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For those who use Blogger, there’s finally a much easier way to upload videos to your blog. There’s only one small catch. Well, not a catch, really, just a piece of information you need to know - sort of a secret in a way.
The new video upload component is still officially in beta (a testing phase), and so you won’t see an option for it on your regular blog dashboard. Instead, you’ll need to log into draft.blogger.com. When you do this, you will still see your same blog, but now the video option will be available.
Once you’re on the “draft” version of Blogger, you should now see a video upload icon like the one in the picture at the top of this post (circled in red). Click that and upload your video straight to your blog.
The “draft” version of blogger is a version where new but not completely public features are available. To make sure you are on the “draft” version of blogger, you should see a blueprint-looking logo at the top, and when you look in your address bar, you should also see draft.blogger.com …
Once uploaded, your videos are stored on Google Video. You can also choose to set up your videos for “enclosures.” Enclosures are what make “video podcasting” possible — i.e. the ability for people to subscribe to a feed of your videos. To get the details on enclosures and how they work, see this post on the Blogger in Draft Blog.
The Blogger in Draft Blog is a good place to check out occasionally if you use Blogger. You can find the main page here.