Publish to video-sharing websites

You can share your Motion project by publishing it to popular movie-sharing websites including YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, and CNN iReport. Before using the Share command, set up an account with any of these services you plan on using. Keep your account information handy, because you’ll need it to follow the procedures in this section.

Publish your project to YouTube

  1. Choose Share > YouTube.

  2. Do one of the following:

    • If you see your account name in the Account area, go to step 3 below.

    • If you don’t see your account name in the Account area, do one of the following:

      • If this is your first time publishing to YouTube via Motion: Click the Sign In button, and in the window that appears, enter your YouTube account email and password, click Sign In, then click Accept.

        (If you don’t have a YouTube account, go to https://accounts.google.com/ to create one.)

      • If you have more than one YouTube account: Enter the YouTube email and password for your account, click Sign In, then click Accept.

      • If you want to add another YouTube account: Enter your YouTube account email and password, then click Sign In. In the upper-right corner of the “Motion would like to” window, click the current account, then click “Add account.” Next, enter the YouTube account email and password for the additional account, then click Accept.

  3. Enter the requested information:

    • Category: Choose a YouTube content category.

    • Make this movie private: Select this checkbox if you want to limit who can see your movie (only the contacts you specify on your online YouTube account page).

    • Title: Enter the movie name you want viewers to see.

    • Description: Enter information about your movie for viewers to read.

    • Tags: Enter keywords that viewers can use to find your movie.

    Note: All the above items are required.

  4. Choose a movie size from the Size pop-up menu or, to have Motion choose the size based on your project’s media, select the “Set size automatically” checkbox.

  5. Choose a rendering quality from the Compression pop-up menu—“Faster encode (single pass)” when you’re willing to sacrifice quality for faster processing, or “Better quality (multi-pass).”

  6. If you’ve set In and Out points in the Timeline, use the Duration pop-up menu to choose whether to export the sequence or the portion between the In and Out points.

  7. To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.

    For more information, see Render settings.

  8. To see details about files to be output, click Summary.

  9. Click Next, read the terms of service, then click Publish.

    Your project is rendered and uploaded to YouTube. The time it takes depends on how long your project takes to render, and on website traffic.

Publish your project to Facebook

  1. Choose Share > Facebook.

  2. If your account isn’t showing in the Account pop-up menu, do one of the following:

    • If this is your first time publishing to Facebook via Motion, click Add, then enter your account name. (If you don’t have a Facebook account, go to http://www.facebook.com to create one.)

    • If you have more than one Facebook account, choose one from the Account pop-up menu.

  3. Enter the requested information:

    • Password: Enter your Facebook account password.

    • Viewable by: To determine the subset of people who can view your video, choose an item from this pop-up menu.

    • Title: Enter the movie name you want viewers to see.

    • Description: Enter information about your movie for viewers to read.

  4. Choose a movie size from the Size pop-up menu or, to have Motion choose the size based on your project’s media, select “Set size automatically.”

  5. Choose a rendering quality from the Compression pop-up menu—“Faster encode (single-pass)” when you’re willing to sacrifice quality for faster processing, or “Better quality (multi-pass).”

  6. If you’ve set In and Out points in the Timeline, use the Duration pop-up menu to choose whether to export the sequence or the portion between the In and Out points.

  7. To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.

    For more information, see Render settings.

  8. To see details about files to be output, click Summary.

  9. Click Next, read the terms of service, then click Publish.

    Your project is rendered and uploaded to Facebook. The time it takes depends on how long your project takes to render and on website traffic.

Publish your project to Vimeo

  1. Choose Share > Vimeo.

  2. If your account isn’t showing in the Account pop-up menu, do one of the following:

    • If this is your first time publishing to Vimeo via Motion, click Add, then enter your account name. (If you don’t have a Vimeo account, go to http://www.vimeo.com to create one.)

    • If you have more than one Vimeo account, choose one from the Account pop-up menu.

  3. Enter the requested information:

    • Password: Enter your Vimeo account password.

    • Viewable by: To determine the subset of people who can view your video, choose an item from this pop-up menu.

    • Title: Enter the movie name you want viewers to see.

    • Description: Enter information about your movie for viewers to read.

    • Tags: Enter keywords that viewers can use to search for and find your movie.

  4. Choose a movie size from the Size pop-up menu or, to have Motion choose the size based on your project’s media, select “Set size automatically.”

  5. Choose a rendering quality from the Compression pop-up menu—“Faster encode (single-pass)” when you’re willing to sacrifice quality for faster processing, or “Better quality (multi-pass).”

  6. If you’ve set In and Out points in the Timeline, use the Duration pop-up menu to choose whether to export the sequence or the portion between the In and Out points.

  7. To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.

    For more information, see Render settings.

  8. To see details about files to be output, click Summary.

  9. Click Next, read the terms of service, then click Publish.

    Your project is rendered and uploaded to Vimeo. The time it takes depends on how long your project takes to render and on website traffic.

Publish your project to CNN iReport

  1. Choose Share > CNN iReport.

  2. Choose your account from the Account pop-up menu, or click Add to add an account.

    If you don’t have an account, go to the CNN iReport website (http://www.ireport.com) and create one.

  3. Enter the requested information:

    • Password: Enter your CNN iReport account password.

    • Subject: Enter the movie name you want viewers to see.

    • Body: Enter information about your movie for viewers to read.

    • Tags: Enter keywords that viewers can use to search for and find your movie.

  4. Choose a movie size from the Size pop-up menu, or to have Motion choose the size based on your project’s media, select “Set size automatically.”

  5. Choose a rendering quality from the Compression pop-up menu—“Faster encode (single-pass)” when you’re willing to sacrifice quality for faster processing, or “Better quality (multi-pass).”

  6. If you’ve set In and Out points in the Timeline, use the Duration pop-up menu to choose whether to export the sequence or the portion between the In and Out points.

  7. To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.

    For more information, see Render settings.

  8. To see details about files to be output, click Summary.

  9. Click Next, read the terms of service, then click Publish.

    Your project is rendered and uploaded to CNN iReport. The time it takes depends on how long your project takes to render and on website traffic.