Blogger How-To (Lesson 2)

Welcome back for another session of Blogger How-To! I'm not sure how many of you this will benefit, but I figured it is probably worth talking about anyway. Our second lesson will be...

How To Post Videos

Step 1 Videos

Some of you have digital cameras that allow you to capture digital videos, in addition to digital photographs. Others have digital camcorders. The fortunate ones have both! I'm not going to tell you how to get the videos you record from your camera/camcorder onto your computer, because it is different for everyone and it would take more time than I wish to spend on this.

We'll go from here...once you have the video(s) you've recorded copied onto your computer, make sure it is saved in a folder under a name you will remember. Feel free to do any editing you desire, if you are capable of doing so.

Step 2 Upload

There are several free upload, or hosting, sites available on the Internet these days. All are capable of doing what you need, but be aware that most, if not all, have content that is not edifying for Christians. This may include violence, sexual material, blasphemy, etc. Advertising on these sites can also be along the same lines. I don't know of any Christian-owned/run sites that offer video, photo, or document hosting (If you know of any, let me know.). Here are the sites I know of:

You Tube

Putfile

Veoh

ZippyVideos

Zupload

Some, if not all, of these sites will require you to set up an account with them before being able to upload videos. When doing this, be aware of any boxes that are checked signing you up for automated e-mails. It is also best not to put too much personal information on there.

Once signed up and logged on, look on the main page for "Upload." Click on this and follow any directions they give for uploading your video.

When your video is done uploading, the page that follows should have a link (ex. http://www.putfile.com/ letters and numbers) that you can copy onto your Blogger post.

That's all you have to do! Easy right? ;)

Step 3 BlogThis!

It's best if you have Blogger open in one window and your upload site of choice in another. In your Blogger window, do what you would normally do to submit a post to The Drury Report. Type the text you want and/or upload the photographs you have. When you are ready to add your link to your post, switch windows. Highlight the link and press your "Ctrl" button & "C" button at the same time. This copies the link. Then switch back to your Blogger window, make sure the cursor is in the right place on your post that you want the link to go, and press "Ctrl" button & "V" button at the same time. You should see the link copied onto your post. If you have several links, just repeat until they are all on your post. Finally, publish your post and click on your links to make sure that they redirect you to the videos you have uploaded.



As always, if you have trouble with any of this or have any suggestions to make it go smoother, please let me know.

Lord willing, we will start to see some videos of our family. Wouldn't that be awesome!

Until next time, Happy Blogging!

Joel