Using MI-tube |
* Is The MI-tube free?
* How do I upload a video?
* How many videos can I upload?
* What's the largest size video I can upload?
* What are tags and how do I add them?
* What should I put in my video description?
* Do I need software to upload videos?
* How do I change my password?
* What video formats can I upload into The MI-tube?
* How do I share my videos?
* How do I remove a video?
* How do I invite friends to The MI-tube?
* What does it means to be another user's friend?
* How do I send a private message to another user?
* How do I embed videos on my website, Friendster, Blogger, MySpace, and eBay profiles?
* What is a The MI-tube or The MI-tube Community?
* Can I still be a member even if I do not have any videos to upload? |
Miscellaneous |
* Does The MI-tube allow all videos? What is your policy on pornography and extreme violence?
* How can I improve my videos?
* What capturing software do you recommend?
* Where can I learn more about the different video formats?
* I don't like the banner ads. The site looks so much better without them. Can't you get rid of them?
* Does The MI-tube share any personal information about myself?
* Does The MI-tube obey copyright laws?
* I have a website and would like to place a The MI-tube button on it. Who do I contact?
* I have some great ideas to make the site better. Who should I send them to?
* Where do I send bugs that I may have found?
* Why is the site named The MI-tube?
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1. Using The MI-tube |
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| Q: Is The MI-tube Free? |
| A: Yes! |
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| Q: How do I upload a video? |
| A:Once you've finished editing your video, made sure it's less than 10 minutes, smaller than 100MB, and in an acceptable format, you're ready to upload it. Click "Upload" at the top of the MI-tube page. Enter as much information about your video as possible, including Title, Description, Tags, and Category. The more information you include, the easier it is for users to find your video! Determine if you want your video set to Public or Private. Click the "Continue Uploading" button. In the next window, click the "Browse" button to browse for the video file. Select the file you want to upload. Click the "Upload Video" button. |
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| Q: How many videos can I upload? |
| A: As many as you want. |
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| Q: What is the largest size video that I can upload? |
| A: 100mb file. |
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| Q: What are tags and how do I add them? |
| A: Tags are keywords that describe videos. For example, an football video might be tagged with "football," "sport," and "game." Users who enjoy watching sports videos can then search for any of those terms and that video will show up in their search results. Tags help you label videos you upload so that other people can find them more easily. Add tags to your videos by clicking the "My Videos" link and selecting "Edit Video Info." Enter as many tags as you'd like into the Tags field and click the "Update Video Info" button at the bottom of the page. |
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| Q: What should I put in my video description? |
| A: To best promote your video, you'll want its description to be both accurate and interesting. Here are a few tips to help you get started: Make your description clear and specific. Your video should stand out from the crowd. Try to determine what content it contains that will help users find it and distinguish it from other videos. Using descriptive language in complete sentences is a good idea. Give credit when appropriate. If people don't know the exact title or other keywords associated with your video, they might search the name of a participant or another website where it's featured. Be sure to include as much information as you feel comfortable, but be careful not to include anything that shouldn't be publicly displayed. Categorize correctly. The category into which you place your video is part of its description as well. People are more likely to rate your video highly and watch it more frequently if it's placed in a relevant category. |
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| Q: Do I need software to upload videos? |
| A: No. You do not need additional software downloaded on your computer to enjoy The MI-tube. We've built the tool to be user friendly in any web browser. |
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| Q: How do I change my password? |
| A: : To change your The MI-tube log in password, when you log into your account, you have this ability in the 'Edit Profile' section. Once you click on the 'Edit Profile' link, scroll to the bottom and you will see where you can assign a new password. |
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| Q: What video formats can I upload into The MI-tube? |
A: The MI-tube is able to accept the majority of video formats(3gp, mp4, mov, asf, flv, mpg, avi, mpeg, wmv, rm, dat). It really depends on the sizes of the videos that you upload. A 60 second clip is about 6 mb, but the size of video also depends on the quality - with better quality you get bigger files. Though several video file formats are supported, we recommend that you use the Quicktime Movie (.mov) or Windows Meida (.avi) to compress your videos - this is the best compromise between the size and quality of video prepared for web. |
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| Q: How do I share my videos? |
| A: Join The MI-tube by registering as member. Once you have joined use the Upload video section to browse your hard drive and upload your video. |
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| Q: How do I remove a video? |
| A: To remove one of your videos, simply go to My Videos page, Click on the 'delete' link next to the video you would like to remove. |
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| Q: How do I invite friends to The MI-tube? |
| A: In order to invite friend to join The MI-tube, please click here and you will be able to send them an invitation. |
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| Q: What does it mean to be another user's friend? |
| A: Friends, and any other lists you decide to create allow you to quickly share videos with a large group of people. Once you've added someone to your contact list, you can move them to your Friends list or any other list you've made. Then, you can easily send interesting videos to everyone on that list by clicking the "share video" link under the video player, checking the box next to the list you want to use, and clicking the "Send" button. You can also set privacy settings for your contact lists, which allows you to make videos visible only to members of that list. This makes it easy to share personal videos only with friends and other MI-tube users will not be able to see them. |
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| Q: How do I send a private message to another user? |
| A: You can use MI-tube to send private messages and comments to your friends. Start by clicking your friend's username next to one of their videos. Once you're on their Channel page, click the "Send Message" link underneath their thumbnail. You can then write a message just like an email and attach a link to any video from your favorites or uploads. When you're done, click "Send Message" and your friend will be able to view it in their MI-tube Inbox. They'll also receive an email letting them know they've got a new message to read. |
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| Q: How do I embed videos on my MySpace, Friendster, Blogger, MySpace, and eBay profiles? |
A: On each video page there are Player Tags for embedding the video into websites outside The MI-tube. All you have to do is copy the contents of the field and paste them into the HTML of your blog record or website code. Some blog services do not allow HTML tags, or allow them partially. In this case embedding a The MI-tube video can be impossible.
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| Q: What is a The MI-tube Net or The MI-tube Community? |
| A: Members invite friends and family to join their community. Those friends and family in turn invite their own friends and family. As a result, your The MI-tube net or The MI-tube Community now has 2 degrees of separation. As the process continues, your degrees of separation will grow increasing your The MI-tube net. You'll find that the Ocean is smaller than you think because you are connected to more people than you think. |
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| Q: Can I still be a member even if I do not have any videos to upload? |
| A: Absolutely! We encourage everyone who enjoys watching the video to join because it allows you to vote, comment and feel like part of the fastest growing online video sharing community! You are also able to save videos into your 'Favorites' section. |
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2. Miscellaneous |
| Q: Does The MI-tube allow all videos? What is your policy on pornography and extreme violence? |
| A: No, The MI-tube does not allow such videos. The MI-tube will never allow videos that contain nudity, profanity or extreme violence in any way. Content deemed inappropriate will be deleted and the member will be warned. Repeat violators will be removed from The MI-tube. |
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| Q: How can I improve my video? |
| A: We encourage you to edit your videos with software such as Windows MovieMaker (included with every Windows installation), or Apple iMovie. Using these programs you can easily edit your videos, add soundtracks, etc. |
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| Q: What capturing software do you recommend? |
| A: There are series of software that can be used for capturing. Some of them are supplied by video camera manufacturers. Of course, it is always better to use software made especially for your type of camera, although we recommend that the beginners use VirtualDub software if there's no capturing software supplied by manufacturer. The program is easy to download and install, and you don't need to spend much time adjusting it. |
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| Q: Where can I learn more about the different video formats? |
| A: To learn more about the different types of formats, you may consider starting at this website: http://www.mediacollege.com/video/format/ |
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| Q: I don't like the banner ads. The site looks so much better without them. Can't you get rid of them? |
| A: Advertisers help support The MI-tube being Free. Storage and bandwidth costs are high and our Advertiser support helps us offer storage Free. We take your privacy very seriously and your information is not shared with advertisers. Take a look at our Privacy Policy. |
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| Q: Does The MI-tube share personal information about myself? |
A: Absolutely not. We do not give member?s information out to anyone. Take a look at our Privacy Policy. |
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| Q: Does The MI-tube obey copyright laws? |
| A: Absolutely. The MI-tube respects the rights of copyright holders and publishers. We only accept videos from members whom hold all necessary rights to the content. The MI-tube?s policy is to take action to any notices of alleged infringement that comply with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). If we receive a notice or have reason to believe that content you submitted infringes another party's copyright, your account may be suspended until further review. Please contact us with any violation alerts. |
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| Q: I have a website and would like to place a The MI-tube button on it. Who do I contact? |
A: To become a part of the The MI-tube Affiliate Network, please contact us |
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| Q: I have some great ideas to make the site better. Who should I send them to? |
A: We love hearing from the members about new ideas. Please contact us with your ideas. |
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| Q: Where do I send bugs that I may have found? |
A: Please contact us with any bugs that you find. |
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| Q: Why is the site named MI-tube? |
| A: We named it for Michigan tube, a place where we highlight people, places, and events in Michigan. |
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