You Too Can YouTube!You Too Can YouTube!

Denise Robichaud * Denise Robichaud * www.youtube.com/robichaudddrobichaud@qcc.mass.edu * Quinsigamond Community College * Quinsigamond Community College

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Today’s TopicsToday’s Topics

How to create your “YouTube channel”How to create your “YouTube channel”

YouTube channel demoYouTube channel demo

Making and uploading videos to YouTubeMaking and uploading videos to YouTube

Creating a YouTube ChannelCreating a YouTube Channel

Go to Go to www.youtube.com and “Sign Up” to and “Sign Up” to create accountcreate account

YouTube will automatically create your YouTube will automatically create your channel: channel: www.youtube.com/username

YT channel demo: MAT100-F08 ***YT channel demo: MAT100-F08 ***

YouTube ChannelYouTube Channel

Making YouTube VideosMaking YouTube Videos

Record

cell phonecameracamcorderwebcam

Save to computer

Edit with software

Uploadto

UPLOAD:

QUICKCAPTURE:

My YouTube EquipmentMy YouTube Equipment

Webcam = Logitech Quickcam $30Webcam = Logitech Quickcam $30

Connect (E2500)Connect (E2500)

Headset = Logitech ClearChat $20Headset = Logitech ClearChat $20

StereoStereo

Tripod = Sunpak ~$20Tripod = Sunpak ~$20

demo: “quickcapture” ***demo: “quickcapture” ***

demo: “make and upload” ***demo: “make and upload” ***

Upload vs QuickcaptureUpload vs QuickcapturePROPRO CONCON

UPLOADUPLOAD can be fastcan be fast

saves file to saves file to

computercomputer

dependable dependable

qualityquality

usually need to usually need to

edit *edit *

* no editing needed for * no editing needed for

Logitech QuickcamLogitech Quickcam

Connect E2500Connect E2500

QUICKCAPTUREQUICKCAPTURE fastfast

quality variesquality varies

YT doesn’t always YT doesn’t always

“ “see” webcamsee” webcam

does not save filedoes not save file

to computerto computer

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Student FeedbackStudent Feedback

““I swear by the You Tube demos.”I swear by the You Tube demos.”

““What helps me the most is the you tube What helps me the most is the you tube videos.” videos.”

““oh my gosh the videos REALLY helped me oh my gosh the videos REALLY helped me what a great idea huh?”what a great idea huh?”

““I swear the only way I am even remotely getting I swear the only way I am even remotely getting through this course is with the videos that the through this course is with the videos that the teacher has up!”teacher has up!”

SummarySummary

1.1. Go to www.youtube.com and “sign up”.Go to www.youtube.com and “sign up”.2.2. Post a link to your channel in course Post a link to your channel in course

website.website.channel = www.youtube.com/usernamechannel = www.youtube.com/username

3.3. Upload or Quickcapture videos at Upload or Quickcapture videos at www.youtube.com.www.youtube.com.

You Too Can YouTube! You Too Can YouTube!

Helpful TipsHelpful Tips

Plug audio jack in rear of computer for best resultsPlug audio jack in rear of computer for best resultsShut computer speaker while recordingShut computer speaker while recordingBest formats for uploading to YouTube:Best formats for uploading to YouTube:

(recommended by YouTube)(recommended by YouTube) video format: MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid)video format: MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) resolution: 640x480 pixelsresolution: 640x480 pixels audio format: MP3audio format: MP3 frames per second: 30frames per second: 30 maximum length: 10 minutesmaximum length: 10 minutes maximum file size: 1 GBmaximum file size: 1 GB

.wmv format works fine (Windows Movie Maker format).wmv format works fine (Windows Movie Maker format) Logitech Quickcam Connect E2500 automatically Logitech Quickcam Connect E2500 automatically

formats for YouTubeformats for YouTube

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