Video Recording Tutorials

Literacy Programs

Developed by: Dr. Michele Brewer

December 2015

Compressing Videos

Compressing Video for TaskstreamCurrently, TaskStream allows users to upload videos up to 500 megabytes in size. Therefore, in order to upload a video to TaskStream, you will need to compress the video to make sure it is smaller than 500 megabytes in size.

Below is a list of issues that may prevent you from uploading your videos on to TaskStream: Videos over 500 megabytes in size DVD video. DVD video is usually much larger in size and cannot be uploaded directly

into TaskStream using conventional means. The DVD must be transcoded into a compatible digital video file, such as .wmv, .mov., or mpg.

Streaming video from sites such as YouTube cannot be uploaded to TaskStream as is. It can be embedded if you have knowledge of HTML, but we do not recommend embedding video since it is not archival, meaning the video may be removed from the streaming service.

Upload size restrictions from your Internet Service Provider (ISP). For more information on your upload size restrictions, please contact your ISP.

If your video is larger than 500 MB in size, you will need to compress (make smaller) your video to ensure that you can successfully upload your video to TaskStream. Luckily, all the tools to compress video files come free with your computer, either PC or Mac. There are also free programs available for download. A basic web search for compression tools should give you more options if you do not wish to use the software listed below.

How to Compress Video using a PC

1. First open up Windows Movie Maker from the programs menu.

2. Click the File menu, and select Import into Collections. Then choose the video file you want to compress

3. Your video will import as a series of clips that will appear in a list in the middle of the window. You will want to select all of the clips.

4. Once you have selected the clips, drag them onto the timeline at the bottom of the window.

5. Go to the File menu and select Save Movie File.

6. A new window will appear. Choose “My Computer” under Movie Location and click “Next.”

7. Enter a file name for your movie and choose a place on your computer to save your movie. Then click “Next”.

8. If the only option showing is “Best quality for playback on my computer. (Recommended)”, click ‘’Show More Choices’’. Another menu should appear which will have the radio selection, “Best fit to file size”. Choose a size under 500 megabytes and select “Next”.

9. Your movie will begin saving to your computer. When it is finished, you will be able to upload the file to TaskStream.

How to Compress Video using a Mac

1. First, open up iMovie.

2. Click the File menu, and then select Import Movies.

3. Choose the video file you want to compress and click Import. iMovie will take some time to import your movie.

4. When your movie has finished importing, you will see it in a series of clips near the bottom of the window.

5. You will now need to select your entire movie by clicking and dragging, or you may right click and choose Select All.

6. Click and drag your selected movie up to the area that says “Drag media here to create a new project”.

7. Go to the Share menu and now select Export Movie.

8. A window should appear with the following options:

Export As: Enter your file name here.

Where: Select the area of your computer where you would like to save your file. (i.e. Desktop or Documents)

Size to Export: For the most optimal video size for uploading to the web, you will want to select “Mobile (480x272).

9. Once you have made your selection, click Export. When your video has finished exporting, you will be able to upload the file to Taskstream.

How to Compress Video with Windows Movie Maker LiveIf this program has not yet been installed on your computer, you can download it from http://explore.live.com/windows-live-movie-maker by clicking Download now.

1. Once the program is installed, go to your programs menu to open it

2. To begin, add your video file by clicking the Add Videos and Photos button located in the top menu bar.

3. Select your video file and click the Open button.

4. Once your video file has loaded, click on the Save Movie button located in the top menu bar.

5. In the Save Movie menu, select a setting. The For Computer or For Email settings will likely be the best options for compression in order to upload to the web.

6. You can also choose to make your own custom setting if neither of the above settings compress the video to below 100MB.

7. When the video file has finished saving it should be ready for upload to TaskStream.

Uploading Videos to YouTube

1.Sign into YouTube.com on your device.

2. Click the Upload Button at the top of the right hand corner.

3. Before you start uploading the video, please select “private” for video settings.

4. Select the video you would like to upload from your computer.

5. As the video is uploading you can edit both the basic information and the advanced settings of the video.

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Click Publish to finish uploading the video to YouTube. Because you selected “private” in your video settings click Done to finish the upload or click Share to privately share your video.

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Once the upload is completed YouTube will send you an email to notify you that your video is done uploading and processing. You can then share that link with other people.

Creating aVideoANT

Purpose: Learning through Digital Media tools and activities to help students attend to video-cased materials with increased focus and heightened awareness.

Step 1- Create and ANT

1. Open a Web Browser and connect to videoANT- Video Annotation Tool at: http://ant.umn.edu/

2. Click on the g+ to log in with your Wilmington University email.

3. Follow the steps to login4. Click on New ANT+ button

located at the top right of your screen

Step 2- Load Video

To begin annotating a video…

1. Enter the video’s URL or YouTube address in the “Video URL” field

2. Click on the Load Video button

Step 3- Start your Video

1. Press the Play

Step 4 – Begin Annotating1. When you are ready to

annotate click the button on the right hand side underneath the video.

Step 5 – Add Annotations1. On the right hand side add your

subject in the subject line. 2. Add your content below.3. Click save.4. Continue annotating throughout

the video.

Step 6 – Share the Video1. Share the video with your

supervisor.2. Copy the URL from the toolbar

and send it to your supervisor via Taskstream.