20120616 YouTube Help

http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=16632

YouTube › Help articles › Managing and Editing Videos › Video Management › Learn More

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20120616 Optimize my video for the web - Specs

What bitrate should I use when encoding my video?
How do I optimize my video for the web?

Derek Stanley

In this article we will go over some recommendations for compressing your videos for delivery through the Amazon S3 servers.

A scenario you might be familiar with is that you have filmed and edited your content into a package that meets your needs, but once you go to view your video on your website it takes forever to load or the video stutters during playback. This problem is not necessarily a bad encoding, but it could be the result of not encoding your video to a targeted connection speed.
In an ideal world you would be able to load your uncompressed video directly onto the web and end users would be able to view the file. Unfortunately, the quantity of data present along with the bandwidth limitations of your clients, makes this an impossibility at this point in time.
To reduce the data being pushed through your video you will have to perform a compression using a codec, which was covered in our previous article here: More

What to do

Upload videos in their original resolution - Videos should be uploaded at the highest resolution available. Videos uploaded with a 16:9 aspect ratio will fit the player perfectly. Most 4:3 resolutions are supported, but the video will be pillarboxed in order to fit the player.
Upload videos with high bitrates - Higher bitrate content will look better on YouTube, simply put. View our recommended bitrates for high quality uploads.
Upload videos with a 1:1 pixel aspect ratio - Videos without a square (1:1) pixel aspect ratio may not fit properly in the player.
Upload videos with a supported file format - Supported file formats are consistently more reliable than alternatives.
Upload videos in original quality whenever possible - If you do not need to edit your video, simply upload the unaltered original recording for optimal quality.
Upload videos with a identical Audio/Video durations - Audio and Video tracks should begin and end at exactly the same time.

What NOT to do

No Project files - Project files are not real video files. Common unacceptable project files are .mswmm and .wlmp. Learn how to convert project files to an acceptable format.
No audio or images - YouTube does not accept audio and image files. However, you can easily convert these files to video.
No DVD files - Don't upload files types such as .WOB, .IFO and .BUP, which are not actual video files.
Don't alter videos from the original frame rate - Altering videos from their original frame rates prior to upload may result in an undesirable outcome. For example, videos captured at 24 fps should be uploaded at 24 fps.
No interlaced content - Your videos should be deinterlaced prior to upload. In your video encoder, you should select Deinterlace or Progressive scan if these options are available.

20120609 Yahoo Uploading longer videos

http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=71673

I just discovered this!

You might be interested: Let you send really long videos to YouTube. I am testing with an hour one uploading. If you want results, let me know.

Usually you tube is 15 minutes. If you have an ok account etc. they agree to longer but not sure how long.

Luvdad

Uploading longer videos

All users have the ability to upload videos up to 15 minutes in length. You can attain the ability to upload longer length videos if:

Your account is in good standing, as determined by the YouTube Community Guidelines.
You verify your account with a mobile phone.
Your account has no worldwide Content ID blocks on any content

On the upload page, click the link to Increase your limit to be prompted to verify your account. If you do not have the option to verify your account, or if you lose your access to long uploads, the best first step is to check your account for copyright claims and strikes. Eligible users can also use this link to increase their limit.

More info

http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1672758

YouTube › Help articles › Uploading › Uploading Videos › Uploading large files and resumable uploading

Uploading large files and resumable uploading

Using the most up to date version of Google Chrome, Firefox 4 or higher, or Internet Explorer (with Silverlight enabled) grants you access to powerful new uploading features:

Ability to upload large files, of up to 20GB in size
Ability to resume or recover stalled or cancelled uploads

If you have the ability to upload longer length video, the most effective way to upload large files is to simply use an up to date version of one of these browsers, visit the upload page, and upload your file as usual. There is no need to use the Java uploader for larger files or resumability. The processes outlined below are the best way to ensure your upload is successful.

Recoverable and longer length uploading with Chrome and Firefox

Chrome and Firefox 4+ users can not only upload files of a size up to 20GB, but it is also possible to resume uploads if your connection drops, and recover uploads even if you leave the page. When you return to the upload page and attempt the same file again, the progress bar will jump to where it was before.
This provides a seamless experience even if you face serious uploading complications. Here are examples of situations where your progress will be preserved:

Uploads interrupted due to network errors (such as your internet connection dropping) are automatically retried in the background. As soon as the connection is back, uploads continue transmitting from where they were interrupted.
Additionally, if your browser or computer crashes, and you return to upload the same file again, your previous upload will be recovered and you will not lose progress. The chunks of the file are saved for several hours, so you don’t even have to reattempt your upload immediately.

If these features do not work, first ensure that you have an up to date version of Google Chrome or Firefox 4 or higher. Only up to date browsers are capable of using these new features.

Recoverable and longer length uploading using Internet Explorer with Silverlight

Internet Explorer users with Silverlight enabled can not only upload files of a size up to 20GB, but it is also possible to resume uploads if your connection drops, and recover uploads even if you leave the page. When you return to the upload page and attempt the same file again, the progress bar will jump to where it was before.
This provides a seamless experience even if you face serious uploading complications. Here are examples of situations where your progress will be preserved:

Uploads interrupted due to network errors (such as your internet connection dropping) are automatically retried in the background. As soon as the connection is back, uploads continue transmitting from where they were interrupted.
Additionally, if your browser or computer crashes, and you return to upload the same file again, your previous upload will be recovered and you will not lose progress. The chunks of the file are saved for several hours, so you don’t even have to reattempt your upload immediately.

Most Internet Explorer users have Silverlight already installed. To confirm that you have Silverlight installed, update it, or install the latest version within minutes, visit http://www.silverlight.net.

Notes:

If you want to recover or retry an incomplete upload do not delete the video in the Video Manager section of your account.
If you experience difficulty with these new features or other uploading errors, view our troubleshooting page.
Learn how to get the privilege to upload longer length video

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YouTube › Help articles › Uploading › Encoding videos › Supported YouTube formats

Supported YouTube formats

YouTube supports a wide variety of the range of video and audio formats in use. You can get a quick overview of what may be an issue with your video's formatting by taking a look at the warnings and error messages that we communicate to you while you're uploading your video.

Here is a list of some well-known formats that YouTube supports:

WebM files - Vp8 video codec and Vorbis Audio codecs
.MPEG4, 3GPP and MOV files - Typically supporting h264, mpeg4 video codecs, and AAC audio codec
.AVI - Many cameras output this format - typically the video codec is MJPEG and audio is PCM
.MPEGPS - Typically supporting MPEG2 video codec and MP2 audio
.WMV
.FLV - Adobe-FLV1 video codec, MP3 audio

Here is a list of some common formats that YouTube does NOT support:

Project files: No project files of any kind are acceptable. It is generally very easy to convert project files to a supported format.
MSWMM and WLMP: You can easily convert these project files to .WMV.
Audio files (MP3, WAV, etc.) and Image files (JPG, PNG, etc.): Convert these files to video slideshows.

Tips and notes:

We prefer that you upload your video in the original format and in the highest quality possible.
We prefer de-interlaced files.
Audio and video lengths should be the same and audio should begin at the same time as the video.
If you continue to experience Audio/Video issues with your upload, contact us and we may be able to help.

20120601 Smugmug Music customization

Eric Trimble APR 19, 2012 | 05:18PM PDT Hey Don, Actually that is pretty simple. Instead of putting it in your Custom Footer box, put it in the Custom Header box. That should sort you out. I hope this helps. If we can do anything else for you please let us know. Thanks, Eric Customeister and Support Hero Nick Wilson APR 19, 2012 | 05:00PM PDT HI Don, Thanks for your email. Let me shoot you over to our customization folks. They should be back in contact with you within the next 24 hours or so. Cheers, Nick Wilson SmugMug Support Hero don APR 18, 2012 | 03:57PM PDT Original message I am working on getting music into my galleries and finally understand I have to designate each Smugmug Gallery I want to play something by coding the site wide css and also put the url there for each piece of audio. Now I would like to know how to place the player somewhere on the top of the page instead of at the bottom as it is now. Can i do that? thanks don Here is where it is now at bottom: Any way to get on top, maybe in the description for the gallery? thanks don

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Lindy Wilson APR 18, 2012 | 01:52PM PDT Hi Don, Thank you for your email. I suppose you could add the music player to the image caption field. It might be easier for you to make the single image into a video, and add the music to the video. Please let us know if there's anything else we can do for you. All the best, Lindy SmugMug Support Hero Manager

Don

APR 18, 2012 | 12:08PM PDT
Original message

Thanks

I wonder if there is a way to attach music to an individual picture?

thanks
don
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Ana Pogačar MAR 11, 2012 | 11:56PM PST Hi Don, Thanks for getting back to us. Sure, let me explain. The XXXXXXX represents the gallery ID; for example, in this gallery, the gallery ID is 21874313: http://donredding.smugmug.com/02-Church-Sunday-School/MPUMC/20120310-Gina-Baker-Funeral/21874313_LjmMLK#!i=1744118611&k=7SP6GGm I fixed the code in your gallery description, but it seems the link to the mp3 file is not correct. Please use the correct link so the music will play. As for controlling the automatic start: if you want automatic start, you can change the code to: autostart="true" if you don't want the music to start automatically, use this: autostart="false" I hope this helps! Please let us know if you have any further questions. Have a great day, Ana SmugMug Support Hero

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#my_music {display: none;}
.homepage #my_music {display: block;}
#my_gaston {display: none;}
.gallery_22461832 #my_gaston {display: block;}
#my_pig {display: none;}
.gallery_22516095 #my_pig {display: block;}

/* Open Wide! Demo here: http://www.wolfsnap.com */
.galleries #homepage,
#content.userKeywords,
#header_wrapper, #footer_wrapper, #cobrand_footer,
#category, #subcategory, #header,
#smugmug, .smugmug #header, .smugmug #footer {
margin-left: 15px !important;
margin-right: 15px !important;
min-width: 755px;
width: auto !important;
_width: expression(document.documentElement.clientWidth < 790? "760px" : "auto");
}

.homepage #homepage {
margin-left: 15px;
margin-right: 15px;
min-width: 755px;
width: auto;
_width: expression(document.documentElement.clientWidth < 790? "760px" : "auto");
}

/* html only page for gallery XXXXXX */
.gallery_XXXXXX .nophotos {
display: none;
}
.gallery_XXXXXX .pageNav {
display: none;
}

Smugmug Galleries - Don 20120530 update

SmugRoom Tools - Gallery List (donredding) 20120530 update

http://smugroom.com/tools/gallery-list/
SmugMug Account Information / OptionsOwner Login - Displaying all galleries

Owner Login - Displaying all galleries

SmugRoom GalleryList/0.05 (http://smugroom.com/) API 1.2.2 / Developed by Bill Gerrard

ByDon (Open)

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