Sharing to Video Sharing Sites

You can share your Motion project by publishing it to popular movie-sharing web sites including YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, and CNN iReport. This section shows you how to share to these sites.

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.

To publish your project to YouTube

Choose Share > YouTube.
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 YouTube via Motion, click Add, then enter your account name. (If you don’t have a YouTube account, go to http://www.youtube.com to create one.)
- If you have more than one YouTube account, choose the one to publish to from the Account pop-up menu.
Enter the requested information:
- Password: Enter your YouTube account password.
- Category: Choose a YouTube content category from this pop-up menu.
- Make this movie private: Select whether to make the movie private.
  If you select this checkbox, only the contacts you specify in your YouTube account settings (via your online YouTube account page) can see the movie.
- 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.
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.
Choose a rendering quality from the Compression pop-up menu: “Faster encode (single pass)” when you are willing to sacrifice quality for faster processing, or “Better quality (multi-pass).”
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.
To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.
For more information about options available in the Render pane, see Render Options for Sharing.
To use background rendering, click Advanced.
For more information about background rendering, see Background Rendering.
To see details about files to be output, click Summary.
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. To monitor the render progress, use Share Monitor. For more information, see About Share Monitor.

To publish your project to Facebook

Choose Share > Facebook.
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 the one from the Account pop-up menu.
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 pop-up menu.
- Title: Enter the movie name you want viewers to see.
- Description: Enter information about your movie for viewers to read.
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.”
Choose a rendering quality from the Compression pop-up menu: “Faster encode (single pass)” when you are willing to sacrifice quality for faster processing, or “Better quality (multi-pass).”
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.
To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.
For more information about the options available in the Render pane, see Render Options for Sharing.
To use background rendering, click Advanced.
For more information about background rendering, see Background Rendering.
To see details about files to be output, click Summary.
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. To monitor the render progress, use Share Monitor. For more information, see About Share Monitor.

To publish your project to Vimeo

Choose Share > Vimeo.
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.
Enter the requested information:
- Password: Enter your Vimeo account password.
- Viewable by: Choose the subset of people who can view your video 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.
Choose a movie sie from the Size pop-up menu or, to have Motion choose the size based on your project’s media, select “Set size automatically.”
Choose a rendering quality from the Compression pop-up menu: “Faster encode (single pass)” when you are willing to sacrifice quality for faster processing, or “Better quality (multi-pass).”
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.
To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.
For more information about the options available in the Render pane, see Render Options for Sharing.
To use background rendering, click Advanced.
For more information about background rendering, see Background Rendering.
To see details about files to be output, click Summary.
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. To monitor the render progress, use Share Monitor. For more information, see About Share Monitor.

To publish your project to CNN iReport

Choose Share > CNN iReport.
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.
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.
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.”
Choose a rendering quality from the Compression pop-up menu: “Faster encode (single pass)” when you are willing to sacrifice quality for faster processing, or “Better quality (multi-pass).”
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.
To specify additional Motion-specific options, click Render.
For more information about options available in the Render pane, see Render Options for Sharing.
To use background rendering, click Advanced.
For more information about background rendering, see Background Rendering.
To see details about files to be output, click Summary.
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. To monitor the render progress, use Share Monitor. For more information, see About Share Monitor.