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Web browsers are not very good at uploading very large files. Most web-servers (including ours) impose a maximum file size that can be uploaded via web. Exceptions of course are YouTube and other file sharing services specifically designed for this purpose.
Fortunately there is another approach to uploading large files. You can request ftp access to the uploads area in your hosted web-web-service by sending e-mail to support@neatworx.com. Assuming you know your ftp username and password, the procedure for uploading files is as follows:
If you do not already have an ftp upload program, you may want to download one from a site like http://tucows.com.
Sophisticated users can use FTP directory from the command line in most operating systems including Windows XP, Vista, Windows 7 and MacOS. If you plan to upload via FTP frequently, a graphical FTP program can be a good investment – CuteFTP (http://www.cuteftp.com) is an FTP program that we know works well.
The directions below assume that you want to use the command line in Windows to upload your file in lieu of a commercial or open source ftp client program.
| • | From the command line, navigate to where your video file is located using the “cd” command and open a connection to the ftp server using the command “ftp ftp.mywebsite.com” |
| • | When asked, enter your username and password for ftp access |
| • | Use the cd command within the ftp program to navigate to the remote “uploads” directory or another directory you have created |
| • | Type “bin” to turn on binary transfer mode |
| • | Type “hash” to display hash marks (#) as progress indicators while the file uploads |
| • | Type “put local-file-name remote-file-name” to move your local video file to the server |
| • | After you see the file has uploaded, use the “exit” command to leave the ftp client |
Using a graphical program to upload FTP files is of course simpler than using the command line as described above.
Once your video file or flash content has been uploaded, the procedure for incorporating the uploaded video file as content is similar to that described previously:
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