There are many steps involved in producing and marketing video for the web. This article provide a quick overview of the main steps involved and focusses in on the encodeing, uploading and display of web video. The following diagram shows the typical steps involved in getting your video onto the web either to a video sharing site or your own website. The main steps covered in this article are highlighted in yellow.
Make Video
Any decent Camcorder can be used to make video that looks good when uploaded to Youtube. I use an inexpensive Sony Camcorder for all my videos.
Transfer Video to PC
Most camcorders come with software that allows you to transfer your video to your PC’s hard drive.
Edit Video
This is where you use your video editing software-like Sony Vegas-to add titles, music and other effects to your video.
Encode Video
This is possibly the most important step. This is where the raw video file from your camcorder is converted into a format that makes the file smaller and also makes sure that it looks good when uploaded.
Upload Video
This is possibly the most important step. This is where the raw video file from your camcorder is converted into a format that makes the file smaller and also makes sure that it looks good when uploaded.
Enjoy Video
This step doesn’t need any explanation….
Add Video to a Web Page
This step applies if you want to add a Youtube video to a web page on your website. When you do this you are not actually adding a video. What you are really doing is adding a link to the video on Youtube.