How to Upload HD Video on YouTube

Author: Iqbal | Guide: YouTube |

YouTube is now leading distributor in entertainment industry. It provides the stage for the content creators. YouTube changes the uploading quality regularly. Quality is important if you want to feel the content.

Now you can upload HD video on YouTube. YouTube has set the quality limit on 4K. it means you can enjoy the content on big screen.

What you have to do before uploading a HD video? 

  1. Make your video in the aspect ratio which is appropriate in YouTube.  Ex. 720p: 1280 x 720

        1080p: 1920 x 1080

        1440p: 2560 x 1440

        2160p: 3840 x 2160

  1. Try to make the video in a format which is available on YouTube such as MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, FLV etc.
  2. Record the video in specific frame rate which you had used in recording.
  3. Verify your channel if you want to upload the video more than the size of 20 GB. You can normally post 15 minutes of HD video without verification.

Step-by-Step YouTube Video Upload Guide

How to upload HD video on YouTube through mobile App

You can upload HD videos on YouTube through your Android and iPhone devices also. Just follow these quick steps:

  1. Open YouTube: Open YouTube app and sign in with your Gmail account.
  2. Tap on the upload icon: Tap on the upload icon at the top of your app screen.
  3. Enable all accesses: Enable the microphone access for the good sound and camera access to take a video from your phone.
  4. Select the file from your phone: Now select the file you want to upload. You can record the video also and upload it.
  5. Add the filters and the music: You can add filters for the video to do color correction. You can add music also in the video.
  6. Enter the title and description: Complete the description and the title details of the video. Make your title appealing. According to Google, you can have a title up to 100 characters and a description up to 5,000 characters.
  7. Choose the privacy: You can choose the privacy below the description. If you want to show it to the public, then choose public.
  8. Choose the location: you can add location at the bottom. Enable the location for YouTube to add this.
  9. Tap ‘upload’ to share: Tap on ‘update’ to share the video on YouTube. It will take time to upload.

That’s how you can upload the video on YouTube in HD format through mobile devices.

How to upload HD video on YouTube through desktop

The process of uploading a HD video is not so difficult. You can upload HD video on YouTube with these steps.

  1. Open your browser: Open your preferred browser on desktop.
  2. Open YouTube: Open YouTube and sign in with your YouTube account. You don’t need to create a channel to upload a video. You can share video if you have Gmail account.
  3. Click on ‘upload’ icon: Click on ‘upload’ option at the top right corner.
  4. Pick ‘upload video’: You will see two options including ‘go live’. Click on ‘upload video’ option.
  5. Import videos from Google photos: If you have the video in Google photos, then you can import from there at the top right corner.
  6. Click ‘select files to upload’: You can choose the option ‘select files to upload’ in the middle with YouTube icon.
  7. Choose the file from your computer: Now choose the file you want to upload. Your file will start uploading. It takes time.
  8. Complete the description and title: Complete the description and the title details of the video. Make your title appealing. Description is the detail of your post. According to Google, you can have a title up to 100 characters and a description up to 5,000 characters.
  9. Choose the privacy: You can choose the privacy in the right of the title. If you want to show it to the public, then choose public.
  10. Choose video thumbnail: you can choose video thumbnail at the bottom. You can upload your own thumbnail or choose from the video.
  11. Click ‘publish’ to share: When video get uploads, then click on ‘publish’ to share the video on YouTube.

So, that’s how you can upload HD video on YouTube. You can upload in a similar way, you upload a video on YouTube.

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