V. IMPORTANT - Your Video MUST be in FLV Format and
have an .flv extension ...
(if not, read below)
ALSO - There is an upload size
limit of 50 MB, or approx 10 minutes of Video footage.
HOW TO CONVERT & UPLOAD YOUR VIDEO
(Don't worry - it's really very easy)
OVERVIEW
1) Take your video and transfer it to your Computer from
your camera.
2) You now need to CONVERT your video into a new format called
Flash Live
Video (.flv). Videos uploaded that are not
in this format will NOT work.
3) You can VERY EASILY do this by first downloading some FREE software that
will quickly convertANY popular video format into the
.flv format in seconds.
4) Once converted, you simply click on the link at the top of this page and upload the video, in exactly the same way as you would
upload a photo.
5)NB - If your video is already in .flv format, then click on the
Upload Video link above, right now.
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STEP 1
Download the FREE software -
CLICK HERE -
A download screen will open (see below). Click the Save Button and save it to your computer.
The easiest place to save it, is to your Desktop, so that you can find it
quickly.
STEP 2.
Launch
Free Video to Flash Converter.
Just Click the DVDVideoSoft Program Icon on
your Desktop OR follow Start > All Programs > DVDVideoSoft
> Free Video to Flash Converter
The interface is very simple and self explaining. There
is a Field for an input file, a Field for an output
path, and Lists with preconfigured PRESETS.
So
firstly Click the upper Browse... button to
select an
Input Video File from your computer (see below).
This is the video file you have downloaded from your
video camera.
STEP 3.
The Output Video File is auto entered as the same location as the Input
Video File location. The software automatically renames the file adding
_NEW on to the end of the original name.
If you wish to save the Output Video File to a different location
then Click the bottom Browse button. Choose the location where you would like to
save your converted video file. Click Save.
NB: I always use the auto settings and save it to the same
location as the Input Video File, to avoid confusion.
STEP 4.
In the list of Formats you have a choice of FLV or SWF. For our videos please
select FLV.
STEP 5.
In the list of Presets select one of the available
pre-configured presets.
Please choose the Preset: " Very High Bandwidth Cable/DSL
(1Mb/s, 512x384)"
STEP 6. (Optional)
If you click the > button, the
Preset configuration is opened
for Editing. If you wish you can fine tune the settings with settings shown in
STEP 7 below, but this is purely OPTIONAL. The new settings will give a better quality of Video. Otherwise
you can just use the " Very High Bandwidth Cable/DSL
(1Mb/s, 512x384)" Preset.
STEP 7. (Optional)
If you wish to set up a Custom Preset then use these settings
below:
Once you have changed the settings to appear as above CLICK the "Save As"
button. A new window will open prompting you for a Name for the new Preset. Use
something like: "Video for Web" and then click OK. Your new Preset is added to
the bottom of the list.
Now each time you convert a video SELECT and USE THIS NEW
PRESET. NB: You will be prompted to save the presets when you exit the
program. Click YES at that time.
STEP 8. (Optional)
If you wish you can do some very basic
EDITING with this
software. The "Trim Video..." button allows you to Trim your Video Clip. This is
purely optional. Most times you will probably upload your video as is.
When the Trim button is clicked a new window opens. use the
slider to go to the Start point of the Video and then click the "[scissors"
icon. Then adjust the slider again to the point where you want the clip to end
and click the "scissors]" icon. (see example below).
STEP 9.
There is NO NEED to check the "Show HTML example file after
conversion". This simply lets you see what your converted file looks like, so it
is up to you.
STEP 10.
You are now ready to Convert your Video. Simply sit back and
click the Convert Button. The conversion can take a few minutes, depending on
the length of the video that is being converted.
Once converted you will see a new window telling you that
"Conversion is Complete". Click OK
You can now Click the Output folder...
button to see the
location of the converted video file. (Note - If you used the auto settings, this is
also the same location as your original video file).
The file you need to upload is the
file with the .flv extension (see
highlighted in red below).
You will also notice that the original file (highlighted in
yellow) was 6,532 Kb in size (or 6.53 Mb). This has now been converted and
compressed down to 405 Kb by the software APPROX a 94% reduction in size.
This will make your video MUCH QUICKER to upload as it is
so much smaller in size, saving you time.
STEP 11.
So all you have to do now is to Click your Upload Link, Browse
to your .FLV file and Click the Upload button.
!!! IMPORTANT -
PLEASE READ !!!
Please be AWARE that some of your Video converted .FLV video
files will be quite large, and as such will take anything from 3 minutes up to
20 minutes or longer to upload, depending on it's length.
Please DO NOT INTERRUPT the upload process, or your video
will FAIL to upload.
ONCE a video has been UPLOADED you will receive a
CONFIRMATION SCREEN. Please WAIT until you see this
screen, before doing anything else.
PS. For more information on How To USE Video to Flash Converter
click
HERE.
VIDEO UPLOAD TUTORIAL ...
