How to Post Videos to YouTube, then to RedSquare

[Pullstart 62,862]

I am creating this instructional, hoping it can be placed into the instructionals area under videos @stevasaurus @Sparky @admin

 

Many times, we make suggestions to utilize YouTube’s video sharing ability to lessen the server stress on RedSquare.  It occurred to me that I had to learn how to do it, so maybe some pictures and explanation would help others.

 

This is being done with an iPad.  I realize that some usage with a phone or computer might leave some steps hanging or in a different location.  It all starts with having a video on your device.  Then, open YouTube.

 

On the bottom of my screen, I have 5 buttons.  By clicking or tapping the + button in the center, it allows a new video. 
 

 

I have never done a live video, I always select the “Video” option.

 

 

Select your movie to post.  This might be a browse feature for desktop users.

 

 

 

After selecting your video, you can trim the beginning or end (I do this in the iMovie app so I just skip this step) and select NEXT.

 

 

 

Give it a name, select if you would like it public, private, hidden, etc.  We were recently on vacation, so in the Visibilty tab I selected to release it when we were almost home.  I’d rather not tell the entire world on YouTube that I’m 2,000 miles away from my castle.

 

 

Next, select if this is “Made For Kids” or not.  I always select “NO”, then UPLOAD VIDEO.

 

 

Once it is uploaded and processed and complete, I can now share it if needed.  That’s how it gets to RedSquare.  On the right side of the videos in the “My Videos” tab, I click the three dots and select “Share”

 

 

 

Then, I select “COPY LINK” and it automatically copies the embed link.

 

If I paste the link into RedSquare, it looks like this: https://youtu.be/pZMkMHCweCQ

 

If I paste it, then hit the space bar and wait a moment, it turns into an embedded video right here, taking up little space to our server.

 

 

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,316]

Thanks Kevin! 
Old guy here…but  I’ll try to make a vid and use these steps. 
  

[Sparky-(Admin) 21,316]

Testing

 

 

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Now we all just got to chip in and get @elcamino/wheelhorse a Jitterbug! 

 

  He he! 

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1 hour ago, Pullstart said:

Next, select if this is “Made For Kids” or not.  I always select “NO”

 

Kevin, excellent work. Thank you for doing this.

 

I just wanted to clarify the above comment because a lot of us are going to look at that and think well "why can't kids look at it?"

 

If you select on YouTube, that your video is specifically made For Kids, NO COMMENTS are allowed and NO NOTIFICATIONS are sent out.

I subscribe to most of the people here on Redsquare but if you select, For Kids, I never know when you post a video....

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2 hours ago, Pullstart said:

We were recently  always on vacation,

Good tutorial Hosen....

Next you have to explain on how to do it on this so @953 nut can do vids......

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Appreciate the effort Kevin...wasted on me...