Yes, it is free to both view and upload UnCut Videos. There is not limit to the number of videos you can view or upload.

UnCut Videos are played in the Flash 9 format. You need to have the Flash 9 player running in your internet browser to play UnCut Videos. The UnCut Video playback page will automatically detect whether you have the Flash 9 player and direct you to install the player if you don't have it.

Send any kind of video topic you want. UnCut video has categories for news, sports, pets, cars, you name it!

You will need to be over 18 years old and have an AOL or AIM screen name to upload a video. UnCut video supports most webcams and camcorders, so you can just plug in, upload and play. If you already have video on your computer, that's even easier. Just click the "Upload Your Video" button, add a title and description and pick a category. Then find the video on your computer and hit upload.

No, you do not need a screen name to watch UnCut Videos. You only need an AOL or AIM screen name to upload videos, add comments or add ratings to UnCut Videos.

If you publish videos to UnCut video, they can be shared with the whole world. Your videos will show on the UnCut Video website, and can also be added to journals or blogs.

You are required to adhere to the AOL Terms of Service and the UnCut Video Guidelines. These forbid any video that contains illegal, pornographic or harmful material. A complete list of standards is available in the UnCut Video User Guidelines. If you see any videos or comments posted in UnCut Video that violate these Guidelines please report it using the Notify AOL button.

To keep things manageable, the maximum video length has been set to 7 minutes. If your video is too long, try trimming it down with the uploader's start and end sliders.

No. This verison of UnCut Video does not support uploads from camera phones. However, if you transfer your camera phone video to your computer you can upload it from there.

No. This feature is not yet supported for UK users.

You can post your comments and suggestions on the UnCut Video Beta message boards. These will be read by AOL staff and used to develop the product further.

Currently, UnCut video will run on Windows XP and Mac OS X and higher. For Windows XP, the supported browsers are Internet Explorer 6.0+ and Firefox 1.0+. For the Mac, UnCut video only runs on Safari 2.0. Unfortunately, support for Firefox on Mac OSX is very limited - you cannot upload a video. Firefox should be supported for Mac OSX in a future release.

The VideoEgg, which powers the video uploader for UnCut Video, draws dynamically on a variety of resources, including the specific codecs installed on your computer, to decode the video you want to publish. As a result, there is some variation from computer to computer with respect to the videos that can be uploaded. Generally speaking, however, the VideoEgg Publisher should be able to read the video inside most consumer formats, including:

1. .3gp
2. .3gp2
3. .avi
4. .dv
5. .mpg
6. .mpg4
7. .mov
8. .mqv
9. .wmv

Please note the VideoEgg uploader does not support MPEG-2 movies. These movies are most commonly found on DVDs.

No, UnCut Video will not add spyware or adware to your computer.

Yes. Only you and your chosen friends can view your "private" videos. Simply declare your video "private" when you upload it to UnCut Video. When the video sharing page comes up, enter your friends' email addresses and hit "share." For your convenience, we have integrated with your AOL address book. Your friends will immediately receive an email including a message from you, a thumbnail, a video title and a link to play the video. You and your friends will need to sign into UnCut Video in order to view your private video. Anyone not on your list of friends for that video will be blocked from viewing that video.

There are two main ways to give a list of friends access to your private video. The first way is to declare your video "private" when you upload it to UnCut Video. When the video sharing page comes up, enter your friends' email addresses and hit "share." For your convenience, we have integrated with your AOL address book. Your friends will receive an email with information about private video and a link to view it. Your friends will need to sign into UnCut Video in order to the view your private video. If someone is not on your list, the can not view the video. You can always add people to you list for private video by editing the video in your My Videos page. Find the video, click "edit" then scroll to the share list for that video. Enter new email addresses, hit "send" and you have now just updated the private access list for that video.

Find your "private" video in your My Videos page and click edit. Scroll to the share list and remove anyone you no longer want to have access to your private video.

You can quickly and easily send emails to the friends you have chosen to give access to your private video. During upload of your private video, you can enter a list of email addresses in the UnCut Video share page. Hit send, and your friends will immediately receive an email including a note from you (optional), the video title and thumbnail, as well as a link to view the video. Your friends will need to sign into UnCut Video in order to view the video. You can also send emails for your public videos in the same way.