Online video hosting websites like Youtube.com and Metacafe.com are invaluable resources of videos on a wide range of topics. Many clips of hard to find but very important incidents, news reports or even rare interviews can be found online. It is hence, extremely understandable if you wish to download and use these videos in class. There might be instances when you want to gather several clips together and create an extended video that includes several different clips from several different sources. You might even want to record your own voiceover or commentary on the clip. This is when keepvid.com comes in very handy.

The website essentially helps you download any video from Youtube or Metacafe or a variety of other video hosting websites. Keepvid does this by locating sites from where the video is being hosted. Then, it just becomes a simple matter of downloading the video from the site/mirror location.

• Open the video you wish to download in a separate window.
• Now click and drag over the URL in the address bar, then right click, and select copy. The URL address bar is located at the top of the window. Make sure to select the entire URL address including http://

• Open a new window (or tab) and then type in www.keepvid.com.
• Right click in the blue URL box and paste the address for the Youtube video you copied. Then click download. 

• You will now be presented with a list of download links. These links differ in terms of the quality of the video as well as the video format as well. It is suggested that you use .mp4 video format due to its greater versatility and compatibility.

• Now simply left click on the link you wish to download and then hit save. Make sure to download the video to an easy to locate site, like the desktop.

Now if you have downloaded a number of different videos, you might want to create a video that contains clips from all these videos. You might want to take a look at our blogs in the video section for Comprehensive Guides on Video Editing.

Embedding a YouTube video in your PowerPoint presentation will save you the hassle of interrupting your slideshow to go and play a video on YouTube.com. By having the video embedded on a slide of your choice, you can simply click the "PLAY" button on the video and it will start streaming from YouTube.com. Embedding a video is an excellent idea, because not only does it make your presentation look more organized, but it saves you time and keeps the viewer focused on the material.

How to embed a YouTube video in PowerPoint?

Step 1) You need to add the Developer tab to the Ribbon. To do that, go to the main MS Office button, located in the upper left corner (arrow 1). From the menu, select PowerPoint Options (arrow 2).

Step 2) From the Options screen that pops-up, select the "Show Developer tab in the Ribbon" . Then, press "OK".

The Developer tab is now included in the Ribbon. The button will be helpful for embedding a YouTube video in the slideshow.

Step 3) Go to the slide in which you want to embed the video. Then, go to the Developer tab and click on the "More Controls" tab (the icon represents two crossed instruments).

From the prompted menu, select a "Shockwave Flash Object", and then click "OK".

Step 4) Your mouse pointer is now a drawing tool. Draw a rectangular shape on the slide. It does not matter how big the rectangle would be, because you can further adjust it later.

Step 5) With the mouse, go over the rectangle and click the right button. From the menu, select "Properties" and leave the Properties screen open.

Step 6) Now, go to YouTube and find the video that you want to embed. Copy the URL address for the video.

Step 7) Go back to PowerPoint and the Properties screen. At the Properties screen, you will see many different fields. We need to look at three of them only.

*A) The "Movie" field. In the blank field next to "Movie", paste the copied URL address of the YouTube video. The pasted URL address should look something like this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyvw6G9Max0

Now, you need to make two adjustments to the pasted URL address.
-delete "watch?"
-change "=" to "/"
So, the changed URL address should look like: http://www.youtube.com/v/kyvw6G9Max0

*B) The "Loop" field. By default, the field is set to "True". When it shows "True", it means that the video is set on auto repeat and it will play over and over again. To disable that, click on "True" and then you will be able to choose "False".

*C) The "Playing" field. By default, the field is set to "True". When it shows "True", it means that the video is set to start automatically. To cancel that, click on "True" and then you will be able to choose "False".

The YouTube video is now embedded on the slide. You can proceed with adding more information to your slideshow, finalize it and save it. PLEASE REMEMBER that the content of the YouTube video is not downloaded and stored with the presentation. You MUST HAVE an internet connection during your presentation in order to stream the video.

Youtube is a video sharing website that streams content from around the world. Users can upload videos and view others' with a click of a mouse. However, uploading to youtube sometimes takes a very long time. If you just want to finish the project and upload it to youtube, then imovie has a function which uploads the video straight to youtube.

1.Open imovie, then your project.

2. Go to share-->youtube.

3. After clicking on youtube, you will  see a window pop up. If this is your first time, you have to add your account to the computer so it will be saved for future use. Simply click add, then put in your account name.

4. Put in all necessary information in the window.

5. Press publish.

6. Read the terms and conditions, and then press accept.

7. Wait for your video to load.

8. Go to your youtube account after a few hours, and your video should be uploaded!

Recently, Youtube has an application on its site called AudioSwap. It first appeared in the experimental section of the site called Testtube. Since then, it has gathered the permissions of dozens of artists, and hundreds of songs to avoid copyright infringement. Users can use AudioSwap to swap the audio of their video with the music they choose, and not worry about having their videos deleted or their audio muted. Please be aware that once the audio is swapped, the original audio is lost.

1. Log onto your account.

2. Go your my videos.

3. Choose your video.

4. Click on AudioSwap.

5. On the new page, there are 3 columns titled Genre, Artist, Track. First Click the Genre you like, the artist that is in that genre, then a track that the artist has created. Everything is in alphabetical order.

6. Press preview to see how the movie fits with your video*.

7. Once satisfied, click Publish in order to upload the video with your new audio. The old audio, including dialogue, sound effects, etc, are deleted. 

We all have times when we'd rather read what the video is saying, than listening to what it is saying. We can accomplish this by adding captions to the video. You could do this through a video editing program like imovie or windows media player. Likewise, you could add subtitles, which are captions in a foreign language than what is being spoken in the video. Simply go to youtube, log in to your account, and upload a video. We will assume you already know how to do this.

1. Go to your account-->my videos. You should see a list of your uploaded videos.

2. Click on Annotations under the video you wish to use. On the next page, click on Captions and Subtitles.

3. Upload your captions.*

4. Your video should now have captions!

3a. In order to have captions, you have to prewrite them, and write in the exact time you want them to appear and disappear. Normally, you can use a text editor, but it is suggested to use Subtitle Workshop, which you can download at www.urusoft.com. It's really easy to use, and gives you step by step instructions. 

3b. This was thanks to rewboss, who can be found at this link. Here's the video he created that simplifies the process and breaks it down for everyone to understand.

• Log onto your own Blackboard account.
• Select the course for which you wish to add the video files/Youtube links
• Go to the control panel.
• Then select course documents