Google Video Uploads

What's going on with Google Video Uploads?

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In a few months,

we will be discontinuing

uploads on Google Video.

Since this is a big change for our site,

we wanted

to make sure

we answered your questions about it.
Why is Google Video discontinuing uploads?

Is Google Video shutting down?
No, Google Video will continue

to focus our mission

on search and search technology.

This move will allow Google Video

to spend more time

on technologies

that make the information contained

in online video

more available and accessible, enabling users

to search all kinds of videos across the web.
Does this change only apply

to new and future accounts?
No, this change will apply to all accounts.
If I currently have an account,

can I still upload videos?
You won't be able

to upload videos

to Google Video,

but Google will still offer hosting services. Your Google Video account

will enable you to upload videos

to Picasa and YouTube.
Will all of the videos

in my Google Video account be deleted?
No. The videos

that are already

in your account will remain hosted

by Google Video.

You will still have access

to all the existing management tools for them.
What do I have to do before this change?

Do I need to notify Google Video

that I want my videos to stay up?
You do not need to notify us.

Your videos will remain on the site.
Can you transfer

all of my videos to YouTube or Picasa?
While we encourage you to move your content,

we are unable to transfer it for you.
I no longer have a copy

of my original video files,

can you send them to me?
Since Google Video recompresses all videos,

we don’t offer

a way to download

your originally uploaded file.
We suggest downloading

the compressed version of your video

from the site to keep as a copy.

To do this,

please visit your video's page

and click the "Download" button

in the upper-right corner.
If the "Download" button doesn’t appear,

please follow the steps below

to enable this option for your video.
Sign into your Google Video account at https://upload.video.google.com/
On the Video Status page,

click the "Edit Video Info >>" link next to

the video you wish to change.
Click on "Advanced Options."
Check the box beside

"Allow users to download this video."
When you’re finished editing

your video's information,

click the "Save Video Information" button

at the bottom of the page.
Please

note that updating

the search index isn't instantaneous,

and it may take some time

before the changes appear on Google Video.
Does this change apply to Google Video

for business,

used by companies for private,

secure video sharing?
No, it doesn't.

Google Video for business

is part

of Google Apps Premier Edition,

and it lets employees share video content

with each other,

like team updates

and recordings

of training sessions

and guest speakers.

Business users

can continue to upload

and share videos,

and the service is actively being developed.