YouTube Channel
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YouTube can be a practical tool to publish instruction videos or webinars.
You could create a personal account, or an organisational account (preferred).
Techniques
[edit]- You can upload any video format; it is automatically converted to MP4 (SD/HD).
- Wikimedia Commons only allows for Creative Commons licenses
- You can create playlists, possibly including other videos, and add keywords (tags)
- You might upload subtitles
- Once uploaded, the description can still be updated afterwards
Tips
[edit]- You can preset some preferences (default license, default visibility, default categories)
Licenses
[edit]YouTube only foresees a standard YouTube license, or a CC BY license.
You might include more specific license requirements.
Example: CC BY-SA https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Geertivp/Credit
Known Problems
[edit]- To upload a video of more than 15 minutes you need first to verify your account