that number is expected to grow to 80% by 2010.
However, putting video on a web site can seem quite intimidating if you’ve never
done it before. I know. I’ve been in that position. When I first started
learning about putting videos on the Internet I didn’t even own a video camera
or know how to use one.
Fortunately, technology has made putting your videos on the Internet far easier
than in the past. Now you can relatively quickly film a video, add professional
looking effects, upload it, and post it on your website.
What You’ll Need
•A computer with a firewire port and Windows XP (preferably a laptop – if yours
doesn’t have one, you can buy an adapter)
•A digital video camera
•A firewire cable
•A tripod
•A well lit area
Those are actually the only essential tools. Now there are a lot of extra tools
you can add to really add professionalism to your videos, but those are for
another time. I just want to focus on helping you get your first video up.
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Step 1 - Setting Up
Go ahead and put your video camera on the tripod. Setup your laptop next to the
video camera. Now go ahead and plug in the firewire cable to the video camera
and then to the firewire port on your computer. Your computer should
automatically recognize the camera and ask you what you want to do. Click on the
capture video icon. This will open up Windows Movie Maker on your computer – a
free program installed on all Windows XP computers (I’m assuming your using a PC
and not a Mac since Macs are a bit more intuitive for making videos, and you
probably won’t need this guide) Make sure you’re area is well lit. You will want
it to seem really bright in order for it to look good on video.
Step 2 - Recording the video
All you need to do is click on capture video in Windows Movie Maker and you can
record your video. When you’re done, just push stop.
Step 3 – Editing Your Video
Once you’ve finished recording your video, you’ll see your clip showing in the
collections section of Windows Movie Maker. Click on the clip and drag the clip
to the timeline at the bottom of the application. Once it shows in the timeline,
you’re able to edit the length, and cut out parts. You can also add music or add
a title screen and credits.
Step 4 – Saving Your Video
Once you’ve finished editing your video, you’re ready to save it. Just click
save, and tell windows to save it in the best quality for playback on your
computer format. This will keep the file from becoming huge and will make it
much faster to upload.
Step 5 – Uploading Your Video
Go to http://Youtube.com
and sign up for a free account. Once you’re signed up, click on my videos and
then on upload a video. Find the file you saved on your computer and upload it
to Youtube.
Step 6 – Publishing To Your Website
Once you’re done uploading your video. Go ahead and watch your video. To the
right of the video you’ll see a section labeled Embed. Copy that code and paste
it to the website where you want you video to appear.
Viola.
You’ve just put your video online.
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About The Author
Gary Ruplinger is the owner and operator of
http://www.AVICoach.com/ His site
helps people learn about all aspects of online video marketing. You'll find a
variety of video tutorials and guides at his site. Also, be sure to download his
free report on making your site sell more with video.
Notes:
I thought this was a good idea, however I prefer
to use other peoples videos. Check out an example
on this page.
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