If you are new to Blogger you may soon want to put some video in a post. The three best known and reliable options are Google Video, YouTube & Blip.TV. With all three options you can upload and post your own videos as well as share other users videos. To view specific instructions select one of the following options:
To upload your content to Google video you will need a free Google account. Click here to sign up. Once signed up, go to Google Video and selection 'Uploaded Videos' from the top right corner of the screen as shown:
Read and accept Google Video's Terms of Service and you will enter the Google Video Upload program. Select 'Upload Video' and you will be given two options: web based upload or the desktop uploader. Use the desktop uploader if you have huge video files to share, otherwise select the web-based option.
This tutorial will continue with the web-based option. Click the 'Upload your video' button and you will proceed to the Upload form. Click 'Browse' and select the video you'd like to share and fill in the rest of the form with details about your video.
Once you have completed the form, click 'Upload video' and your video will begin to upload. Time to upload will vary depending on the size of your video. Do not close this page while it is uploading. Once it is finished you are taken to the following page:(click to enlarge)
You now have the option to put your video onto your blog. You have a couple of options: you can either get the code by clicking 'embed this video on your website or blog' or you can click 'blogger' in the post to: section. If you click 'blogger' you will log in with your blogger ID and video will automatically be posted for you. If you clicked 'embed this video...' you will be given the code. Create a new post, click the the 'edit html' tab for the post and paste in the code you were given. Your video is now posted on your blog via Google Video.
Blip.tv is my personal favourite for video sharing because of its simplicity, ease of use and versatility. It can convert your video for you into other file types and gives you the code to embed your video into your blog and even has code specific for myspace.
On the main page, select sign up from the top right corner and fill in the required fields from their simple sign up page:
You are now a part of blip.tv! Select upload from the top menu bar and fill in information about your video. Click 'browse' and find your video on your computer. At the bottom click 'Post the File'
You will see a status bar for your video upload, once it is complete you will be given the code to place in your blog post
Log into Blogger, create a new post and in the 'edit html' tab paste the code you copied from Blip.tv.
Note: When you try to post you may get an error message from blogger, just click the box for 'stop showing errors for this post' and publish again.
Blip will create a thumbnail for you and your video is now posted!
Youtube is probably the most popular video uploading site on the web. You can sign up to YouTube by clicking on 'sign up' in the top right corner of their home page. Fill out the required fields in their form:
You are next given the option to invite friends or family, you can do so if you'd like or click 'skip' at the bottom of the page. To upload a video, click the 'upload' tab at the right of the screen. Before you begin your first upload you have to verify your email address. Click 'send email' and you will be sent a verification email. Go to your inbox and confirm by clicking on the link in the email. Upon clicking that link you will be taken to the video upload page. Fill out the first page with information about your video. Click 'continue' and you will be taken to the second page where you can select your video by clicking 'browse'. Click 'Upload Video' and the transfer will begin.
You will see a status bar of your upload, once it is complete you will be taken to the Video Details page for the video you just uploaded. At the bottom you can find the html to paste into your Blogger post.
Copy the html and log in to Blogger to create a new post. Click the 'edit html' tab and paste the code from Youtube. You will likely have to adjust the width and height in the code so that it fits in your post. Adjust the code highlighted below until it is the way you like it:
A width of somewhere around '400' is usually best for most blogger templates.Click publish and you now have your video post via YouTube.
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