TTU K-12 Video Help

There are many ways for you to produce videos depending on what resources you have available. Some students utilize mobile devices to produce the video file and some students use a digital camera/camcorder to record a video and use desktop software to import, compress, and export the video file. The choice is yours to make. Regardless of which software you use, you must save the video file to your computer or removable media (such as a USB drive), and then upload the file into your online assignment.

There are many ways to produce videos depending on what resources you have available.

Equipment: You can use anything from your smartphone, a small tripod or kickstand, and a clip microphone with jack, to a dedicated vlogging camera with omnidirectional mike and lighting kit. Start with what you have available before you spend a lot of money!

Software: You may use any software that you already have or download free software. The video file must be:

• .mp4/.mpeg4/.wmv format (Windows) or .mov/.3gp (Mac)
• 20 MB or less in file size (unless otherwise stated in the assignment)

The following recording/formatting software is available in various platforms:

 WINDOWS, LINUX, and MAC

• Windows Video Editor (included with Windows 10; see instructions)
• Clipchamp (included with Windows 11; see instructions)
• Windows Live Movie Maker (included with older PCs, discontinued in 2017; see instructions)
• Lightworks Free
• DaVinci Resolve
• OpenShot
• Shotcut

 APPLE iOS ONLY

• iMovie (included with all Macs starting in October 2010; see instructions)
  (For more information about iMovie versions, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMovie.)

 ONLINE

• YouTube Studio
• Vimeo
• Wondershare Filmora
• WeVideo

Importing/Editing

Instructions for Windows Video Editor, Clipchamp, Windows Live Movie Maker, and Apple iMovie are linked above. For other software, please refer to the help section of the program you are using or search the Internet (example: "Windows Video Editor Import").

Exporting/Compressing

Using a Video Editing Program

Depending on the size requirements of your course assignment, you may need to compress your raw video file. This process is done by “sharing” or “exporting” your video using one of the programs mentioned above. The program has presets that you can use. Generally, using the small size preset such as “Save/Compress movie for email” will export and compress the video sufficiently. If not, you will need to create a custom preset and lower the quality settings.

Using YouTube Studio

1. Login to YouTube Studio (you may need to create a YouTube account).
2. On the Channel Dashboard, you will see the option to upload videos.
3. Once the video has been uploaded and processed, it will be live on YouTube. Access to the video depends on the privacy settings you chose when uploading.
4. In your Channel Content list, mouse over the video you wish to edit. Several buttons will appear; you may click the "Details" button to edit the video or "Options" to get a shareable link, download it, or delete it. There are many video tutorials (on YouTube, of course!) to help familiarize you with YouTube Studio, or you can start with Google Support.
5. After editing your video, download it to your computer. Depending on your settings, "Download" may automatically drop the file in your Downloads folder.
6. Your video will then be ready for uploading into Blackboard.