EVP Video Template: Help Posting an EVP to Video Sites

Some social networking sites such as Facebook, do not allow direct posting of audio files. Even my current "partner in crime" itsHaunted does not have an easy way to post and then display audio in a useful manner. Both Facebook and itsHaunted do however allow for direct posting and embedding of video files.

But not everyone has taken the time to figure out how to make an audio file into a video file so that it can be uploaded to their social network or even posted on YouTube.

It's actually very easy...and I just made it easier.

All you need is your audio file, the video template clip on this page, and some video software such as the free Windows Movie Maker which comes preinstalled on most PCs.

First...you will need to download the following template video. If you "right click" and then "save target as" you can save the file to your own computer.

I won't take time in this tutorial to get into many specifics about creating a video on Windows Movie Maker or any other software for that matter. Windows Movie Maker is free and it is what I use.

I am just going to cover the basics and hope you can figure out the details. I will take it for granted that you know you need to open the software for example...

First you will need to import both the video clip and your EVP into your collections

import both the video clip and your EVP into your collections

Now, drag the video clip from your collections to the time line bar at the bottom.

drag the video clip from your collections to the time line bar at the bottom

Now, drag the audio clip from your collections to the audio/music area on the time line bar. Be sure to place it at the far left.

drag the audio clip from your collections to the time line bar

Next, because the video is about a minute and thirty seconds long and most EVPs are only a few seconds long, you will need to trim the video. Just "grab" the end of the video and drag the trim bar that appears over to about the end of the audio clip.

you will need to trim the video

At this point you are done with the part I can help you with. Now you can add titles and credits and such at the beginning and end of the clip. To learn how to do that you will need to read the instructions. But here's a hint...

At this point you can add titles and credits and such at the beginning and end

Just remember that if you add a title at the beginning you will want to "slide" your audio file to the right on the timeline so that the sound is running while the video is playing.

But, in a nutshell, that is pretty much all there is to it. Now save your movie file to your computer.

Now save your movie file to your computer.

I usually select the file to the 512 Kbps Video for broadband resolution. For EVPs you are safe to use an even smaller file format.

For EVPs you are safe to use an even smaller file format.

You now have a nifty EVP video suitable for either uploading to your favorite social network or to YouTube which will allow you to embed it about anywhere.

I also offer a free conversion service if you don't want to mess with it yourself.