ePortfolio How-To:
Publishing iMovies Online

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The following instructions are for COE students participating in our Spring 2004 iMovie pilot project.
Last updated Tuesday, March 23, 2004 5:35 PM

Export your finished iMovie for web streaming.

1. In iMovie 3, from the FILE menu choose EXPORT.
2. Select TO QUICKTIME.
3. As a FORMAT select WEB STREAMING.
4. Choose as your file saving location the same folder where you saved your original iMovie Project.
5. Name your file with the following conventions:
   1. All lowercase letters and numbers, without spaces or special characters.
   2. Your last name, followed by an underscore, the number of this iMovie, followed by an underscore, and the date. End the file name with the extension ".mov".
   3. Example: smith_1_23may04.mov

Mount the streaming server shared folder

1. Hide or quit all open programs (iMovie, Internet Explorer, etc.)
2. From the GO menu (in the Finder) choose CONNECT TO SERVER.
3. Enter the following and then click connect: 129.118.141.10/capstone04s
4. Enter the userid and password (Ask the project student assistant for these credentials if you do not have them.)
5. You will be prompted with the message, The folder "capstone04s" could not be opened because you do not have sufficient access priveleges. This is normal! Click OK to clear the message. (The reason is that as a student, you have rights to add new iMovie files into this server folder, but not view or delete files already copied into it.)

Copy your exported iMovie to the server

1. Open the local computer hard drive and navigate to the folder containing your exported iMovie.
2. Move the open window so you can still see the "drop-box" icon on the desktop titled "capstone04s".
3. Drag your exported iMovie file and drop it on the "capstone04s" desktop icon.
4. Wait for your file to copy to the server. (This should take less than 30 seconds)
5. After the file transfer dialog window closes, unmount the server folder by either dragging it to the trashcan (right side of the dock at the bottom of the screen) or control-clicking it and choosing DISCONNECT.

Configure and save a QuickTime streaming media pointer file

1. Save the following file to your local computer hard drive: sample_movie.mov (Right click or control-click and choose SAVE FILE AS / SAVE TARGET AS)
2. Open this file on a Macintosh or Windows computer with a text editor. (Mac: look in Applications - Text Edit, Windows: look in Programs - Accessories - Notepad) You may have to select "Show files of type: ALL FILES".
3. This file is actually a text file (although it has the extension .mov) with the following line of text: rtsptext rtsp://129.118.141.10/capstone04s/schoolilove_web.mov
4. Change the last file name (schoolilove_web.mov) in this line to the name of your exported iMovie.
5. Save the file.

Insert the movie "pointer file" on a webpage

1. Save the file you created in step 4 above into your ePortfolio / eRaider website.
2. Insert the movie into a webpage:
   1. FRONTPAGE 2002: Choose INSERT - WEB COMPONENT - ADVANCED CONTROLS - PLUG IN. (See this website for more help.)
   2. DREAMWEAVER MX: Choose INSERT - MEDIA - PLUGIN.
3. Select the iMovie media pointer file and configure other options, including a redirect URL (for the QuickTime download if people don't have it already installed) and the default height and width of your movie. In Frontpage these settings will look like this (with your filename instead of sample_movie.mov):
4. A sample webpage (created with Frontpage 2002) is available on http://webpages.acs.ttu.edu/wfryer/sample_movie.html.

Provide the login credentials to those you want to share the movie with

1. To protect the privacy of those videotaped in your movie, login credentials are required to view movies saved in this server folder.
2. Ask the project student assistant for these credentials (which are different from the one used in step #2 above) if you do not have them.
3. Please DO NOT post this userid/password information on your website! Email them to prospective employers or others you want to allow to view your video.

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