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How | How my video tutorials reach the world. A behind-the-scenes glimpse at the step-by-steps: | ||
== [http://youtube.com/profile?user=Torley YouTube] == | == [http://youtube.com/profile?user=Torley YouTube] == | ||
* After vidtut is rendered to .MP4, upload it to YT. | * After vidtut is rendered to .MP4, upload it to YT. | ||
* Fill out Video Upload form thusly: | * Fill out Video Upload form thusly: | ||
** | ** ''Title = "Second Life TuTORial - " or "SL TuTORial - "'' (if tip title is too long), followed by tip title. | ||
** | ** ''Description'' = Some minimalist variant pointing to http://torley.com | ||
** | ** ''Video Category = Howto & Style'' | ||
** | ** ''Tags = second life secondlife tips tricks school tutorial knowledge base learn education teach online world tech community love'' (in the future, I may want to vary these further). | ||
* Click "Upload a video" then select the .MP4 and upload it. Video usually goes live several minutes later. | * Click "Upload a video" then select the .MP4 and upload it. Video usually goes live several minutes later. | ||
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* Check for any significant content inconsistencies, most notably that embedded videos don't work, so I'll need to replace them with links like this: | * Check for any significant content inconsistencies, most notably that embedded videos don't work, so I'll need to replace them with links like this: | ||
: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2036yOF8M Watch the Tip of the Week video here] | : [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2036yOF8M Watch the Tip of the Week video here] | ||
== Downloadable versions == | |||
* Use iDesktop.tv to search for and download the current Second Life Tip of the Week as a .MOV | |||
* Open the .MOV in QuickTime Player and scroll to the end. If there's a white (or otherwise undesirable frame), use the L-shaped widgets to select everything EXCEPT it and go to Edit menu > Trim to Selection. | |||
* Go File menu > Export and save as a Hinted Movie, Default Settings. This prepares it for streaming on the Internet. | |||
* Rename the now-hinted movie to be more friendly, using dashes (-) instead of spaces and removing other special characters as appropriate. | |||
* Upload the movie to the [http://vidtuts.s3.amazonaws.com/ Second Life Amazon S3 servers] using S3Fox. | |||
* When the upload's done, set the ACLs so everyone can read the file. (Most reliable way is to right-click the "vidtuts" folder, "Edit ACL" and click so the "Read" column has all checkmarks under it, then "Save". | |||
* If needed, test the URL to make sure it works. | |||
* Update [[Video Tutorials]] with the newest, most likely a new "#" under all the previous TotWs. | |||
== Afterwards == | == Afterwards == | ||
* Embrace incoming feedback and use lovely ideas to [[User:Torley_Linden/Vidtut_ideas|fuel future vidtuts ]]. | * Embrace incoming feedback from my beloved community and use lovely ideas to [[User:Torley_Linden/Vidtut_ideas|fuel future vidtuts ]]. | ||
Revision as of 19:34, 2 January 2008
How my video tutorials reach the world. A behind-the-scenes glimpse at the step-by-steps:
YouTube
- After vidtut is rendered to .MP4, upload it to YT.
- Fill out Video Upload form thusly:
- Title = "Second Life TuTORial - " or "SL TuTORial - " (if tip title is too long), followed by tip title.
- Description = Some minimalist variant pointing to http://torley.com
- Video Category = Howto & Style
- Tags = second life secondlife tips tricks school tutorial knowledge base learn education teach online world tech community love (in the future, I may want to vary these further).
- Click "Upload a video" then select the .MP4 and upload it. Video usually goes live several minutes later.
Blog
- Open up template, craft blog post in Windows Live Writer, and set it to publish in the future on Thursday (when Tip of the Weeks tend to show up).
- Include supplemental pictures, word explanations, and other relevant content addendum that didn't make it into the video. Related resources links always a plus.
- Test pre-published link to assure quality.
Showcase
- Log into blog-like tool.
- Copy-and-paste earlier blog posting into this, and publish it. NOTE: This tool can't publish in advance yet, so this is done nearer to the time or shortly after the aforementioned blog post appears.
- Check for any significant content inconsistencies, most notably that embedded videos don't work, so I'll need to replace them with links like this:
Downloadable versions
- Use iDesktop.tv to search for and download the current Second Life Tip of the Week as a .MOV
- Open the .MOV in QuickTime Player and scroll to the end. If there's a white (or otherwise undesirable frame), use the L-shaped widgets to select everything EXCEPT it and go to Edit menu > Trim to Selection.
- Go File menu > Export and save as a Hinted Movie, Default Settings. This prepares it for streaming on the Internet.
- Rename the now-hinted movie to be more friendly, using dashes (-) instead of spaces and removing other special characters as appropriate.
- Upload the movie to the Second Life Amazon S3 servers using S3Fox.
- When the upload's done, set the ACLs so everyone can read the file. (Most reliable way is to right-click the "vidtuts" folder, "Edit ACL" and click so the "Read" column has all checkmarks under it, then "Save".
- If needed, test the URL to make sure it works.
- Update Video Tutorials with the newest, most likely a new "#" under all the previous TotWs.
Afterwards
- Embrace incoming feedback from my beloved community and use lovely ideas to fuel future vidtuts .