Welcome to OpenMyVideo

Posted: October 24th, 2011 | Author: Dawson Roark | Filed under: OMV for Business, OMV for Family, Press, Social Media Video | Tags: , , , , | Comments Off

Hey hey,

Welcome to OpenMyVideo. We think you’re here because you downloaded our iPhone and iPad app–if that’s the case, thank you.

We wanted to write you with the full list of what you get for the next 30 days–because it’s a lot more than just a mobile video app.

[BTW, we have videos that show you everything that is written below. If you're a “watcher,” stop reading here and just watch the videos below.]

Ah, you’re a “reader”? Here’s the deal. For 30 days you get…

iPhone application that allows you to send and share up to 3 minutes of video per send. Keep reading to learn some helpful tips and tricks.

Record videos directly from your computer’s web cam, or upload a video file from a PC, then send your video. Send video emails while you’re test-driving the service over the next 30 days. If you need more, call us!

• Access to the Video Library, where you can upload videos to store, send, and share.

• The Theme Creator, your tool for building a branded web page featuring your content. Use this customized space to share videos, images, links, social info, and attachments. This is your branded landing page, wrapped with your logo, backgrounds, and imagery.

• Address book–upload your contacts in a couple of clicks and easily send them video emails. Group your contacts for effective video email campaigns. (Just make sure to create the group first, then upload your contacts into the right group.)

• Two options for analytics: basic analytics built-in and Google Analytics integrated into our Theme Creator. Just add your Google Analytics ID to your theme. When you login to Google Analytics, you will see your OpenMyVideo traffic and visitors. Use analytics to track the effectiveness of your campaigns.

Get Going

Still with me? Cool! So you’ve got a little bit of setup to make our system work for YOU. Get going! If you build a theme, record a decent video, blast it out to your people, you will see results. Our video email open rates are more than 25% higher than standard text-based email messages. Get the facts.

Our blog has all the FAQs, but if you need us, just email help@openmyvideo.com. Tell us what we’re doing right–and especially tell us what we’re doing WRONG. We are in the business of helping your business. If you have suggestions or issues about OpenMyVIdeo, email kendall@openmyvideo.com. Keen-eye Kendall is a stickler for details, so tell him the type of computer you use, the browser, the file type of your video, any details that will help us troubleshoot.

A Few Final Notes

Mobile video – first off, it’s complicated. We encode (fancy word for format) for iPad, iPhone, Blackberry, Android, and all types of browsers. Our iPhone app works best when you send videos that have been previously recorded to your video/photo gallery. We offer a record “on-the-fly” option, but many different factors can affect upload. We’d rather you film with the standard camera application that comes with the iPhone and use our application to send your video. Frankly, mobile and wi-fi networks can time-out, calls can get dropped–things can be beyond our control. But if you record with the standard camera app, you will save a video locally that you can send using OMV when you’re ready!

Check it out…there are many cool tricks to learn. Forget about the trial, I want an account now!

Thanks again!

The OMV Team


Create a theme and update contact info

Posted: October 24th, 2011 | Author: Dawson Roark | Filed under: Helpful Video Tools, How to videos | Comments Off

Update your MyProfile page at OpenMyVideo. Connect your contact information, and social media sites to your videos, it’s easy!


Photo Booth on your MAC

Posted: October 11th, 2011 | Author: Dawson Roark | Filed under: Helpful Video Tools, How to videos | Comments Off

Photo-booth is a program that comes with all Apple computers. The program is easy to use and will allow you to upload the highest quality personal videos to our service. It’s super easy….


Create a Theme in 7 Easy Steps

Posted: May 10th, 2011 | Author: Dawson Roark | Filed under: FAQ, OMV for Business | Comments Off

Create a Theme in 7 Easy Steps (Download PDF Instructions)

1 Upload logo. Choose a .PNG or .JPG image file. Make sure there are NO spaces in its file name.

2 Upload a background image. This image floats behind the video player and text of your message. Choose a .PNG or .JPG image file. Make sure there are NO spaces in its file name (example: backdrop.png). Make sure to size the image at 960 pixels by 460 pixels.

3 Name your Theme. Please give your theme a descriptive file name. You’ll want to be able to find and choose your Theme quickly.

4 Select a font. Choose a font from the drop-down box.

[SAVE your work so far!]

5 Add video or images to build your B-Roll.

Add video – Click on the Select button to choose a video from the video library. You will be able to search your local drive, online video library, sent videos, and received videos. Choose a .MOV or .FLV file. The video file size should be no more than 40MB.

Especially for larger videos (20MB or greater), please SAVE the Theme after each upload. Be patient—we are making your theme beautiful.

Add thumbnail image – If you want to control the thumbnail of your video, simply add the image after the video has been uploaded from the library.

Add static image – Choose a .PNG or .JPG file. The image file will auto-size to the box size. You can link this image to any web page by typing or pasting the web address in the LINK box below the image.

6 Enter your web site address, contact info, and social media info.. Enter complete url’s, http://www.facebook.com/OpenMyVideo. Associate a web site with the logo from Step 1. Clicking on the logo at the top of your Theme takes users to this web site.

7 Connect Google analytics account to Theme. Get incredible insights about the success rates of your videos by connecting your Google analytics account. View all the traffic that each theme and video generates. (Never used Analytics? Learn how at Google Analytics.) Your Google account ID is issued when you set up your Analytics account with Google. Hint: The ID will start with UA-XXXXXXXX-XX.

[SAVE your work again. You're finished!]


The SEND button

Posted: April 26th, 2011 | Author: Dawson Roark | Filed under: FAQ, Helpful Video Tools, How to videos | Tags: | Comments Off


Get Started with Social Video Marketing OpenMyVideo.com

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Adding contacts – OpenMyVideo.com

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Integrated Google Analytics

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How to use custom branded theme – OpenMyVideo.com

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How to tag and add keyword to videos – OpenMyVideo.com

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