To change the privacy settings on each video you have uploaded, follow the steps below:

1. Select a video that you have uploaded.
2. Click "Edit this Video" beneath the video.
3. Choose a setting next to "Privacy."
4. Click "Save" when you are done.

To edit the privacy of videos tagged of you, follow the steps below:

1. Click on the "Privacy Settings" link in the Settings drop-down menu.
2. Select "Profile Information."
3. Choose a privacy setting next to "Photos and Videos of Me."

You can decide who can see videos tagged of you and uploaded by you. Your options include: "Everyone," "My Networks and Friends," "Only People in my Primary Network," "Friends of Friends," "Only Friends," and "Only Me." You can also select "Customize" to prevent particular individuals from seeing a video.

To upload a video to Facebook, please follow the steps below:

1. Go to your profile.
2. Select the Wall tab.
3. Click "Video" inside the Publisher box.
4. Select which type of video you want to make.
5. Follow the on screen directions for your particular upload type.
6. When you're done, click "Post" to generate a story about your video and store the video permanently in My Videos.

To send a video message, follow the steps below:

1. Go to your Inbox and select "Compose Message."
2. Click "Attach."
3. Select "Record a Video."
4. Record a video to send with your message.

Please note that you will need a webcam and microphone in order to record a video onto Facebook.

To record a video on your friend’s Wall, follow the steps below:

1. Go to your friend’s profile.
2. Select "Add Video" from the Publisher bar.
3. Record a video.
4. Click "Post."

You will need a webcam and a computer that has the latest Adobe Flash Player installed.

To post a video from YouTube or another video site on your friend’s Wall, follow the steps below:

1. Go to your friend’s profile.
2. Select "Share Link" from the Publisher bar.
3. Type a link from an external site into the bar.
4. Click "Preview."
5. Make changes if necessary and click "Post" when you are done.

There are four main ways to post external content, like videos, to your profile:

1. Click "Share Link" in the Publisher on your profile. Type a link from an external site into the bar and select the "Preview" link. Make changes if necessary and click "Post."
2. Go to the Links page, type a link from an external site into the box in the right sidebar, and click "Post." Make changes if necessary and select "Post."
3. Find "Share on Facebook" links on partner websites. Clicking on those links will generate a Share Box in a pop up window, where you can select "Post to Profile" and click "Post."
4. Go to the Links page and drag the "Share on Facebook" bookmarlet to your browser’s bookmarks bar. Whenever you are on a site and find something you'd like to share, click on the bookmarklet, select "Post to Profile, and click "Post."

You will need a webcam and a computer that has the latest Adobe Flash Player installed.

You can only send video messages to friends. These messages can be sent to a maximum of twenty friends at once.

When viewing a video that you are allowed to comment on, you should see an "Write a comment..." box below the video. Please note that you can only comment on your friends’ videos or videos in which your friends are tagged.

Facebook supports almost all video file types. Here's the complete list:

• 3g2 (Mobile Video)
• 3gp (Mobile Video)
• 3gpp (Mobile Video)
• asf (Windows Media Video)
• avi (AVI Video)
• dat (MPEG Video)
• flv (Flash Video)
• m4v (MPEG-4 Video)
• mkv (Matroska Format)
• mod (MOD Video)
• mov (QuickTime Movie)
• mp4 (MPEG-4 Video)
• mpe (MPEG Video)
• mpeg (MPEG Video)
• mpeg4 (MPEG-4 Video)
• mpg (MPEG Video)
• nsv (Nullsoft Video)
• ogm (Ogg Media Format)
• ogv (Ogg Video Format)
• qt (QuickTime Movie)
• tod (TOD Video)
• vob (DVD Video)
• wmv (Windows Media Video)

The aspect ratio of the video has to be between 9x16 and 16x9, and the video cannot exceed the file size or length that the upload page suggests.

If you’re having trouble uploading a video, please contact us using the contact form linked to at the bottom of this page.

For technical reasons, it may take more than several minutes for a video to fully encode. This process should not last more than a few hours. To see a list of the videos that are currently encoding for your account, go to the "Videos Encoding" tab of the My Videos page. Please note that trying to upload the same video multiple times will not speed up the process. It is also unlikely this will result in the successful upload of a previously problematic video.

Please also ensure that the video does not exceed the size or time limitations indicated on the upload page.

Please make sure the video is encoded in one of the following formats:

• 3g2 (Mobile Video)
• 3gp (Mobile Video)
• 3gpp (Mobile Video)
• asf (Windows Media Video)
• avi (AVI Video)
• dat (MPEG Video)
• flv (Flash Video)
• m4v (MPEG-4 Video)
• mkv (Matroska Format)
• mod (MOD Video)
• mov (QuickTime Movie)
• mp4 (MPEG-4 Video)
• mpe (MPEG Video)
• mpeg (MPEG Video)
• mpeg4 (MPEG-4 Video)
• mpg (MPEG Video)
• nsv (Nullsoft Video)
• ogm (Ogg Media Format)
• ogv (Ogg Video Format)
• qt (QuickTime Movie)
• tod (TOD Video)
• vob (DVD Video)
• wmv (Windows Media Video)

Please also check that you are using the latest version of a supported browser.

If you continue to experience problems, please submit your report to Facebook here.

Generally, the best format to upload is H.264 video with AAC audio in MOV or MP4 format. H.264 currently offers the best video compression available, and due to file size limitations, this format is the optimal choice for Facebook Video.

To avoid the rescaling of your video by Facebook's encoder, use a file with the larger edge of the video not exceeding 1280px. If your video is less than 1280px in size on the larger edge, try to keep your dimensions to multiples of 16px for best compression.

Keep the frame rate of your video at or below 30fps.

Use stereo audio with a sample rate of 44,100hz.

Please note that it can take several minutes for your video to encode. If the video encoding process fails, you will receive an email notification and the video will disappear from the Encoding page. Please check your email for any Facebook notifications regarding encoding errors. If you continue to experience problems, please report this issue here.

Sometimes, problems occur during the video encoding process. Some common problems include lack of sound, flawed sound, fast-forwarded sound, dark colors, or fast motion. If such a problem occurs, please try converting the video into a different format and uploading it again. If you continue to experience problems, please report this issue here.

Video scaling uses the bicubic algorithm.

Facebook uses the H.264 video codec and main-profile AAC (also known as MPEG-4 Audio) for audio, muxed inside the MP4 container.

Unlike photos, the video-upload process isn’t always immediate. The video files you upload need to be converted into another format, which can take some time. To see all of your videos that are currently encoding, go the "Videos Encoding" tab of the My Videos page.

Video-specific:

The larger edge of the video is constrained to 1280px (pixels). We do not rescale videos that are below this maximum in both dimensions.

Aspect ratio must be within the range of 9:16 (0.5625) to 16:9 (1.7777). Videos with aspect ratios that fall outside this range will be rejected.

Frame rate of the uploaded video will be roughly maintained with that of the original, with a maximum of 30fps (frames per second). If the original video has a variable frame rate, we will try to maintain the average frame rate of the original. If we cannot determine the frame rate of the original file, it will be forced to 30fps. Note that if a frame rate is to be decimated, we will only ever decimate by whole integers. This may result in an original video with a relatively high frame rate undergoing a frame rate conversion to below the maximum of 30fps. For example, if a video has a frame rate of 100fps, it will be decimated by a factor of 4, resulting in 25fps.

If a video contains more than one video or audio stream, the first video and audio stream found in the container will be used and the rest will be discarded. Metadata and subtitle tracks will be ignored.

Audio-specific:

The number of audio channels will be maintained for stereo and mono streams. 5.1-channel audio will be down-mixed to stereo. All other channel configurations are currently unsupported.

Audio will be re-sampled to either 22,050hz or 44,100hz (hertz), whichever is closer to the sample rate of the original file.

When viewing or editing any of your videos, click the "Delete" link at the bottom of the page.

You should be able to view a video from any computer, as long as the latest version of Adobe Flash Player is installed.

All of the videos tagged of a particular user will be accessible via the "View Videos of" link located below their profile picture. As always, you have the option to remove the tag for any videos that you’ve been listed in by viewing the video and clicking on the "remove tag" link next to your name.

To ensure that you successfully installed the latest version of Adobe Flash, you may need to uninstall any outdated versions of Adobe Flash. Please click here to uninstall Adobe Flash.

Once you have successfully uninstalled Adobe Flash, please download the latest version of Adobe Flash. Please make sure to quit all web browsers during the installation process.

If you use Linux, please download the latest version of Adobe Flash for Linux.

Please ensure that you have the latest version of a supported browser installed.

Please download the latest version of Adobe Flash.

It is normal to see fewer tagged videos of someone in "View More Videos" than the total number listed. The tagged videos that do not appear most likely have a restricted privacy setting. For example, if your friend is tagged in a video that is visible to "Only Friends," you will only be able to view the tagged video if you are also friends with the person who uploaded it. Additionally, if you are unable to see a video in which you have been tagged, this may be because the account of the video’s owner is no longer on the site.

It is currently not possible to tell how many views each video has received.

The Boxes tab serves as a home for your applications.

If an application supports profile boxes, you can choose to add it to your profile by editing the application’s settings. To add a box, follow the steps below:

1. Click the "Applications" in the bottom left corner of any page.
2. Select the "Edit" link.
3. Click the "Edit" link to the right of any application.
4. Select the "Profile" tab of the window that appears.
5. Click the "add" link next to "Box."

View the video and click the "remove tag" link next to your name. It will no longer be linked to your profile.

Remember that you can only tag your friends. If you are having problems with someone constantly tagging you in embarrassing videos, just remove them as a friend (from the Friends page).

If you don't want the video to be shown at all, please talk to the person who posted it. They should be respectful enough to remove unwanted videos. Unfortunately, Facebook CANNOT make people remove videos that do not violate our Terms of Use.

You can report a video that violates Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities by clicking the "Report Video" link beneath the video, selecting the appropriate category, and clicking "Submit." The following video categories are prohibited on the site:

• Videos containing nudity or pornography
• Videos with excessive gore or violent content
• Videos with racist/hate speech
• Videos containing drug use
• Videos that target an individual
• Videos that are not personal in nature

Facebook reviews every report we receive in order to determine whether or not the content violates our Statement of Rights and Responsibilities, and will take appropriate action. Rest assured that these reports will be kept confidential.

If you see a video on Facebook you own the copyright to, select the "Report" option below the video and click the "Is this your copyrighted content?" link. You’ll be directed through the reporting process.

Alternatively, you can report content that you own the copyright to from the Copyright page.

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