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 That is the question I am asked most. Firstly, if you have video footage it will need to be transfer to your computers hard drive. Those of you, who use digital camcorders can do this by just plugging it into your computer and transferring the video. Once on your computer, you have to decide which format you would like it to be in. The three main are: Winmedia  most computers that have Windows 98 onwards will be able to view this format (file extension would be .wmv).RealMedia  your viewer may have to download this software, but is a very common application (file extension would be .rm).Quicktime  by Apple mostly on MAC computers, but software available for Windows based systems file extension would be .mov).You have decided what format you will use, there are many encoding/editing packages that can help you manipulate your images, sound and add effects, so look around. I personally use Vegas Video as I find it does all the things I need. So you have a video that you would love the world to see, how do I get it to the masses. Well that is where you will need a Streaming Media Host to upload your video too. You can put it on your current server, but if they do not have streaming capabilities your video will have to download before anyone can watch it and if you have a slow connection, that could be up to 30 minutes plus. If you are one of the high speed connection users, you will see it quite quickly, but remember you want everyone to watch, not just a selective few. What is streaming video? In the past, viewers had to download an entire video file before viewing. This was a time consuming and frustrating process. "Streaming" video allows the user to begin viewing the video in seconds in real time by delivering the data in small packets which are buffered and then discarded after viewing is complete. Streaming video also ensures that the video will continue to play regardless of network congestion and bottlenecks. There are servers/hosts who specialized in this form of video delivery and is now the preferred way of major record labels and music sites of showing their video's. How much? Packages are structured on bandwidth usage. Average packages can be as little as $10.00/£5.55 dependant on file size and format. |
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