How to Upload & Send Videos
Uploading videos online is a great way to share memories with family and friends. You can share home movies, send video messages or share funny clips. Businesses can also benefit from sharing videos. Companies may want to make Web commercials or create short video training sessions. Whatever your reason is for sharing videos, it is quite easy to upload and send them after they are saved on your computer.
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Instructions
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Find the videos you want to upload on your hard drive and make a note of where they are located.
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Find a video-sharing service. Many video-sharing services are available. Some are free, some are subscription based and some allow more privacy than others. Choose one that meets your needs based on its features. Some examples are Shutterfly Video and YouTube.
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Sign up for an account. You may have to confirm your email address before you proceed.
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Log into your account using the username and password given when you signed up.
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Upload the videos. Click on the link that says "Upload" or "Upload Videos." Each video-sharing service will have different text. Browse your hard drive for the videos you want to upload. Click "OK" and wait for the uploads to complete.
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Send the videos. After your uploads are complete, the video-hosting service may ask you if you want to share the videos via email. Click on that link and enter the email addresses of the people to whom you want to send it. Another option would be to watch the video, and see if there is a "Share" link at the bottom of it. If neither of these options works with the video-hosting service you chose, go to the video's display page, click on the URL in the address bar, copy it and paste it in an email.
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Tips & Warnings
Many video-sharing sites have file size limits. Check the limits before you begin to upload to make sure you can upload your video in its entirety.
References
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