Getting Started: How to upload a video

Once you've finished editing your video, make sure it's less than 10 minutes, smaller than 1GB in size, and in an acceptable format, you're ready to upload it.

• Click the button in the upper-right-hand corner of any YouTube page.
• Click the "Browse" button to browse for the video file you'd like to upload. Select the file you want to upload.
• Click the 'Upload Video' button to start the uploading process.
• Click the 'Save changes' button to save the updates you've made to the video file.

It can take from a couple minutes to an hour for your video to upload to YouTube. If you're receiving an error with your Upload, you might want to make sure you're attempting to upload a file that's recognized by YouTube. YouTube accepts video files from most digital cameras and camcorders, and cell phones in the .AVI, .MOV, .WMV, and .MPG file formats.

Have more than one video file to upload?
Not a problem! You can upload up to 10 video files in a single uploading session.

Valid size to upload
YouTube can accept almost any format of video for the raises, but we have verified that the configuration that offers better results for the majority of the users is the one that is indicated later.

• Format of video: H.264, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 preferably
• Format of image: format of original image without oblong format (examples: 4:3, 16:9).
• Resolution: Audio format is recommended 640x360 (16:9 or 480x360 (4:3):
• MP3 or AAC preferably
• Stills per second: 30
• Maximum Duration: 10 minutes (we recommend 2-3 minutes)
• Size of maximum file: 1 GB 

Please note: your video must meet our uploading requirements: no larger than 1GB and no more than 10 minutes in length. If your video does not meet these requirements you will need to re-edit the video file on your computer then upload the new file to our site.