Encoding Videos for Youtube Uploading (adapted from Media Monkey)

Attention all Students,

So you want to upload your vids? Firstly you have to do a process called 'encoding' this turns the digial video format into something that YouTube can understand; .MPG .MOV, or .AVI files are acceptable. However, the best quality videos are the following:

• MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format
• 320x240 resolution
• MP3 audio
• 30 Frames Per Second (FPS)

To do this open your video in iMovie,then follow these instructions:

1. File>Export
2. Select 'Expert Settings' from the 'Compress To' drop-down list
3. Click 'Share'
4. Select 'Export Movie to MPEG-4
5. Click 'Options'
6. Select: Video Format 'MPEG-4 improved'
7. Select: Image Size '320 x 240 QVGA'
8. Select: Frame Rate '30'
9. Click 'Audio' Tab
10. Select: Audio Format 'AAC-LC (Music)
11. Select: Data Rate '128 kbps'
12. Click 'OK'
13. Confirm where your encoded file will be saved to and the file name.
14. Click 'Save'

Once you have followed these instructions it can take a long time depending on the length and number of effects in your movie to encode. I suggest that you set an encode to start at the end of the school day. I can check on them before I go home, and if they are still going they will be done by the morning. When they are done either you or I can take them home and upload them to Youtube.

How To Upload Your Quick Time Movie to Youtube In Preparation For Your Blog.

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Exporting your iMovie to Quicktime

Preparing to Upload Your Movie to Your Blog

What makes a good Blog

10 tips

1. Post regularly and avoid long gaps (unless these are accounted for)

2. Provide ongoing evidence of group work as specified in the coursework tasks, including actor and location photos, inspirational videos and tracks, video clips of test shots, plans, schedules etc

3. Post evidence of development, change and progress including diary style summaries of your ongoing progress as a group

4. Remember to give your blog post a proper title.

5. You need to show lots of communication between the various group members, with regular posts from all group members, including reactions/suggestions/new ideas/arrangements etc.

6. Include links to the main blog, and the group members blogs

7. Upload your work in progress as you go: storyboards/moodboards/mp3s/youtube clips etc

8. Label all posts, use a labels list

9. Availability of the correct tools for editing posts, browsing etc

10 Develop your own blog style to represent you as a group, include a group/individual photo.