How to Upload Videos to Share With My Family
By uploading videos to the Internet, you can share clips with friends, family and, if you like, the rest of the world. There are several sites you can use to upload videos. Among the most well-known are YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook. Facebook is a good platform for sharing videos with family in private if the people you wish to see your clip are members of the site. If they are not, it may be better to use YouTube or Vimeo.
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Instructions
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Uploading Videos on YouTube
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Create an account. Go to YouTube.com and click on "Create Account" in the top right corner of the screen. Enter your information into the form and click "I Accept." Follow the instructions on the next page to create a password. Then click "Create My New Account."
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If you already have an account, click "Sign In" and enter your username and password. Click "Upload" at the top of the page. Click "Upload" again and browse your hard drive for the clip you would like put on the Internet. Once you have found it, double-click the file. The screen will show a bar tracking the progress of the upload.
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Choose who can see your video. At the bottom of the screen are three options: "Public," "Unlisted" and "Private." By clicking "Public" you are permitting anybody in the world to search for and see your clip. An "Unlisted" video can be viewed by anyone with the URL but will not be brought up by user searches. "Private" clips can only be seen by YouTube users you select.
Uploading Videos on Vimeo
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Create an account. Go to Vimeo.com and click on "Sign up for Vimeo." If you will only be uploading short clips to share with family and friends, click "Sign up for Basic." Fill out your details in the form that appears and click "Join Vimeo."
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If you already have an account, click "Sign In" and enter your email address and password. Click "Upload a Video," then "Choose a File to Upload." Find the video on your hard drive and double-click it. The clip will begin uploading. While it is uploading, you can add a title, description and tags to your video. Click "Save All Changes" to save the details you have inputted.
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Specify who can see your video. Click on "Privacy" on the left-hand side of the page. Here you are given the option to allow or disallow others to download the clip and decide whether you would like the video to be public, permitting anyone to search for and view it, or private. If you opt to make the video private, you can choose to password-protect the clip, allow only people you choose to see it or keep it to yourself. If those you wish to share your video with are not members of Vimeo, it may be best to password-protect the clip. Type in a password when prompted.
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Share with friends and family. If you have made the video public, simply send those who you wish to view it a link. If it is password-protected, let them know what the password is.
Uploading Videos to Facebook
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Create an account. Go to Facebook.com and fill out the form to sign up, or log in if you are already a member of the site.
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Click on the "Video" button above the "News Feed" on the page you see when you first sign in. Click "Upload a Video."
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Click "Choose File," locate the video on your hard drive and double-click it.
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Specify who you want to be able to view the video. Click the "padlock" sign at the bottom right corner of the uploading panel that has appeared. Here you will have the option of allowing the clip to be public, letting the contacts of your Facebook friends see it, making it accessible to your own friends only, or picking specific contacts. If you want only a few people to be able to see the video, click "Customize," then use the drop-down list to choose "Specific People." Enter the names of those you wish to be able to view the clip in the box that appears, then click "Save Settings."
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Click "Share" to make the clip available to others.
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Tips & Warnings
It is still possible to share videos with your family even if you do not have a clip on your hard drive. Both YouTube and Facebook give you the option of recording a video via a webcam and uploading it straight away.
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