YouTube For Dummies (eBook)

Doug Sahlin is an author, photographer, and videographerliving in Lakeland, Florida. He is also the president of SuperbImages, Inc., which is a wedding and event photography andvideography company. He has written or co-authored 20 books ongraphic, Web design, and video-editing and imageeditingapplications, including 50 Fast Digital Video Techniques andPhotoshop CS2 for Digital Photographers Only. While workingon his books, Doug has produced commercial photographs and video ofactors, authors, architecture, automobile races, fashion models,food, landscapes, and products for his clients. His work has takenhim from coast to coast and north to south, and has been seen inprint and on the Web. Chris Botello is a Photoshop artist and graphic designerliving in Los Angeles, where he works as a retoucher and finisheron movie posters and marketing campaigns for the motion-pictureindustry. Chris began his career in the graphic arts as print productionmanager for Premiere magazine. He designed movie posters forMiramax Films and was the art director for Microsoft's launchof sidewalk.com/boston. Chris is the author of a successful series of books on AdobePhotoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign for Thomson Course Technology.When not working, Chris loves to travel and gets the opportunity todo so as a guest instructor for Crystal Cruise Lines.

Introduction 1

Part I: Curtain Up on Streaming Video 7

Chapter 1: Everything You Wanted to Know about YouTube 9

Chapter 2: Registration, Please: Creating a YouTube Account 25

Chapter 3: A Guided Tour through the Tube 37

Part II: So Many Videos, So Little Time 69

Chapter 4: Searching the Tube for Your One-in-a-Million Video 71

Chapter 5: Customizing Your YouTube Experience 93

Chapter 6: Joining the YouTube Community 127

Part III: Broadcasting Your Video to the World 155

Chapter 7: From Camcorder to YouTube 157

Chapter 8: Look at Me! Tips for Getting Your Video Seen 193

Chapter 9: Getting Famous on YouTube 247

Part IV: Famous Final Scene: YouTube for Fun and Profit 275

Chapter 10: Thinking outside the YouTube Box 277

Chapter 11: Playing It Smart, Playing It Safe 305

Chapter 12: Bam!! Kicking It up a Notch 327

Part V: The Part of Tens 351

Chapter 13: Ten Tips for YouTube Videographers 353

Chapter 14: Ten Things Not to Include in Your Videos 363

Index 369