{"id":42467,"date":"2022-07-30T16:46:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42467"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:46:05","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:46:05","slug":"what-video-format-for-youtube-should-i-use","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-video-format-for-youtube-should-i-use","title":{"rendered":"What Video Format For YouTube Should I Use?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ff635b4b180\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ff635b4b180\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ff635b4b180\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-video-format-for-youtube-should-i-use\/#What_Video_Format_For_YouTube_Should_I_Use\" title=\"What Video Format For YouTube Should I Use?\">What Video Format For YouTube Should I Use?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-video-format-for-youtube-should-i-use\/#MP4\" title=\"MP4\">MP4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-video-format-for-youtube-should-i-use\/#H264\" title=\"H.264\">H.264<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-video-format-for-youtube-should-i-use\/#Windows_Media_Video_WMV\" title=\"Windows Media Video (WMV)\">Windows Media Video (WMV)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/what-video-format-for-youtube-should-i-use\/#WEBM\" title=\"WEBM\">WEBM<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Video_Format_For_YouTube_Should_I_Use\"><\/span>What Video Format For YouTube Should I Use?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-height:364px; height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto; max-width:41%\" alt=\"what video format for youtube\" align=\"left\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/MK2w0wN.jpg\">  <\/p>\n<p>When it comes to making a video for YouTube, you may be wondering what format to use. Here are some tips for creating the best format for your video. First, know that YouTube will process videos at low resolution when they are uploaded. If you want to upload a video with higher resolution, you may have to wait a couple of hours before it is available. Fortunately, creating the best video format for YouTube is not difficult. Simply follow the recommendations provided by YouTube when creating your video.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MP4\"><\/span>MP4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The MP4 video format is one of the most advanced types of videos on the Internet, and it&#8217;s ideal for streaming videos on YouTube. Unlike many other video formats, MP4 is compatible with any device and can be streamed on nearly any browser or media player. Additionally, it allows for high-quality content to be stored in a much smaller file size. MP4 containers also allow for metadata and additional components such as subtitles, video chapters, and AAC audio compression. If you&#8217;d like to upload an MP4 video to YouTube, you&#8217;ll want to find a loss-less conversion tool, which will preserve the quality of your original video.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve chosen the right format, it&#8217;s time to export your video. You can export your video in MP4 or another container depending on the hosting platform. You might also want to use a different container depending on the type of website you&#8217;re using to host your video, and you can usually find presets for this format in most video editors. After you&#8217;ve selected a container, you&#8217;ll need to choose the format you want to export. MP4 is the most common video format for YouTube, and many video editors have presets that make it easy to export your video.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"H264\"><\/span>H.264<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t heard of the H.264 video format yet, you&#8217;re missing out on the many benefits of this coding standard. It helps reduce bit rates, while still preserving high-quality image quality. And it uses creative tricks to reduce file complexity. You should use it for all your YouTube video uploads unless you need to edit large videos for time or bandwidth reasons. Here are the benefits of using this video format:<\/p>\n<p>The biggest advantage of using the H.264 video format is compatibility across all types of devices. Because it is widely supported, it can be encoded on basic processors. Additionally, it&#8217;s compatible with HD DVD standards. For this reason, many developers are implementing H.264 support in QuickTime 7 and higher. Moreover, many of the YouTube vlogging services are now compatible with H.264. You can use these tools to create high-quality videos.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Windows_Media_Video_WMV\"><\/span>Windows Media Video (WMV)<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wanted to convert your WMV videos for YouTube, but don&#8217;t know how, there are a few free tools you can use. VEED is one of these, and it allows you to import your videos from a folder, or from YouTube&#8217;s URL. You can choose the format you want to convert to by clicking on the settings icon, and then you can add subtitles and effects to the video. After the conversion is complete, you can view the WMV file in Windows Media Player&#8217;s &#8220;Now Playing&#8221; tab.<\/p>\n<p>If your media player can&#8217;t play your WMV files, try downloading a free player that supports WMVs. Alternatively, you can download a free media player for both Windows and Mac OS. If the file doesn&#8217;t open properly, it could be an error. Sometimes it&#8217;s the wrong format &#8211; or the wrong file! It&#8217;s possible to install the wrong player, but if you try to install the wrong one, you may end up with the wrong file.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WEBM\"><\/span>WEBM<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>WeBM stands for web-encoded multimedia, and is a popular video format for uploading videos to YouTube. Compared to MP4, WEBM supports more compression rates and is compatible with more browsers. While WEBM is not yet the preferred format for uploading YouTube videos, it will soon become one of the most popular options. In the meantime, we&#8217;ve listed below some of the advantages and disadvantages of WEBM for YouTube users.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike MP4, WEBM files are small and compatible with most modern web browsers. 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