My Video is Ready – Now What?
Published May 19, 2010 | 
You have edited your movie and it is what you want now what do I need to do? Once you are satisfied with how your movie looks and sounds then all you have to decide is what format you want to move it to. Whether you want it burned to a DVD or even a Video CD (depending on the size and whether your player will play the disk). Video CDs only hold about 20 to 30 minutes of video and can only be played on players that accept the VCD format. DVDs on the other hand can handle up to 2 hours of video and can be played on any of today’s DVD players.
There are a variety of different software packages that can handle making a DVD or VCD and are usually included on your PC or Apple Machine that has a DVD Burner. You should buy a package or spindle of DVDs to practice with and to make copies of your finished products. Remember to label your DVD with the name of the movie and date so you can distinguish it from the others you have made. A Permanent Marker is best for this type of thing. You can buy DVD labels that stick to your disk but they require a printer and ink. You will also need a cover for your DVD such as a plastic CD Case or DVD box. Nothing fancy is needed just something to keep your disk from being scratched.
To get your video up on a website you have to have a software package that will compress the video into internet acceptable format. Facebook, myspace and youtube all have their own requirements for uploading a video you will need to check with them on the file type they require and the file size limits.
Now if you want to upload a video to your own domain you will probably need to convert you movie to what is called Flash Movie. There is some inexpensive software that convert most video files into a flash movie and produce the files you need to include when uploading it to a page. More on that in another post.
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