How to create a YouTube Video

Q: Can you tell me how to create a YouTube Video?

A: YouTube makes it easy to take a video and share it with the world. You can share personal videos with friends and family. Businesses can record tutorials, advertisements, or even quick sales messages with little effort. Here’s how to do it:

Step 1. Make a video. In order for it to be viewable via YouTube your video has to be taken with a digital device such as a digital camcorder, digital camera, or cell phone. Videos must be less than 10 minutes, smaller than 100MB, and in .AVI, .MOV, .WMV, or .MPG file format.

Step 2. If you’re taking a video from your cell phone, here’s how to upload it into YouTube

1. Log in to YouTube and go to the “My Account” page.

2. Under “Account Settings,” click the “Mobile Upload Profiles” link.

3. Click the “Create Mobile Profile” button and enter the information required.

4. Click the “Create Profile” button.

5. When your profile is set up, you will be given an email address to upload the video taken with your phone. Email your video to that address. After it’s uploaded, go to YouTube and edit the information about the video (optional).

Step 3. If you’re uploading a video from your camcorder or digital camera here’s how to upload it into YouTube:

1. Click “Upload Videos” in the upper-right-hand corner of the YouTube page.

2. Enter Title, Description, Tags, and Category to make it easy for people to find your video.

3. Set your video to Public or Private. Private videos would be for sharing with friends and family.

4. Click the “Upload a Video” button.

5. In the next window, click the “Browse” button to browse for the video file. Select the file you want to upload.

6. Click the “Upload Video” button. Note that it can take a up to an hour for your video to upload.

That’s it. You’re done. You now have a YouTube video!

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