If your video is on a DVD, you must first convert it to digital format on your hard drive. We'll address that in a separate "how to" article.

Once your video is on Vimeo, it can be placed (embedded) in your organization's website.  You can find the instructions for this in "How to Embed Your YouTube Video Into Your Website" coming soon!

Vimeo has made uploading easy for you.
Here is their video, which walks you through the whole process.

If your video is larger than 50MB, we recommend you follow these Side Step instructions, below, to make your video smaller before uploading to Vimeo.

Side Step: My video is too large to upload! How do I make it smaller?

One of the easiest. most accessible ways to render your video to a smaller size while maintaining quality is through iTunes. Follow these easy steps:
1. Open iTunes and import your video into it by selecting the file, importing it, then finding your video on your hard drive and selecting "ok"

2. In the "Movies" section of the "Library," click on the video file you wish to render.

3. In the "Advanced" menu along the top select the "Convert Selection for iPod" option. The iPod version is a clear, crisp rendering which will still be small in data size.

4. iTunes will go through the process of converting your video. When it is complete, it will ding.

5. You will then see a new video appear directly below the original in the listing on the page, named the same as your original. Drag this new file to your desktop and go back and resume the Upload to Vimeo steps above.

You are now done with your "Upload!"

Your video will be on hosted on Vimeo ready for use.

You can now:

- Email your video - Send to donors, volunteers, members, participants, etc. Use your video as a virtual site visit for your organization. Show them exactly what you have to offer.

- Embed your video on your website - Show off your video while controlling all the content that appears around it. To do this, look for our article "How to Embed Your Vimeo Video Into Your Website" coming soon.