Publishing Output

After you have generated the output for a collection or a standalone movie, you can distribute the output. One way to distribute your movies is to publish the output (i.e., send the movie output files to a predetermined destination).

How to Publish Movies

  1. Do one of the following:

    If You are Publishing a Collection

    1. Open the collection.
    2. Select the Collection ribbon and do one of the following:
      • Click the Publish button to publish the output type that is selected as the default.

      • Click the down arrow on the Publish button and from the drop-down menu, select one of the output types.

        The Publish Movie dialog opens.

    If You are Publishing a Standalone Movie

    1. Open the movie.
    2. Do one of the following, depending on the part of the user interface you are using:

      • Ribbon Select the Movie ribbon and do one of the following.

        • Click the face of the Publish button to publish the output type that is selected as the default.
        • Click the down arrow on the Publish button and from the drop-down menu, select one of the output types.
      • Keyboard Shortcut Press CTRL+F6 on the keyboard.

      The Publish Movie dialog opens.

  2. In the Type field, select the method you want to use to publish your movie.
    • FTP (File Transfer Protocol) Select this FTP (file transfer protocol) option if you want to publish output files to another computer over a TCP/IP network.
    • File System Select this option if you want to publish the output to a location on your computer or to another drive on a network.
    • YouTube or Vimeo Select one of these options if you want to publish your output to a social media channel.

  3. Complete the rest of the fields in the dialog.

    If You are Publishing Using FTP or File System

    Host Name

    Enter the name of the remote server or the computer where the output files will be published. If you use the FTP type, the host name will look something like this: ftp.mycompany.com. If you use the File System type, this field is disabled.

    Directory

    Enter the exact location where the output files will be published. If you use the FTP type, you might enter something like this:

    public_html/VideoTutorials

    You can also leave the default setting of "public_html" if you are publishing to the root directory on the server.

    If you use the File System type, you can click The browse ellipsis button opens to more options. to select a location. The Directory field will then populate automatically for you. This button is disabled if you use the FTP type.

    Anonymous Login

    Select this check box if you want to publish to the server without being required to enter a user name or password. (You may need to check with your network administrator to determine if this is allowed.) This option is disabled if you use the File System type.

    Login Credentials

    Select this button to open the Log On As dialog. You can then enter the user name and password required for accessing the server to which you are publishing. If you do not enter the user name and password at this time, a dialog will open later when you actually publish the output, asking for the user name and password. This option is disabled if you use the File System type.

    Port

    Select the port that you will use to connect to the remote server. Typically, you can obtain the port from your network administrator. This option is disabled if you use the File System type.

    View URL

    You can enter an .http address in this field to be used for viewing the published files. This field is optional and is for your own internal purposes.

    Open URL in Default Browser

    Select this button if you want to open the optional URL in your internet browser window.

    Upload Only Changed Files

    Select this option if you want Mimic to republish only the files that have changed. This can save significant time.

    Remove Stale Files

    Select this option if you want Mimic to identify files that were previously published but are no longer in the files to be published. Mimic will then remove such files from the destination.

    View Last Log

    Opens the most recent publishing log.

    If You are Publishing to YouTube or Vimeo

    You can also publish to YouTube and Vimeo. See Uploading Movies to YouTube or Vimeo.

    Video

    Click The browse ellipsis button opens to more options. to select the video you want to publish to YouTube or Vimeo.

    Title

    Enter a name for your video. This will help users find your video.

    Description

    Enter a brief description of your video.

    Tags

    Enter tags describing your video. These keywords will help users search for your video.

    Category

    Select a category for your video. These categories are defined by YouTube or Vimeo and help users find your video.

    Private

    Select whether or not your video will be private. Making the video private prevents other users from searching for your video.

    Note You must log in to a video service via the Video Services window pane before you can publish a video to YouTube or Vimeo. See Logging In to a Video Service.

    Note If you want to upload videos from a collection to YouTube or Vimeo, you must upload each video in the collection separately.

  4. Click Start Publishing.
  5. If a user name and password are required and you have not already provided them, enter them in the dialog that opens.
  6. After the files are successfully published, a dialog opens, asking if you want to view the log (which lists the files that have been uploaded). Click Yes if you want to see it, and close the log when you are finished.