How to Make YouTube Videos

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How To Create a Video?


Have you ever thought to create a video or a youtube video?

Are you skilled enough and aware of lots of software to create a video?

There can be lots of questions when you planned to create a video.

If you are novice video maker then you will find good video creating resource over here.

What are Benefits of Creating Video? 

"Video is one more way to express your thoughts visually. "

Other Benefits
Get backlinks
Video as way to generate traffic
Increase Traffic to your website
Lead generation

Monetize
You can earn from Adsense
Sell video
Give video making service
Affiliate marketing



There are lots of video website where you can upload your video. Every website has millions of users so you can get traffic to your website.

Search Engines have become universal search engine that means SE also show video, review or other web 2.0 properties in search result.

Your video can get on first page in higher keyword competition also. So you can drive traffic to your website.

Equipment Needed To Create A Video 

Making a video or video for youtube is really easy job. Everybody is afraid of doing new things or excited.

The equipment you will need is a tripod, a camera, a microphone and some sort of lighting kit if you need it.

The camera which you will choose to shoot film is important. Digital cameras are fairly inexpensive and give good results. Nowadays mobile camera also giving good result.
If your hands keep shaking while shooting video and you are alone shooting it then tripod is necessary. If you are on a really tight budget, and have a sturdy hand, you can always become a human tripod.

Microphone is essential to have a good sound quality in video. Mostly camera microphone is not precise to keep excess noises out of your film. Microphones can range from cheap to million dollar movie quality.

Lighting is also important to shoot a video. Early morning sunlight is prefer mostly. But it's not always possible. So if you need to buy some lighting kit or adjust your shoot in good light.

Some video editing software, screen capture software etc will accord your requirements. Every camera comes with some video editing software so you can install it in your computer.

Windows Movie Maker 

Free Video Making Tool

Windows movie maker comes free with Microsoft. Nowice can also create a great video using this free video making tool.

Below are some video from which you can learn how to use windows movie maker to create a great you tube video.

Windows Movie Maker Tutorial - I 

Windows Movie Maker Tutorial #1

For everyone who would like to make or edit videos. Here's my own personal instructions and tips. Stay tuned for more!

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Windows Movie Maker Tutorial - II 

Windows Movie Maker Tutorial #2

For everyone who would like to make or edit videos. Here's my own personal instructions and tips. Stay tuned for more!

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Windows Movie Maker Tips 

YouTube Video Tutorial #2 - Windows Movie Maker tips

Welcome to the new series of video tutorials that deal with graphic software. We'll be learning how to enhance your videos with all kind of special effects to make them look unique. In this second episode, you learn how to edit clips, put titles and music into your videos, split, trim, apply effects and trasitions. Finally I'll show you how to upload video into YouTube This is for people who are starting with video editing. It will be boring for some people but keep watching 'coz next video is about: !!!!!!!!!!! LIGHTSABERS !!!!!!!!!!!! Hope you'll like it. Give feedback !! If you have a special tutorial request, send it to therapix@hotmail.com. Bad typo on boh3m3, not boh3me, sorry! Upcoming, translations in French and Spanish. ... (more)

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Video Editing Software 

Final Cut Studio

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Adobe Premiere Pro CS4

Release Date: 11/04/2008

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Making Video for Dummies 

Web Video: Making It Great, Getting It Noticed

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Starting With Making Video 

Now you know what equipments you will need to create a video. After equipments you will need software to edit a video

Windows movie maker is one of the good and free software where as Final Cut pro and adobe premier is costly video editing software which is better for professionals.

What is the next step to create a video?



After getting knowledge of equipments and tools next thing comes in mind from where I start creating a video? Below are some questions, try to find answers which will helps you in starting up with video.

1. Why you want to create a video?
2. Which type of video you are creating
How to, product information, information video, teaching something, presenting something or some thoughts etc
3. Imagine your video plot. You can also create story line.
4. What resources you will need? Image, photos, audio, music, video clips, equipments, software etc
5. Keep brainstorming

Video Clips



How You can have video clips?
  • You can shoot it using your digital camera (don't worry normal digital camera is also giving best result)

  • Buy video clips

  • Use video clips from other videos - people do that often. For this one need to know how to cut video??


  • The other option is you can use images or photos means slide show to create video.

    Windows Movie Maker Tutorial



    Create and trim video clips using Windows Movie Maker

    video slideshow using Movie Maker 2.0

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