If anyone has videos or TV interviews on VHS they would like to share...
STEP 1: Convert to Digital Creating a digital version of the video on your computer is the stumbling block for most people. You generally need special hardware like Dazzle or WinTV so you can connect your VCR and computer. I use a Sony Camcorder connected by Firewire. If you know someone with a DVD recorder, that will work too.
STEP 2: Edit Video Editing the video to remove commercials and to save it in a mpg format is usually quite simple. I recommend the free and easy-to-use Microsoft MovieMaker.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/default.mspx STEP 2: Share with Others Once the video has been created, there are a number of free sites where you can share them:
http://www.ultrashare.net My 1st choice. Up to 30 mb per file. Not pretty, but works well and fast.
http://www.savefile.com/ My 2nd choice. Up to 60 MB per file, but it sometimes says "server is full" and won't let you post.
http://www.putfile.com My 3rd choice. Up to 10 mb per file, or your own mini-site up to 25 mb Very easy to upload, it features streaming video, and viewers can adjust the size of the window (no full screen). With the right code, viewers can download files. Files are deleted after time.
http://sendspace.com My 4th choice. Up to 1200 mb (1.2 gigs), but I find it is extremely slow to upload and it places limits on how many times it can be downloaded..
http://www.zupload.com/ My 5th choice. Up to 500 mb with unlimited downloads. It's a little slow and don't like how it sometimes crashes abd doesn't give you a filename on the download page.
http://www.spread-it.com My 6th choice. Up to 500 mb, but deleted after 14 days.
Looking forward to seeing more videos.
Accy
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Updated On: 11/15/05 at 07:09 AM