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How to Upload Amateur Movies

Before uploading amateur movies to video sharing sites such as YouTube, the movies must be in digital format. If the movies are in analog format, use software such as Sony Vegas to convert the taped movie data to a digital file. To upload amateur movies to video upload sites, the size and length of the video, as well as the video file type, must be in compliance with the site's standards. For instance, YouTube videos must be less than 2 GB, and no longer than 10 minutes. YouTube supports most common video file types such as AVI, WMV, FLV and MOV.

Things You'll Need

  • Edited digital video file within size and length specifications
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Instructions

    • 1

      Open a web browser window and enter the URL for YouTube.

    • 2

      Click the "Upload" link next to the Search input box on the YouTube main page.

    • 3

      Log in to YouTube with a valid user account and password. Create a free account if no account is active.

    • 4

      Click the "Upload Video" button to open the file window.

    • 5

      Locate and click on the edited digital video file to upload, and click the "OK"' button. The digital video file will automatically begin to upload. Preview pictures will appear under the upload progress bar and a notification will appear when the file upload is complete.

    • 6

      Type a title for the uploaded video in the "Title" input box, and type a description, if desired.

    • 7

      Type tags for the video into the "Tags" input box, and select a "Category" from the Category drop-down list.

    • 8

      Click the "Save Changes" option. The video is now uploaded to YouTube.

    • 9

      Click the link labeled "My Videos" to see all videos uploaded to the YouTube account.

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