The iLife suite makes it easy to create a home movie, convert it to QuickTime, add it to a webpage using iWeb, and publish it for all to see. However, while the H.264 format used during the conversion process produces high-quality films, they can be quite large, especially compared to Flash videos.

This is a tutorial on how to add Flash videos to an iWeb page instead of bulkier QuickTime movies, using YouTube as a go-between. The video files stay on YouTube's server, not yours.

What you need:

• iMedia Converter for Mac
• YouTube account (free, www.youtube.com)
• Some videos to publish

1DVD and Videos you want to publish to iWeb

The videos which are Up to 1 GB in size and Up to 10 minutes in length can be uploaded to youtube. And the best video formats' codec are H.264, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 preferred.

If you want to upload your DVD or videos to youtube, you need to optimize your video uploads. iMedia Converter for Mac is the software which helps you to optimize your video uploads.

You can capture video clips from DVD and video by trim. Just Input certain time number in Set start time and Set end time fields manually. Or Drag the sliders in the playback progress bar to set start time and end time quickly.

iMedia Converter for Mac can also convert AVI, FLV, MKV, MP4, 3GP, MTS, M2TS, MOD, WMV, M4V etc. It can also add watermark to videos.

Choose MP4 as the output format. Then check the length of output file from the "Trimmed Length" columns (Up to 10 minutes) and check the size of the output file from "Estimated Size" columns (Up to 1GB).

Now, click "Start" to capture mp4 video clips from DVD or videos.

You can also use iMovie to edit videos as you like and share to youtube.

2Upload your videos to youtube

Click Add to the right of the Account field to type in your YouTube account. Fill in all the requested information and upload your videos.

3The Customizing Cog

Once sending your video to YouTube, this Visit link appears.

You need to find the Embed link, located to the right of the video itself. Don't copy it just yet: You have at your disposal a few options to customize the way the video will look when added to your website by clicking on the little cog wheel to the right of that Embed field.

4Modifiable Visuals

Usually, when a video finishes playing, you're greeted with a selection of other films to watch. To keep that from happening, click the Don't Include Related Videos button. You can also choose colors for the video player's timeline and its border or remove the border entirely. Select the look that best matches the page you're designing in iWeb. Once you like how the player looks, click the Embed field to select the code to its right and copy it (Command-C or Edit > Copy).

5iWeb Snippet

Select the page you're building for your video (or create one from scratch). Go to Insert > HTML Snippet. A small see-through window appears with a large text field bearing the words Paste Or Type HMTL To Embed On Your Page. Click that field, paste the code taken from the YouTube page (Command-V or Edit > Paste), and click Apply.

6Browser View

Your video stays stored on YouTube's server, but visitors can watch it right on your page. You can drag the player anywhere on your page, but that's it—you can't rotate it, change its opacity, or even add a reflection or a shadow to it. You don't need to finish and publish your webpage to see if the link works: Double-click on it to download the video straight into iWeb. If you'd rather see the end result in a Web browser instead, publish your site (either to MobileMe or to a folder on your hard drive) and visit the page using your favorite browser.