After spending countless hours filming, editing, and then editing some more, you’ve finally finished your new video. Now it’s time to share your creation with the world.
Here’s how to upload your video to one of the internet’s many video-sharing platforms and create a video link people can click on to see your work.
Whether you’ve created the director’s cut of your new film or you just like to record video clips of your cat, it’s easy to send video content to other people online. Just follow these four steps.
The internet is full of useful platforms that let you upload videos. YouTube is the most popular option, followed by social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter, and Snapchat.
Cloud services like Dropbox and Google Drive are another option if you’re looking for features like more secure file transfer and control over who sees your video.
And, of course, another way to share your work is with Descript: just click the “Publish” button in the upper right corner and choose your desired video-sharing platform.
Better yet, you can even publish to a Descript page to share with specific people. Click “Publish,” then click the “Open share page” icon to open up a page.
Here’s what your video looks like in the browser.
Most video-sharing platforms make it easy to create links for your videos. In Descript, you’ll get a link the moment your video is published. YouTube and social media sites also make creating a link pretty straightforward.
The video URL created by your hosting platform will contain a random string of characters. If you want, you can customize the link with URL shortening services like Bitly, TinyURL, or Sniply.
These services also allow tracking the link's traffic — you can see how often people click on it and where they're located. This makes it easy to track videos you produce and see whether or not they're generating interest. If they're not, it's okay. We still believe in you.
Finally, it’s time to share links far and wide. You can put your video URL in a social media post or an email newsletter as part of a call to action. If you only share the video with collaborators, copy and paste the link into a text message or email.
Creating video links for social media platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok comes in handy when distributing your content. Here’s a quick walkthrough for each platform:
Using cloud services to store and share videos is another easy way to keep your content accessible, secure, and easy to share. They provide a lot of storage and intuitive dashboards that simplify creating video links.
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Sometimes your video format is only compatible with some platforms or devices. The solution? Online video converters. Let's look at three of the best options to try.
Freemake is a free software that lets you convert video and audio files into various formats. It also lets you convert videos from online platforms. You can also go beyond its free online tool and download software without registration, limitations, or hidden costs.
Freemake also offers basic video editing features and supports a wide range of input and output file types. If you need to quickly change the format of your video, Freemake is a great option.
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Movavi has a few web-based tools, but if you want the bells and whistles, you’ll need to download the free video converter. Movavi’s video editor is also available for download on Windows desktops. It also has an iPhone app you can download if you’re on iOS.
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MediaCoder is a veteran in the online video converter market. Since 2005, it has offered free software that converts video and audio files across various formats. MediaCoder supports many formats, including MP4, AMR, and WAV. You can use a wizard to create the files, or adjust manually with a drag and drop function.
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If your video will be living on the internet, it is crucial that you compress it down to a manageable file size before uploading it and sharing the link. There are three reasons for this.
The art of video creation and editing has come a long way—largely thanks to tools like Descript, which is changing how creators approach video content. From easy text-based editing and screen recording to publishing your finished masterpiece, Descript makes creating and sharing videos easy.
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Creating a URL link, also known as a hyperlink, involves using a specific web address or URL that directs users to a particular website, video, or online content. To create one, identify the content or webpage you'd like to link to and copy its URL from the browser's address bar. You now have a link you can paste and share.
Turning a video into a link means generating a shareable URL (link) that directs users to view your video.
A URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is a web address that specifies a particular resource's location on the internet. It often begins with 'http://' or 'https://', followed by a domain name and possibly additional paths or parameters.
To convert a URL to an MP4, you'd typically be extracting or downloading video content from a given URL into an MP4 format on your device.
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