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| Q: How do I join? |
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To become a member of WatchMi, go to the "Signup" page (http://www.watchmi.com/register.php), choose a username and password and enter your information. Then click the "Sign Up" button and you're done!
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| Q: How do I confirm my email address? |
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Confirming your email address is required to perform many actions on WatchMi, like uploading videos and posting comments.
New members can follow the steps below to confirm your email:
1. Once you’ve created your username in our Sign Up page (http://www.watchmi.com/register.php), we’ll send a confirmation email to the address you entered.
2. Click the “Activate Now” link within that email. You can also copy and paste the provided link into your browser if you prefer.
3. You’re done! You’ll be directed to a confirmation page, and you can immediately begin exploring the site!
If you don't receive the confirmation email within a few minutes, be sure to check your spam folder to make sure it wasn't misfiled.
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| Q: I forgot my user name or password. How do I log back into the site? |
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If you forgot your password, you can retrieve it here (http://www.watchmi.com/forget_password.php).
If you forgot your user name, you can retrieve it here (http://www.watchmi.com/forget_password.php).
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| Q: The verification code will not accept |
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When you sign up to become a WatchMi member, the verification code may sometimes produce color combinations that make it hard for people to correctly discern the characters. If you're having trouble, try clicking the "Click Here to Change Verification Code" link to the right of the verification code box. This will change the code combination. If you continue to have trouble, you may want to ask a friend to help confirm the code being displayed.
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| Q: I never received my confirmation email. What happened? |
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If you don't receive either the confirmation email when you expect to, check in your e-mail’s spam folder—some are more aggressive than others about identifying spam. If you still haven't received it after several hours, you can try confirming your email again by registering with a different email address by returning to "http://www.watchmi.com/register.php.
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| Q: How do I find my uploaded videos? |
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In the upper section of most pages, you'll find a line of links to all of your stuff: videos, favorites, playlists, inbox, and subscriptions.
If you're on a page that doesn't have this bar, you can get to your videos by clicking the "My Account" link at the top of the page and then clicking the "Uploaded Videos" link.
Or you can go directly to your videos (http://www.watchmi.com/my_uploaded_video.php).
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| Q: How do videos get featured? |
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WatchiMi's members rate videos they like -- and we review highly-rated and recent videos for consideration in the "Featured Videos" section of the home page and the featured videos on the "Categories" page. In addition, our programming team takes suggestions from members at info@watchmi.com and scans the site for videos of interest.
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| Q: Can I download videos to watch later? |
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No, currently you can't download our videos to your computer. WatchMi's video player is designed to be used within your browser as an Internet experience. As an alternative to downloading, you can temporarily save videos to watch later by adding them to your PlayList. If you'd like to save them more permanently, login and click "Add to Favourite" under the videos you'd like to keep.
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| Q: How do I watch and save videos? |
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Watching videos on WatchMi couldn't be easier—just come to the site and browse around, or search for subjects that interest you. To save videos permanently, you need to sign up as a member, and then click the "Add to Favourite" link underneath the videos you want to watch later. You can also use the PlayList feature to save videos.
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| Q: How do I search for a Playlist? |
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To find a Playlist, enter your search terms in the Search box at the top of each page. When you get to the search results page, click the "Playlists" link on the left side of the page to search Playlists specifically.
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| Q: What is a Playlist? |
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Playlists are collections of videos that can be watched on WatchMi, shared with other people, or embedded into websites or blogs. "Favorites" is your default Playlist, but you can create as many as you want.
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| Q: How do I share a Playlist? |
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1. Go to the "My Playlists" page (http://www.watchmi.com/playlist.php).
2. Click on the link of the playlist you want to share.
3. In the blue bar at the top, click the "Share this Playlist" link.
4. Enter the email addresses (or usernames, if you're logged in) of the people with whom you'd like to share the Playlist.
5. Click the "Send" button.
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| Q: How do I make a Playlist? |
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There are several ways to make Playlists.
From the video watch page:
1. Click on the "Add to Playlist" link to the right of the video you're watching.
2. From the dropdown menu, choose "[New Playlist]", and click "OK." You'll be taken to a page where you can set the properties for your Playlist.
3. Click the "Save Playlist Info" button. You'll be returned to the video watch page and the video will automatically be added to your new Playlist.
From your Account:
1. Go to your Playlists directly by clicking the "Playlists" link near the top right of most pages or go to the "My Account" page (http://www.watchmi.com/my_account.php) and click on the "Playlists" link in the "Videos" section.
2. Click the "Create Playlist" button and set the properties for your Playlist.
3. Click the "Save Playlist Info" button. You'll be returned to the "My Playlists" page and can begin adding videos.
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| Q: How do I embed videos on my website or blog? |
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To embed a video, just copy the code from the "Embed" box—you can find it directly below the video you are watching.
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| Q: How do I link to videos from my website or blog? |
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To link to a WatchMi video, just copy the URL from your browser, and then paste it into your website or blog. Depending on the blogging or web design software you use, it may make the link clickable automatically. If it doesn't and you would like the link to be clickable, set it up like this, substituting your link for the WatchMi link in quotes:
This cool watchmi video I found!
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| Q: How do I share videos? |
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Sharing a video is simple—just click on the "Share this Video" button at the bottom of the video player, and enter the email addresses of the people to whom you want to send it. Click the "Send Video" button, and you're all done!
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| Q: How do I make my video private? |
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If you’d like to make sure your video(s) are seen only by the people you hand-pick, you should set your video to “Private”. Here’s how:
1. Log in and go to “My Videos” (http://www.watchmi.com/my_uploaded_video.php).
2. Click the “Change Info” button beneath the video in question.
3. Select the “Private” option.
4. Be sure to then select the specific contact list you want to see the video.
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| Q: How do I make a video? |
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You'll need to have a device that can capture digital movies—this could be a camcorder, digital camera, or even your cell phone! You copy the movies to your computer, and then you can either upload them as-is or edit them with software such as iMovie or Windows Movie Maker to add titles and special effects.
For some types of cellphones and mobile devices, you can also upload to WatchMi directly, without copying the file to your computer first.
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| Q: Do I have to have a camcorder to make videos? |
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No. While camcorders are a great way to make videos, they aren't the only one. You can make videos with a webcam, digital camera, or even some cellphones.
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| Q: How do I put videos from my mobile device/cellphone onto WatchMi? |
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If your phone has video and multimedia messaging (MMS) capabilities, you can probably upload videos from your cell phone or other mobile device. Here's how to set it up:
1. Log in to WatchMi and go to the "My Account" page.
2. Under "Upload," click the "Mobile Upload" link.
3. Click the "Create Mobile Profile" button and enter the information required.
4. Click the "Create Profile" button.
When your profile is set up, you will be given an email address similar to this: 1111111111@mms.watchmi.com. When you want to upload a video taken with your phone, email it to that address. After it's uploaded, you can go to WatchMi and edit the information about the video if you want.
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| Q: What video file formats can I upload? |
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WatchMi accepts video files from most digital cameras, camcorders, and cell phones in the .WMV, .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG file formats.
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| Q: How do I edit my video? |
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Most computers come with some sort of video editing application already installed, such as Apple iMovie or Microsoft Movie Maker. Using these programs, you can easily edit your videos, add soundtracks, change the file type, compress the file size, etc.
There are also more advanced editing programs available for purchase or download online. We encourage you to look around and find the editing software that's right for you.
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