Even though there are many video sharing sites out there, YouTube has been and remains the most visited and the best known of them. Over the years, it grew to be the place where people from all over the Globe share their videos with friends and strangers, and the amount of traffic that this site gets every day is staggering.
“How to make a video for YouTube” – this is one of the most frequently asked questions and in this article, I will show you a few methods that you can use to record a video with the help of gadgets that you already own or tools that are either free or inexpensive.
The way you record a video, depends on the kind of video you want to make on a first place – if you want to show the whole World just how cute your pet is, then you are definitely going to need a camcorder, digital camera, or a webcam. Many users are not aware that the majority of the digital cameras today are capable of recording movies. Keep in mind that if you own an older model, the movies that your compact digital camera records might not be of the best quality, but some of the latest and not necessarily overly expensive models come with HD recording mode, which gives you a superb quality.
Your second option to make a video for YouTube is using still images: with the help of Windows Live Movie Maker, you can create a great video in a matter of minutes. The program is free, easy to use, and probably already installed on your computer and it allows you to use your photos, add music, and comes with some great movie effects that will help you create a semi-professional looking video. Using online services like Flixtime and Animoto, you can easily make a video online as well and use your own pictures or footage, as well as some excellent background music that both sites offer.
When you make a video for YouTube, you would want to use a video file format that gives you smaller file size, as this will greatly reduce your uploading time – if you create your video and it ends up to be a massive AVI file, do not despair as you can easily convert it into another video file format. A number of video conversion tools can be downloaded and even though some of them are paid, there are plenty of free ones as well. Reduce the size of your video file, upload it to YouTube, and once it is live, email the link to all your friends!
