Before You Upload a Video to the Web

Bandwidth refers to the maximum speed at which files can be transferred from a personal computer to an internet server. Generally, if you have a high-speed internet connection, or about 700 kbps, you’ll have enough bandwidth to easily upload video to the web. With a slower internet connection you should still be able to upload video, but be prepared to be patient.

You want to save a smaller, compressed version of your video, so that it will upload more quickly and can be watched more easily. To compress your video you’ll need to choose a screen size and a .

You may have to experiment a little to find the best compression settings for your video. You want to make your video is small enough to meet the limits of video sharing web sites without sacrificing the quality of the video and audio.

Every day there are new web sites that allow you to upload videos. is the most popular, and the first place many people think to go. The visual quality of the videos on the site are not the best, so if you really care about how your video looks, you may want to check out a different .