How to Upload Videos to Archive.Org and Make Them Available in Free, Open Formats

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Make sure you have checked the Tips section of this article

   If you already have an account, just login. ,, This won't show a progress indicator but works on all systems and doesn't depend on Flash being installed. , If the description has any special or accented characters, you must use HTML entities! For example à would be entered as &ampp;agrave You can safely click on Choose license, a new popup window will appear and when you're done you will be back at the form without losing any information.
   
   If this is the first time you ever upload a video to Archive.org, make sure the This is a test item (remove after 30 days) check box at the end of the form is checked.
   
   This is an important step to properly learn how to use Archive.org. ,, To proceed to upload your file, click on the highlighted link. , link and click on it.
   
   This will present updated upload instructions on the right part of the screen. , During such time the web browser must remain open. , In front of the file name you will see an icon indicating the file is either being uploaded (2) or its transfer has completed (3): , It is the final web address for your submission which you can later share or publish elsewhere. , In this case, Community Video would be the only choice.
   
   Click Submit movie to proceed. , In order to do this, click on Item Manager: ... then under Edit operations, click on Derive: ,, It can take a few hours until all file versions have been derived, converted or generated.
   
   During such time you will end up at the form asking for you video to be submitted to a collection again.
   
   You must wait (again, perhaps a few hours).
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   Step 2: Go to http://www.archive.org and click on "Join Us" at the top right corner.

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   Step 3: Once you have logged in

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   Step 4: click on the "Upload" button at the top right corner.

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   Step 5: Choose the non-Flash option to manage your upload.

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   Step 6: Fill all the information requested on the resulting form.

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   Step 7: When you're done completing the form

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   Step 8: click on Share my file(s)

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   Step 9: A message indicating your item is ready will appear.

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    Step 10: Locate the prefer not using Flash ?

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    Step 11: Follow the instructions: Find the Manage your Directory Tree section Click on the Tree Root folder Click on the File menu item in the bar above that Hit the Add button in the sub menu Select a file from your computer Repeat the last two steps for additional files Press the Upload button next to the Add button - This may take a long time depending on your connection speed and size of your file.

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    Step 12: You can always check the status of your upload by clicking on the File button (1) which will expose the menu where the upload status is displayed at the bottom.

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    Step 13: Once you have finished a new screen will indicate your updated entry can be seen:Bookmark this page.

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    Step 14: When clicking on your item's link for the first time you will need to indicate which collection you'd like to submit it to.

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    Step 15: Now we need to request a task to The Internet Archive so it creates other versions of the same video

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    Step 16: including thumbnails

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    Step 17: Ogg Theora

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    Step 18: re sized and smaller versions.

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    Step 19: You can now open the task and see the item history

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    Step 20: which will indicate when this task has completed.

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    Step 21: You can go back to your main item page which should be bookmarked (see above steps).

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