An Easy Way to Add Video

Video can make a Web site. It takes it to the next level. Here is an easy way to add video to your site. This Web trick side-steps myriad technical difficulties. Here are the steps to deploying video on your site:

1. Go to youtube.com and sign up for a free account.
2. Upload your video. They claim they accept any video format.
3. Copy the video's You Tube Embed code.
4. Paste the code into a table on your web site.

That's it. Although the video is (technically) being served from You Tube's computers, it is played on your main page. Furthermore you can integrate the video into your page design.

Letting You Tube prepare and host your video is a better way to go. Here's why:

1. You Tube video plays from your site. The public won't even know. You Tube is OK with this. They have provisions that allow you to put their video on your page.

2. You Tube handles the encoding for you. Normally you need software and experience to encode video. You Tube handles it for you. All settings are correct. You don't even have to think about it.

3. You Tube videos are an industry-standard. All browsers support it. The controls (play, stop, volume, full screen, etc.) are built in. You don't need to worry about it. Compatibility problems are eliminated. Everyone can play You Tube video.

4. There are no fees. It's free.

5. Google owns You Tube. Google has the deepest pockets on the Internet. They have the best servers, video software, and infrastructure money can buy. They are state of the art. They're letting you use their stuff for free. It's an all-around good deal.

If you want video on your site, sign up at You Tube. Upload your video and play it there. If you like what you see, paste the video's Embed code onto your site. Play the video directly on your main page.

Problem solved -

Internet Man