Creating a movie to upload

I used Microsoft's Movie Maker 2 to create a file small enough not to take ages to upload or buffer for others to watch.

Here's how:

1. Import your files or open a previously made video file. If you need to, add the imported files into the timeline and edit your movie together.
2. Go to Finish Movie and Save to My Computer
3. Give your masterpiece a name
4. When prompted, choose Other Settings to set the file size - I choose Video for ISDN 48kbps to make it compact and bijou

The small size makes it easy for others to view the video via your site, it does however lose quality so it's up to you whether to choose a slightly greater size to improve the image and sound but wait a while to upload or buffer.

Be aware that most people won't wait for ever for a video to buffer across!