Creating a YouTube Video

Happy Saturday!

I hope you’re having a wonderful weekend! We’re having a family time.

We’re barbecuing ribs and having Derek’s family over today, while tomorrow, we’ll see Grandma.

We also have the new Batman Monopoly, which I’m excited to play with everyone. I’ll have to let you know how it goes!

This week’s post is short and sweet.

It covers something that was a mystery to me. It took me a long time to figure it out.

In fact, sometimes I just happened upon what worked by mistake and didn’t know what I had done that finally worked. Have you ever been in that situation? So frustrating!

So, I wrote down exactly how I transferred a video from my phone to my computer, from CapCut to YouTube.

There are a number of ways to go about making a YouTube video. The situation varies a bit on what type of phone you have.

I hope detailing the process I use can point you in the right direction.

Film video using the phone.

It would be easiest to simply film video using my computer, but it does not have a very good camera, so I use my phone.

It’s important to mount the phone so it doesn’t move about too much.

I use this mount, this ring light to improve the lighting for filming, and this microphone.

Actually, I’ve forgotten to use the microphone so far, and it turns out maybe I don’t need it. The sound is all right without it.

I use a teleprompter app, but I wouldn’t buy the subscription again. I’ve since found out there are ways to use a teleprompter for free.

Move Video From Phone to Computer

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If you have an iPhone, log into iCloud by going to icloud.com. Sign in using your Apple ID.

Click on the video within your gallery. Then click on the download cloud in the upper right corner to download it to your computer.

If you have an Android phone, you can use the app Phone Link.

Use CapCut for Editing

I loaded the CapCut app onto my computer from the Microsoft store.

I prefer CapCut on my computer rather than my phone because it’s a larger screen, but you could use your phone or a tablet.

Click on add a new project to upload your video. Load the video into CapCut via your computer.

I used this video to learn how to edit out mistakes, add words to the video, etc.

When completed, there’s one last step.

Upload to YouTube

From your YouTube channel, click on manage videos, then create in the upper right corner.

Next, upload the video, select the file, and find it on your computer to download.

Thumbnail

I take my photo with my phone camera, and upload it from the Cloud to Canva to make a thumbnail.

Then save the thumbnail to your computer and upload it to YouTube.

Conclusion

In the end, there are so many steps to making a YouTube video.

If you need to know how to set up your channel, check out part one.

And, of course, there are a number of ways to go about it.

Do you have a way you prefer?

If you’ve ventured into the world of YouTube, please share your process in the comments below!

Ciao for now! Have a great weekend!