HOW TO: Add Video As your Facebook Profile Picture Instead of Image
Since the launch of Facebook its been chaos. People are experimenting so many things to crack open Facebook, but they never give up. Are you tired of seeing your static profile picture on Facebook, Now you can have video of yours saying hello to your beloved friends on Facebook using a simple well known app FlipSG .This is something I learned early on as I built my coupon site of havahart wireless coupons and oakley signs discounts. This app lets you config your Facebook profile to video profile.
Lets get started: What do you need?
- A Facebook account [LOL]
- Plugin for the video stream
- See yourself on Facebook profile
In very simple steps, let’s go through this tutorial:
Step1: Log into your Facebook account. Do these as I keep instructing, click http://www.facebook.com
Step2: Visit the application which is provided by Flipsg. Click here: FlipSG
Step3: Choose the plugin for your respective browser.
Step4: Then the plugin installs and asks you allow then to restart your browser, in my case I have used Mozilla Browser.
Step5: You need authorize this app to access your profile information. Click here
Step6: Facebook will ask you to login into credentials with your flipsg profile view enabled. And allow this app to access your profile.
Step7: Now to have a video, you need to either have a flipvideo or you use another way which I recommend. You need is Profile maker app. Limitations your video quality might vary if you don’t use flipvideo.
Step8: You have two option for creating a video, either using Webcam or a video whose size limit is 10mb.
Step9.1: Using webcam as its pretty fast. Click on Webcam part. The Adobe flash setting asks you to allow access of your webcam. Then, RECORD – STOP/PLAY – UPLOAD!
Step9.2: Using uploading method, it will ask for video file path. Make sure that the video is of highest quality, short, and <10mb. Supported formats flv, mp4, mov, mpg, wmv, ovi, 3gp.
Step10: Voila! GREET your friends with a warm video welcome! View you Profile for a preview.
Your friend also need the plugin to be installed otherwise it doesn’t work on his computer. So, make sure that before you create the video profile you download the plugin!
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- HOW TO: Add Video As your Facebook Profile Picture Instead of … | TodayCourse | September 9, 2011
Awesome tutorial man, I didn’t even knew about this feature of facebook, I am gonna add this to my profile
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I think it is going to be awesome when instead of the usual picture people will see a video. Now I need to find the excellent video about myself.
I was waiting for it. I was feeling form past few days might be another great option will come soon on Facebook as soon as possible and now it has been came.
Now i will give a great surprise to all of my friends with this option on Facebook account.
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Wow!!! Really cool feature, never imagined that you can use your video as your profile picture.
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Ha! This is pretty cool. I hope this is secure, though. And, this is way better than GIFs.
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I wish Facebook have added this as one of thr feature then this would hv become more interesting and easy to show to everyone..
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Wow, are you really certain about this? This sounds just too good to be true.
Facebook should really let people customize their profiles a bit more. And do something about that hectic chat.
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This is very interesting. Our profile will get a completely new look by adding a video as our profile picture rather than the traditional way to add image.