The document provides instructions for editing videos using YouTube's video editor. It explains how to access the video editor, combine and trim clips, add transitions, music, effects, and text. Key steps include dragging clips onto the timeline, trimming clips by adjusting bars, and customizing titles. The summary also notes you can publish edited videos separately on YouTube.

1. YOUTUBE
HOW TO EDIT
Very basic tutorial made by
Tatjana Gvozdeva
for Grundtvig project “Segundas Lenguas y Nuevas Tecnologias”
(c) 2012

2. VIDEO EDITOR
free tool on YouTube
that allows you to edit your own uploaded clips
to produce a new video

3. VIDEO EDITOR
With YOTUBE
Video Editor
you can:
•Combine videosTrim
clipsRotate clipsAdd text effects
•Add music
•Insert transitions
•Stabilize clips

4. YOUTUBE
homepage
On top part of the homepage:
On the right side, there is your
account info.On the left side,
there are list of:Your activitiesWatch
laterWatch historyPlaylistsSubscriptions...
On the middle: Upload buton.
On bottom part:
Choose your LanguageChoose your content
locationChoose your safety mode

5. How to access
VIDEO EDITOR
Log in to your YouTube account.
Click on your name in the
upper right of YouTube.
In the menu that appears, click:
Video Manager
Click on a little Arrow near the
Upload button.
In the menu that appears, click:
Video Manager
address:
http://www.youtube.com/editor

6. How to access VIDEO EDITOR
Click
Video Editor
on menu,
that’s next to
Video Manager

7. VIDEO EDITOR
That’s is
Video Editor
Let look closer ...

8. VIDEO EDITOR My Videos
you can Search for
By default videos
Video Manager
open “My Videos”
screen
Video screen
Your Video
clips
Click on your video for
popup
open it on use for scale
timeline
‘video screen’ Video timeline
Drag your video on
‘Video timeline’ for
begin editing.

9. VIDEO EDITOR
Toadd the clip to
the Timeline:
Select the clip which
you’d like to edit.
Drag and drop the
clip down to the
storyboard Timeline.
You can also click the
plus icon (+) on the
upper right side of the
clip.
Your new video can be made up of various clips (up to 50)

10. VIDEO EDITOR
To remove the clip
from the Timeline:
Select the clip on
Timeline which you’d like
to remove.
click the x icon (x) on
the upper right side of
the clip.
Your new video can be made up of various clips (up to 50)

11. VIDEO EDITOR
You can also choose
clips from a selection
of pre-approved
Creative
Commons
licensed videos.
Your new video can be made up of various clips (up to 50)

12. VIDEO EDITOR
Trimming Clips
To start, click on the
name of the clip in the
Timeline.You'll see two bars
with horizontal lines on them
appear to the left and right of
each clip. These bars represent
the beginning and end of
your video.
After a clip has been
shortened, it can be
lengthened by dragging a bars with
bar to either the left or horizontal lines
right.
As you trim and extend your
clips, you'll see the duration
of each clip get longer or
duration in
shorter. seconds

13. VIDEO EDITOR
To access any of these
features:
Rotate clips;
Add effects like brightness
levels and stabilization;
Add text;
move your cursor
.. just
over the center of the clip
in the Timeline.
You'll see three buttons
appear:
•the circular arrow to Rotate;
•the magic wand to add Text
Effects; Rotate
•the lower case "a" to add
Effects
Text.

14. VIDEO EDITOR
Rotating
Click on a clip in a timeline,
select the Rotate tool,
then choose left or right.

15. VIDEO EDITOR
EffectsI'm Feeling
Lucky: automatically chooses
the ideal brightness and
contrast configuration for your
clip.
Brightness and Contrast:
Move the sliders to your
preference and see the results
in the preview above.
Black and White:
turns your clip black and white.
Stabilize Video:
automatically detects camera
shakiness and tries to remove
these from your clip to make it
look smoother.
Click checkbox ‘Preview effects
side-by-side with original video’
to see effects and original video
side-by-side

16. VIDEO EDITOR
Text
can be added as an overlay on
your video.
You can customize the size
and color of your text.

17. VIDEO EDITOR
How to add audio
Click the Audio tab:
here you will see YouTube’s
library of pre-approved songs.
You can browse the library by
genre and artist, and also by
typing a query into the
search bar.
To preview the audio-tracks,
click the 'Play' button.
To add an audio track to the
Audio section of Timeline:
click the 'plus' icon (+)
on the audio-track;
or drag and drop it.
You cannot trim or edit the audio track in Editor.
The audio will start at the beginning and stop when the video ends.

18. VIDEO EDITOR
To delete the audio track
from Timeline
click the 'X' icon in the audio
timeline.
You can also replace the audio track
by dragging another track from the
media picker down to the Timeline.
The existing track will be replaced
with the new track.

19. VIDEO EDITOR
By default the audio from an
added track
will replace your
clips’ original audio.
To choose the volume at which
an audio track will play over
the video, adjust the volume
slider to at the far right.
You can choose between:
•Only Music: Plays only the
added audio track;
•Favor Music: Plays the
swapped in track most prominently;
•Equal: Plays original and
swapped audio at equal volume;
•Favor Original Audio: Plays
the original audio from your video
most prominently.

20. VIDEO EDITOR
Click on
Transitions
button un top menu bar.
To add the Transition to the
Timeline: Select the transition which
you’d like to add. Drag and drop the
transition down to the Timeline.You
can also click the plus icon (+) on
the upper right side of the
Transition.
To remove: Select the Transition
on Timeline which you’d like to
remove. click the x icon (x) on the
upper right side of the clip.
Transition can be shortened
or lengthened by dragging a
bar to the left or right.

21. VIDEO EDITOR
To add Title text
click text button on top
menu bar.
To add the Title to the Timeline:
Select Title :
Drag and drop it down to the
Timeline.You can also click the
plus icon (+) on the upper right
side of the Tittle.

22. VIDEO EDITOR
when you will add the Title,
will open popup window
where you can write your Title
text and customize it :
chooseFont, Style,
Size, Color of text and
Color of Background …
when ready
Click ‘ save’

23. VIDEO EDITOR
Ready!
To remove Title: Select the
Title on Timeline which
you’d like to remove. click
the x icon (x) on the upper
right side of the Tittle.
http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=187594&topic=1739639&ctx=topic

24. VIDEO EDITOR
How to publish your video
ClickPublish button on
the top right corner.
Your video will then be saved and
can be shared.
Your new video will have an entirely
separate URL of its own.

25. EDITING VIDEOS
.

26. NOTE:
video EDITING settings are
accessed by clicking the
WATCH button. Click on Video
Thumbnail
On the
Video Manager
pageSelect the video which you’d
like to edit -
by clicking the video thumbnail
or Watch arrow
You’ll then be taken to the video
watch page.
Click on
Watch arrow

27. VIDEO WATCH PAGE
on video watch page:
Under the video player you’ll see
an Editing Toolbar.
Click the option on ‘Editing
Toolbar’ which corresponds to the
action you’d like to take.
Will open new window where you
can start editing. Editing Toolbar

28. or
...

29. VIDEO WATCH PAGE
How to use Video edit tools:
On Video Manager page
click thearrow next to Edit
below the video you want to edit.
Click any button you want that
appears in the drop-down
menu:
Info and settings;
Enhancements
Audio;
Annotations;
Captions;
Download MP4;
Promote.
This will take you to the editing page
you choose.
*) From ‘Download MP4‘ page
you can download your video to
your computer in MP4 format.
*) On ‘Promote’ page you can
promote your video.

30. or
...

31. Sign into YouTube and
go to the Video Manager
page
On the Video Manager page,
depend of what kind of view page
you will choose:select the video
which you’d like to edit and
click the ‘ Edit button’

32. Info and Setting
Editing Toolbar
You’ll then be taken to the video
Info and Setting page.
Go Back
Above the video player you’ll see button
an Editing Toolbar.
On the toolbar you'll see various
options:
•Infoand Settings
•Enhancements
•Audio Video Information
•Annotations
•Captions
Choose
You can use this to make edits the
video. Thumbnail
Write a Title,
description, ..

33. Enhancements
Fine tune for
One click fix for Stabilize your
lightning and
NOTE: You will not be able to save lighting and color
color
video
changes made to your video with Revert to
the Enhancements tool. Original
You must choose Save As to creating
a new video with a new video
URL that will contain the edits, but you
will not be able to save changes to
the original video.
Choose the Effect
for your video

34. Audio
On the menu on right side from your
’Featured
video you see
Tracks’ :
music here is listed by genre,
artist, and track.Select a track
and click on it twice, or drag
and drop it on Timeline under
your video.
By default the music from an added
track will replace your video
original audio.
To choose the volume at which
an audio track will play over
the video, adjust the volume
slider : Only Music,Favor Music,
Equal, Favor Original Audio.
To positioned Audio tracks
according your video - clik the
‘Position audio’ button
(see in next presentation)

35. Audio
After you click on the
‘Position audio’ button
Below the player, click on the
bar with audio track name.
You can trim and drag the bar to
customize length and position:
To trim: just click on the
beginning or end of the bar and drag
it to the left or right.
To drag: just click and drag
the bar on position you prefere.
Click Done positioning when
you're ready.
Don’t forget save your work :)

36. Annotations
Annotations
The
Editor text,
lets you layer
hotspots and links over
your video
https://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=92710
advanced
https://support.google.com/you
tube/bin/answer.py?
hl=en&answer=1092582

37. Annotations
Video player
Annotations screen
consist from 3 main parts:
Annotations timeline
here you can view and edit the
timing of your annotations
Video player
here you can see how annotations
take effect. You can also use this
display to alter the location of your
annotations on the video.
Annotations properties
panel Annotations
here you can edit your annotations: properties panel
font size, color, duration, .. also add
links to other videos, channels, and Annotations
fundraising projects.
timeline

38. Annotations
To add an annotation, click
Add annotation
will open list with annotations:
•Speech bubble
•Note
•Title
•Spotlight
•Label
•Pause

39. Annotations Annotations
properties
panel
Speech bubble: for
creating pop-up speech bubbles
with text.
Video player
The following steps will allow you to
customize the annotation:
*) On the Video player you
can customize the annotation
location: by moving your created
annotation around the video
player. You can change also its
size and dimensions. *) On
the Timeline you can control
position of Annotation Annotations
timeline
*) In the Annotations
properties panel on the
right - you can change the
properties of the text and control
duration, ...
You can also add link to the text.

40. Annotations Annotations
properties
Video player panel
Note: for creating pop-up boxes containing
text.
The following steps will allow you to
customize the annotation:
*) On the Video player you can customize
the annotation location: by moving your
created annotation around the video
player. You can change also its size and
dimensions. *) On the Timeline you can
control position of Annotation
*) In the Annotations properties panel on
the right - you can change the properties of
the text and control duration, ...
You can also add link to the text.
Annotations
timeline

41. Annotations Annotations
properties
panel
Title: for creating a text overlay to title Video player
your video.
The following steps will allow you to
customize the annotation:
*) On the Video player you can customize
the annotation location: by moving your
created annotation around the video
player. You can change also its size and
dimensions. *) On the Timeline you can
control position of Annotation
*) In the Annotations properties panel on
the right - you can change the properties of
the text and control duration, ...
You can also add link to the text.
Annotations
timeline

42. Annotations Annotations
properties
panel
Spotlight: for highlighting areas in a video Video player
- when the user moves the mouse over
these areas - the text you enter will
appear.
The following steps will allow you to
customize the annotation:
*) On the Video player you can customize
the annotation location: by moving your
created annotation around the video
player. You can change also its size and
dimensions. *) On the Timeline you can
control position of Annotation
*) In the Annotations properties panel on
the right - you can change the properties of
the text and control duration, ...
You can also add link to the text.
Annotations
timeline

43. Annotations Annotations
properties
panel
Label: for creating a label to call out and Video player
name a specific part of your video.
The following steps will allow you to
customize the annotation:
*) On the Video player you can customize
the annotation location: by moving your
created annotation around the video
player. You can change also its size and
dimensions. *) On the Timeline you can
control position of Annotation
*) In the Annotations properties panel on
the right - you can change the properties of
the text and control duration, ...
You can also add link to the text.
Annotations
timeline

44. Annotations Annotations
properties
panel
Pause: for pausing the video for a length Video player
of time which you specify.
The following steps will allow you to
customize the annotation:
*) On the Timeline you can control
position of Pause
*) In the Annotations properties panel on
the right - you can change the Pause Start
and End time.
Annotations
timeline

45. Annotations
To edit an Annotation, you can
select it
from the video player
or
from the annotation timeline,
and edit it in the panel on the right.
Or you can also
click the Edit Existing Annotation button
on the Annotation properties panel on the
right - then select the annotation from the
list.

46. Annotations
To edit an Annotation, you can
select it
from the video player
or
from the annotation timeline,
and edit it in the panel on the right.
Or you can also
click the Edit Existing Annotation button
on the Annotation properties panel on the
right - then select the annotation from the
list.

47. Annotations
The system automatically
save your work in draft mode
every 30 seconds.
To save it more often, click on the
Save button.
To allow other users to see
annotations - video must be
published. Use Publish button
to publish video with Annotations.
To delete an annotation, click
the trash can in the right hand
corner of the annotations properties
panel.
Notes
•Annotations appear on standard YouTube players and embedded players.
•Annotations do not appear on custom YouTube chromeless players.
•Annotations do not appear in video playbacks taking place on mobile, tablet and TV devices.

48. CAPTIONS
and
SUBTITLES

49. about Captions
Captions and subtitles help
people withhearing
disabilities and people
who speak other
languages to enjoy your
videos.
Captioning Guidelines:
Captions (sometimes called
“subtitles”) are the textual
representation of a video's
soundtrack. They are critical for
viewers who are deaf or hard of
hearing, and they are also a
great tool for improving the
reading and listening skills of
others.
http://www.dcmp.org/ciy/

50. How to Caption the video ...
To caption or subtitle the
video, you must obtain
special software to help
you do it.
Online Captioning Sites:
•CaptionTube
•YouTube Subtitler
•Universal Subtitles
Software:
•Subtitle Workshop
•MovCaptioner

51. How to Caption the video ...
About caption file
A transcript file must be saved as a plain text
file without any special characters !
If you are using Windows, you can use Notepad or Textpad.
If Linux, use gedit.
If Mac, use TextEdit (Format-> Make plain Text)
YOTUBE supported caption formats:
•.srt - SubRip - only the basic version is supported.
•.sbv - SubViewer
•.scc - Scenarist Closed Caption. Recommended for content that has broadcast-quality captions (movies, TV shows, etc).
•.dfxp - Distribution Format Exchange Profile.
•.smi - Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange
•.sub - MPlayer Subtitle
•.lrc - For lyrics
•.rt - RealText
•.stl - EBU-STL.
help:
http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=166810&topic=16632&ctx=topic

52. SUBTITLES
made with
CAPTIONTUBE
http://captiontube.appspot.com/

53. How to Caption the video ...
must Sign in

54. How to Caption the video ... My Videos Help
Go to ‘Preferences’ page
Preferences
My Videos

55. How to Caption the video ... My Videos
On ‘Preferences’ page
choose
what language you will use
for your Subtitles.
Then go to “ My Videos’

56. How to Caption the video ...
On ‘My Videos’ page
choose
‘Specific Video ...’ button
see Video Tutorials, if you
need
Video Tutorials

57. How to Caption the video ...
Copy-Paste your youtube
video address
click
‘Import’ button

58. How to Caption the video ...
Copy-Paste your youtube
video address
click
‘Import’ button
Where to find your video address ?
It is show on youtube video address
bar.

59. How to Caption the video ...
Return on ‘My Videos’page
click
‘Edit’ button

60. How to Caption the video ...
The video will open in
Timeline view.Press play
video.To add caption, click
‘Add Caption’ button

61. How to Caption the video ...
After you click ‘Add Caption’
button :
note, that Start Point will be
set automatically to the
current time.When the
caption end, click the Set
End Point button.Enter the
caption text and
click Save Caption
Start Point
End Point

62. How to Caption the video ...
The new caption appears in
the track area belowTo edit
a caption click it, make
adjustments and click Save
or
Continue to add new
captions ..

63. How to Caption the video ...
on Timeline:
you can zoom in or out of
the timeline and you can
scroll itYou can also work
with multiple caption tracks:
click the Plus button to add
a track
Below the track names, click
the Pencil button to edit a
trackSelect a track and click
the Minus button to delete it
+ - Pencil Zoom

64. How to Caption the video ...
If you want a quick estimate
on how fast your caption
are, click the Words per
Minute button.
It will analyze the words and
duration for each caption
and rate them
Words per Minute

65. How to Caption the video ...
Other views:List view presents the captions
sorted by start time.
Almost everything you can do in the
timeline view -
you can do also in the list view.
Just click on caption to edit!
Additional controls are above the list:
Switching between tracks,
Editing the tracks settings,
Adding or deleting tracks,
Looking at the words per minute,
Exporting

66. How to Caption the video ...
Preview mode is for
previewing the captions
before you export them.
You can also set video
aspect ratio
andyou can switch between
multiple language tracks ..
caption text
here
Aspect ratio

67. How to Caption the video ...
How to publish captions?In
List view,
Click Publish button

68. How to Caption the video ...
How to publish captions ?
Clicking Publish button
shows 3 options:
You can download the
captions,
email them to a friend (use
when you are not the video Let Download
owner, but your friend is), SubViewer format
copy-paste into another editor
(to edit in your own text editor)
Let see how to upload captions
on YOUTUBE
click Download Now button

69. How to Caption the video ...
How to publish captions ?
Clicking Publish button
shows 3 options:
You can download the
captions,
email them to a friend (use
when you are not the video Let Download
owner, but your friend is), SubViewer format
copy-paste into another editor
(to edit in your own text editor)
Let see how to upload captions
on YOUTUBE
click Download Now button

70. How to Caption the video ...
How to publish captions ?
Clicking Publish button
shows 3 options:
You can download the
captions,
email them to a friend (use
when you are not the video
owner, but your friend is),
copy-paste into another editor
(to edit in your own text editor)
Click this link to upload the captions on YouTubeNote:
this link only works if you own the video

71. How to Caption the video ...
How to publish captions ?
Click
‘Upload caption file or transcript’
button

72. How to Caption the video ...
How to publish captions ?
Choose file from your computer,
select the Language,
give a Track name (Optional),
click Upload

73. How to Caption the video ...
How to publish captions ?
Now! play video and see
your captions !
or go to YouTube watch page to see
your video with subtitles
You can add more than
one caption tracks.
Only one of them will be
active.
How to Edit, Disable and
Enable captions ?
Click on
your tracks button

74. How to Caption the video ...
From here you can Edit
or Disable your track:
To remove subtitles from
your video
click on ‘Disable’ button
than: ‘Done’
To return subtitles to video
click ‘Enable’

75. some YOUTUBE HELP about
SUBTITLES
yotu
Viewing videos with captions
http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=100078
Getting started with captions and transcripts
http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/static.py?hl=en&guide=2734661&page=guide.cs

76. Tutorial made with Youtube HELP:
https://support.google.com/youtube/?hl=en

77. THAT’S ALL :)

78. https://support.google.com/youtube/?hl=en