Introduction to Online Video

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Introduction to Online Video
Dean Zanello - NH Adobe User Group
Technology Specialist / Timberlane Regional
School District
Station Consultant Sandown, NH Channel 17

University of New Hampshire 2002
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• Steps to getting your video online
• Media Acquisition
• Video Editing
• Exporting of your edited production
• Publishing to Web

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1. Media Acquisition
To begin, it is assumed you have some footage
recorded on a MiniDV Camcorder. These cameras
come in large ranges of prices, and in many
different shapes and sizes. The first step in
any video editing application is to import or
capture your raw footage for editing purposes.
We will now demonstrate this with Adobe Premiere
Pro (or Premiere Elements). In order to transfer
your video from a DV Camcorder, your computer
will have to be Firewire equipped. Although
Firewire does not come standard, it is becoming a
more common option on both desktops and laptops.
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2. Video Editing
(Brief Video Editing Demonstration)
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3. Exporting Your Video
Before we begin to export our video clip, we
will compare and contrast various formats/hosting
services to determine the best option. Sometimes
you may want to use more than one.

• All three of these options produce video in
  Adobe Flash Format. Flash videos are a preferred
  format for many reasons
• No external applications required (beyond the
  common Adobe Flash Player)
• No streaming server applications
• Minimal compatibility issues
• Videos can be converted from many other formats

Manual .flv creation
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Commonalities of Various Hosting Methods
Manual .flv clip creation

• Flash Video Format
• Clips can be embedded into websites
• No external players required

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Pros and Cons to Various Hosting Methods
Manual .flv clip creation

• May require more software, skills to produce
• HTML / Dreamweaver skills necessary to get video
  on web
• More creative freedom re. size, layout, and
  other options
• Integrate Seamlessly into your site, without
  links/ads to other hosts
• No limits on size of video
• - Requires your own hosting and bandwidth
• - Not as searchable as other venues

• No advanced software required, beyond creating
  the video
• Most popular video portal
• Compatible with various devices beyond
  computers
• Searchable, on both YouTube AND Google
• Clips must be limited to under 10 minutes and
  100mb
• - What other videos may show up next to yours?

No advanced software required, beyond creating
the video Searchable on Google Clips may be
longer than 10 minutes and 100mb Google Video
upload utility available to manage large
uploads - What other videos may show up next to
yours?
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Exporting Recommended Formats

• MPEG4 (mp3 or mp4 audio) at 2 mbps
• MPEG2 (mp3 or mp4 audio) at 5 mbps
• 30 frames per second
• 640x480 resolution
• 43 frame
• de-interlace
• Source www.Google.com, Accessed July 10, 2007

• MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format
• 320x240 resolution
• MP3 audio
• 30 frames per second
• Source www.YouTube.com, Accessed July 10, 2007

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3. Exporting Your Video
(We will now export our video)
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4. Publish Video to Web
Manual .flv clip creation
Depending on your Adobe video editing product and
version, export your video as Flash / .flv
clip. Save/Copy this clip to your website folder.
From within Dreamweaver, you may insert and
embed many media types, in this case, we want to
embed a Flash Video. When uploading the site
changes, ensure that the .flv file is uploaded as
well.
Go to www.YouTube.com , login (or create an
account) Click on Upload, fill out information.
This will help you video show up in searches You
will then be able to upload your video through
the website. After upload is complete, you will
have another opportunity to enter data Within
hours, the clip should be available to the world.
Go to Google.com, login (or create an
account) Click on Video Click Upload Your
Videos If your video is larger then 100mb, choose
the Video Uploader option. This will also come
in handy for manage multiple uploads. Once clips
are uploaded, you can login from anywhere to add
information and make them public.
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4. Uploading Your Video
(As long as our technology allows it, we will
post some videos online)
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