New: Upload Your Videos to Flickr

These days, nearly anyone create a short video clip with a cell phone or video camera. And now, you can upload and share these videos on popular photo-sharing community Flickr, thanks to a new feature that allows you to upload and show videos on the site.

Flickr video content is divided into three categories: videos, screencasts, and animation/CGI. Only Pro account members can upload videos, though anyone can watch them. Also, only the first 90 seconds of any video will display (longer videos can be submitted, but they’ll be truncated.) The 90-second limit is intended to frame videos uploaded to Flickr as “long photos,” or "slices of life," according to the Flickr Blog.

Flickr accepts several video formats (AVI, WMV, MOV, MPEG 1, 2, and 4, and 3gp); once uploaded, the site converts these to Flash, similar to YouTube or Google Video. Learn more on the Flickr Video FAQ.

Interested in signing up for a Flickr Pro account? Qualifying nonprofits and public libraries can order two- or five-account bundles through TechSoup Stock for a low administrative fee, thanks to a generous donation from Flickr.

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