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Creating a VCD or DVDVideo files cannot be burnt directly into a CD
for viewing on the TV just like that. A VCD or DVD is specially encoded and you
will need a good VCD or DVD authoring package to create them. A good program
will allow you to add VCD
menus and DVD chapters for easy navigation to various parts of your video
production. You'll also want to check out my article on
selecting a good VCD or DVD authoring program for more information.
Can't Decide Which DVD Authoring Package to Use?
I'd imagine that if you're new to video editing, then selecting a good DVD authoring package is a challenge. There's such a mind-boggling array of software out there. Which one do you choose?
Sharing Your Video on The WebAnother option for sharing video would be to stream the video on the web. Sharing your video on the web is simple. There are three things you need to do. First, you need to convert the video into a form ready for the Internet - which means a smaller size. You can't have a huge 50MB file waiting to be downloaded by others. Its more effective to compress the video by converting it to a lower resolution or screen size. This is easily done by a good video editing program. Next, you need to get a website that will host your video files. You can approach companies like Atom Films and Single Reel which can accept your video files and display them directly for you. However, they charge a fee for their services and you may not be able to customize the presentation of the web site easily. My personal recommendation is
to set up your own web site to host the files. If you're looking for a good web
hosting company, I'd suggest you try Yahoo! web hosting Lastly, you'll need a way of
transferring your video files to the web hosting company. If you have your own
web site, the web hosting company would have given you instructions on how to do
this. Typically it would be via a FTP program like CuteFTP. This is a good
option if you have a broadband connection. If you're on a slower dialup line, it
will take pretty long to upload your video files. In that case, you may wish to
consider burning the files into a CD and passing it directly to the web hosting
company. ConclusionWe've seen two ways of sharing video files with friends and family - via VCDs and DVDs and across the Internet. I personally feel creating VCDs and DVDs to store your video productions is a must at the minimum. Sharing your video on the Internet is recommended if you have extra time. Get a good VCD or DVD authoring program and soon, you'll be building up a huge rack of VCDs and DVDs containing your own digital videos!
Roxio VideoWave Professional Related ArticlesYou may also wish to read the following related articles:
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