Upload videos in YouTube Studio
Sign in to YouTube Studio.
In the top-right corner, click CREATE "" and then Upload videos "".
Select the file you’d like to upload. The file you’d like to upload. You can upload up to 15 videos at a time. Be sure to click Edit "" on each file to edit your video details.
Note: Your video will be converted to the highest resolution available to ensure successful playback on different devices and networks. You can view the estimated processing time for SD, HD, and 4K videos. Higher qualities such as 4K or HD may take more time to process. Learn more about video quality after upload and video resolution & aspect ratios. If you’re having issues, check out our common uploading errors guide.
If you close the upload experience before you finish choosing your settings, your video will be saved as private on your Content page.
Details
Add important details to your video. Note: You can click REUSE DETAILS to copy select details from a previously uploaded video.
Title The title of your video.
Description
Info that shows below your video. For video attributions, use the following format: [Channel Name] [Video Title] [Video ID]
For corrections in your video, add “Correction:” or “Corrections:” then add the timestamp and explanation of your correction. This section should appear after any video chapters. When your audience watches your video, a View Corrections info card will appear.
For formatted text in your descriptions, use the following format:
*Sample* for bold text.
_Sample_ for italicized text.
-Sample- for strike-through text.
Note: If the channel has any active strikes, or if the content may be inappropriate to some viewers, the corrections feature won't be available.
Thumbnail, The image viewers will view before clicking your video.
Playlist Add your video to one of your existing playlists, or create a playlist.
Audience To comply with the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), you’re required to tell us whether your videos are made for kids.
Age restriction Age-restrict videos that may not be appropriate for certain audiences.
At the bottom of the Details page, select SHOW MORE to choose your advanced settings.
Paid promotion Let viewers and YouTube know that your video has a paid promotion.
Automatic chapters
You can add video chapter titles and timestamps to your videos to make them easier to watch. You can create your own video chapters or use the automatically generated chapters by checking the 'Allow automatic chapters (when available and eligible)' checkbox.
Any video chapters entered will override auto generated video chapters.
Featured Places (when available and eligible) uses destinations you have prominently highlighted in your description, video transcript and video frames to highlight key places in a carousel in the description of your video. To opt out of automatic Featured Places, unselect the 'Allow automatic Featured Places' checkbox. Note: Featured Places doesn’t use your device location data or affect what ads are shown in your video (if you’re monetizing).
Tags
Add descriptive keywords to help correct search mistakes.
Tags can be useful if the content of your video is commonly misspelled. Otherwise, tags play a minimal role in your video's discovery.
Language and caption certification Choose the original video language and caption certification.
Recording date and location Enter the date the video was recorded and the location where your video was filmed.
License and distribution Select if your video can be embedded on a different website. Indicate if you’d like to send notifications to your subscribers for your new video.
Shorts sampling allow others to create shorts using the audio of your video.
Category
Select a category, so viewers can find your video more easily. For Education, you can choose the following options:
Type: Select activity, concept overview, how-to, lecture, problem walkthrough, real life application, science experiment, tips, or other as your education type.
Problems: Add the timestamp and the question that is answered in your video. Note: this option is only available for the problem walkthrough education type.
Academic system: Select the country/region that your video aligns to. This allows you to further specify the level and exam, course, or academic standard. Note: This may be automatically selected based on your channel’s default country/region.
Level: Choose the level for your video, such as Grade 9 or advanced.
Exam, course, or standard: Search our database to add an academic standard, exam, or course that relates to your video.
Comments and ratings Choose whether viewers can leave comments on the video. Choose whether viewers can find how many likes are on your video.
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