"You've made an animation--now you want to share it with the world......" [Yes, I'm aware how salesmen-like that sounds.] Whatever.
So, there are two major websites that I would recommend uploading your new stuff to: YouTube and Vimeo.
Let's get to work. I personally recommend Youtube because of the easy-to-use system [also, if you make entertaining content, you can easily make money from it!!] For those of you who've used YouTube before, you may want to have a look at Vimeo to try somethin' new. Many people already have a YT channel, but have never done anything with it other than making music playlists, and thus they will never accomplish anything with it. I strongly encourage you to always try to make the most out of a platform or server--it's worth it. People have a nice way of bringing all the best stuff up to the top, so don't be afraid to put a little more effort into your work.
So, for the people who don't have a YT channel or Vimeo page, here's how to get one. It's an extremely intense and complicated process.
YOUTUBE--------go to the YT mainpage and click 'Create Account'. Follow the online steps to begin.
VIMEO------------go to the Vimeo mainpage and click 'Join Vimeo'. Follow the online steps to begin.
Gosh, aren't those darn signup steps terrifyingly tricky?? :D
Anyway, once you've got an account, you can customize your 'channel' page with colors, images, etc. Oh, yeah, you could probably upload that animation you made up here too! Upload a video to a video-sharing website? What a fantastic idea!
On YouTube, just click the 'Upload' button, and select your animation file from the computer. You can edit the details, description, tag, and category on the upload page.
On Vimeo, click the 'Add Video' button, and follow the online steps to upload a video as well. Good luck! Then people can actually view your animation. Also, if you want to show me an animation you made, you can send me a link from the 'Contact Me' section on my website! Here's the link.
http://www.wix.com/thecluegeek/thecluegeekwebsiteofficial
In the next post, I'll go over how to make a more polished animation--one that can have special effects added!
----Noah Master, 2012. [sorry, just laughing at people who thought the world was going to end on the 23rd.]
Gosh, aren't those darn signup steps terrifyingly tricky?? :D
Anyway, once you've got an account, you can customize your 'channel' page with colors, images, etc. Oh, yeah, you could probably upload that animation you made up here too! Upload a video to a video-sharing website? What a fantastic idea!
On YouTube, just click the 'Upload' button, and select your animation file from the computer. You can edit the details, description, tag, and category on the upload page.
On Vimeo, click the 'Add Video' button, and follow the online steps to upload a video as well. Good luck! Then people can actually view your animation. Also, if you want to show me an animation you made, you can send me a link from the 'Contact Me' section on my website! Here's the link.
http://www.wix.com/thecluegeek/thecluegeekwebsiteofficial
In the next post, I'll go over how to make a more polished animation--one that can have special effects added!
----Noah Master, 2012. [sorry, just laughing at people who thought the world was going to end on the 23rd.]
