Sharing+Your+Video

iMovie Output Options
You are finished - or at least almost finished. What do you do now? You have a few options. > >
 * 1) Export the finished video back to a video camera - This is probably the least "techie" method of the bunch, but it will easily allow you to share your video on your television.
 * 1) Burn a DVD - On an Apple you just send your finished iMovie right on over to iDVD. Pick a theme, change some text, and burn away. This use to be a long process, but the faster machines has sped up the process.
 * 2) Export to Quicktime - There are various sizes available. You can use the default sizes (e-mail, web, CD-ROM, full quality) or customize your output. You will use this option if you want to upload the video to an Internet sharing site.
 * 3) Other - Within iMovie you can also send your movie to Garage Band, an iPod, and iWeb (a web page).

Online Sharing
Sharing videos has emerged as one of the hot new Web 2.0 applications. Google's acquisition of YouTube for $1.65 billion exemplifies the buzz around these new services. YouTube and other sites have emerged as centralized locations where users can upload clips (up to 10 minutes at YouTube) for free and share them with the world. Most sites allow users to comment and subscribe via an internal subscription program or through RSS feeds. None of this would be possible without broadband - it allows large files to be uploaded, compressed, and then streamed to viewers through a Flash-based player.

Individuals are posting home movies, political commentary, clips of television shows or newscasts, photo slideshows, and any thing else they can put together.

Since YouTube has become //the// site, take about 10 minutes to have a look around. Don't look at any videos right now, just browse the site. How does it work? How is it similar to other types of web sites out there today?

**Online Editing**
Several companies are taking online video sharing to the next level - online video editing. While significantly less sophisticated than even iMovie, these sites allow you to put video clips together, add transitions, import an audio track, and share.
 * [|Eyespot] - Use the to edit and combine your videos, photos and music online. Share mixes by email, blog, download or cell phone for free!
 * [|Jumpcut] - Create a movie right in your browser.