Creating and Uploading Videos

Acceptable Digital Formats

AVI, MOV, MPG, MPEG, M4V, WMV


How does this video thing work?

We make showing off your videos a piece of cake! Simply upload your video in one of the accepted formats, and we'll take care of the rest. We have some fancy behind the scenes software that takes care of making sure your videos will be seen by anyone who can listen to music on our site.


What formats are recommended for best results?

We recommend the MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format at 600 pixels wide with MP3 audio, at 30 frames per second. We run your uploaded video through an automated encoder, and resizing your video to these specifications before uploading will help your clips look better.


How long will my video take to upload?

If you're on a high speed connection, you can expect to wait 1-5 minutes per Meg of upload. Of course this depends on your connection speed and the size of your video. As the video is uploading, the green progress bar will show you how much of the file has transferred, so be patient, and don't close your browser window processing the upload.

Once we have the file on our server, the encoding process will take a bit more time to create the final video compatible with our flash video player.


Ok, my connection is too slow to upload, where can I mail my hardcopies?

To allow everyone to participate, we'll accept the digital media formats listed below, and we'll encode it for you.

Acceptable Media Formats

DVD, DV, MiniDV, VCD, CD-ROM

Please enclose your band name with the package, the name of the video as the filename, so we can easily identify what it is.

VHS tapes and any other analogue formats will not be accepted, and none of the material you send us will be returned, so please don't send your masters.


Mail your media to:

CBC Radio 3
Box 4600
Vancouver, BC
Canada V6B 4A2