Create & Edit a Basic Instructional Video & Upload it to YouTube

This set of instructions is intended to explain how to create an instructional video that demonstrates a
process on the computer using the Microsoft Expression Encoder Suite software. Once the video is
created, these steps will guide you through the editing process, as well as the procedure of uploading
the video to YouTube. After the video is edited, you also have the option to send the video as an
email attachment or share it on other websites.

1. Open the program Microsoft Expression Encoder 3 Screen Capture, which can be found under
the Start Menu > Programs > Microsoft Expression on NDSU computers.

2. Click on the “Edit Options” button, which looks like a gear, and change the frame rate to 30,
the bit rate to 50,000, and the quality to 100. Select “Ok”.

3. Have the program open that you would like to record, and click on the “Record” button. Red
cross-hairs will appear on the screen.

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4. Using the red cross-hairs, select the part of the screen that you would like show in your video.
Once you select a portion of the screen, a box will appear where you can choose the full screen
option or leave the screen selection at custom.

5. Once you have verified the selected portion of the screen is correct, click the “Record” button.
An informational box will appear; click “Ok”. A countdown will then start and the recording
will begin. Any audio that is playing on the computer will be recorded, along with any mouse
movements or typing. What you see on your screen within the selected box is exactly what will
be recorded.

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6. When you are done recording, use “Ctrl+Shift+F12” to stop the recording. To pause the
recording at any time, use “Ctrl+Shift+F11”.

7. When you stop the video, a preview will load. This is where you can replay/delete your video.
Once the video is satisfactory, select the purple button in the bottom right corner of the preview
screen to launch Microsoft Expression Encoder 3. It will prompt you to save the video first,
and then Microsoft Expression Encoder 3 will open.

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8. To remove a clip from the video, move the orange play-head to the beginning of the section
you’d like to remove and then click the “Add an Edit” button. Then, move the orange play-
head to the end of the section you’d like to remove, and click the “Add an Edit” button again.
Light blue brackets should appear around the section that you are removing when you place
your mouse over it.

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9. Right click on the section surrounded with brackets, and select “Remove Clip”. The selected
clip should be removed. If you’d like to undo removing a clip, “Ctrl+Z” can be used.

10. Once all the unwanted clips are removed, look under the “Presets” tab on the right side of the
screen and choose “Encoding Quality” and then “Best Quality” and click “Apply”.

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11. Under the “Encode ” tab on the right side of the screen, click on the “Video” menu to open it
and change the “Mode” to “VBR Quality” and the “Size Mode” to “Source”. This sets the
quality of the video and the size of the viewing window for the final video.

12. Click “Encode” on the bottom left side of the screen. The status bar will show how much of the
video has been encoded and how much remains.

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13. Once the video is done encoding, open the computer’s “My Documents” folder, “Expression”
folder, “Expression Encoder” folder, “Output” folder, and then the folder that is titled with the
computer name and date of encoding. You can then open the video to preview it, or send it via
email as an attachment.

14. To upload the video to YouTube, create a YouTube account or login to your existing account.
Select “Upload” on the top of the screen, and then select “Upload Video”.

15. Follow the path from Step 13 to find and select the video. Fill in the title, description, and tags
that you’d like, along with the category and privacy setting. Select “Save Changes”. Once
YouTube processes the video, it will be available for viewing. You can also use these steps to
upload the video to other websites, such as Facebook.