{"id":444,"date":"2020-09-23T18:25:19","date_gmt":"2020-09-23T18:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/?p=444"},"modified":"2020-11-23T14:10:29","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T14:10:29","slug":"what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/","title":{"rendered":"What file formats does YouTube accept?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>To upload a video to the most popular video-sharing platform, you\u2019ll need to know what file formats does <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a> accept and its guidelines. You can avoid making large video files, but with the full expression of your creativity if you know which video file format and codec to use. The right codecs can significantly downsize your video and maintain high quality.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Among accepted file formats on YouTube are MOV, MPEG4, MP4, AVI, WMV, MPEG-PS, FLV, 3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, CineForm, and HEVC. To choose which one to use, here is a bit more information about each of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 ez-toc-wrap-right counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\"><p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">On this page:<\/p>\n<\/div><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#MOV_%E2%80%93_Apple_QuickTime_Movie_file\" >MOV &#8211; Apple QuickTime Movie file<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#MPEG4_%E2%80%93_Moving_Picture_Experts_Group_4\" >MPEG4 &#8211; Moving Picture Experts Group 4<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#MP4_%E2%80%93_MPEG-4_Part_14\" >MP4 &#8211; MPEG-4 Part 14<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#AVI_%E2%80%93_Audio_Video_Interleave\" >AVI &#8211; Audio Video Interleave<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#WMV_%E2%80%93_Windows_Media_Video\" >WMV &#8211; Windows Media Video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#MPEG-PS_%E2%80%93_Moving_Picture_Expert_Group_Program_stream\" >MPEG-PS \u2013 Moving Picture Expert Group Program stream<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#FLV_%E2%80%93_Flash_Video\" >FLV \u2013 Flash Video<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#3GPP_%E2%80%93_Third_Generation_Partnership_Project\" >3GPP &#8211; Third Generation Partnership Project<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#WebM\" >WebM<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#DNxHR_%E2%80%93_Digital_Nonlinear_Extensible_High_Resolution\" >DNxHR &#8211; Digital Nonlinear Extensible High Resolution<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#ProRes\" >ProRes<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#CineForm\" >CineForm<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#HEVC_%E2%80%93_High_Efficiency_Video_Coding\" >HEVC &#8211; High Efficiency Video Coding<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#How_to_convert_your_video_file_formats_to_a_supported_format_on_YouTube\" >How to convert your video file formats to a supported format on YouTube?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/what-file-formats-does-youtube-accept\/#Summary\" >Summary:<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MOV_%E2%80%93_Apple_QuickTime_Movie_file\"><\/span>MOV &#8211; Apple QuickTime Movie file<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/QuickTime_File_Format\" rel=\"noopener\">MOV<\/a> can contain high-quality video, audio, timecode, and even text tracks. Even though MOV files can consume a lot of memory, you can upload them on Facebook or YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MPEG4_%E2%80%93_Moving_Picture_Experts_Group_4\"><\/span>MPEG4 &#8211; Moving Picture Experts Group 4<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>MPEG-4 files are mostly used for video distribution and streaming on the web. Also, MPEG-4 can store still images, subtitles, and other data besides audio and video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MP4_%E2%80%93_MPEG-4_Part_14\"><\/span>MP4 &#8211; MPEG-4 Part 14<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/MPEG-4_Part_14\" rel=\"noopener\">MP4<\/a> is the most popular video format, and YouTube recommends it as the best video file format for uploading videos on their platform. The MP4 file format is also supported on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter and has almost universal compatibility with most devices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AVI_%E2%80%93_Audio_Video_Interleave\"><\/span>AVI &#8211; Audio Video Interleave<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Audio_Video_Interleave\" rel=\"noopener\">AVI<\/a> file format is compatible with most operating systems and supports high-quality video files that are quite large.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WMV_%E2%80%93_Windows_Media_Video\"><\/span>WMV &#8211; Windows Media Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Windows_Media_Video\" rel=\"noopener\">WMV<\/a> type files are very similar to MOV files features with one exception; there is no option for choosing the aspect ratio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"MPEG-PS_%E2%80%93_Moving_Picture_Expert_Group_Program_stream\"><\/span>MPEG-PS \u2013 Moving Picture Expert Group Program stream<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another video file format that YouTube accepts is MPEG-PS. It can contain multiplexed audio, video, and data in one file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"FLV_%E2%80%93_Flash_Video\"><\/span>FLV \u2013 Flash Video<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Flash_Video\" rel=\"noopener\">FLV<\/a> file type needs Adobe Flash Player version 6 and later releases to play its content on the web. Even though YouTube supports FLV format, it\u2019s impossible to preview this type of file without installing a Flash plug-in.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3GPP_%E2%80%93_Third_Generation_Partnership_Project\"><\/span>3GPP &#8211; Third Generation Partnership Project<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>3GPP file format can store audio, video, and text in container files and is mostly used on 3G mobile phones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"WebM\"><\/span>WebM<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/WebM\" rel=\"noopener\">WebM<\/a> files have a smaller size and are intended for use on the web browsers. This format has advanced file compression so they can still have a high-quality video that loads much faster.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"DNxHR_%E2%80%93_Digital_Nonlinear_Extensible_High_Resolution\"><\/span>DNxHR &#8211; Digital Nonlinear Extensible High Resolution<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>DNxHR is a codec supported on the YouTube platform that has reduced storage and bandwidth specification for multi-generation compositing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ProRes\"><\/span>ProRes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple\u2019s ProRes video format is a high-quality lossy format that supports up to 8K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"CineForm\"><\/span>CineForm<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>GoPro <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CineForm\" rel=\"noopener\">CineForm<\/a> video file format has an advanced compression rate that ensures speed and quality up to 12-bit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"HEVC_%E2%80%93_High_Efficiency_Video_Coding\"><\/span>HEVC &#8211; High Efficiency Video Coding<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/High_Efficiency_Video_Coding\" rel=\"noopener\">HEVC<\/a> or H.265 is a new standard that all iOS devices use as a default video format.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1208\" height=\"794\" src=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/YouTube.png\" alt=\"Upload video file formats to YouTube\" class=\"wp-image-446\"\/><figcaption>How to upload supported video file formats to YouTube?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already created a video in a different video file format then one listed above, you have to convert it to upload your video to YouTube. There is a multitude of ways to do this with video editing software or online tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_convert_your_video_file_formats_to_a_supported_format_on_YouTube\"><\/span>How to convert your video file formats to a supported format on YouTube?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you already have a video you want to upload to YouTube, but it is not in one of the supported file formats, you need to convert it to the mentioned video file formats. The simplest way is to use free online <a class=\"rank-math-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.converter365.com\/video-converter\">converter365.com<\/a> to change video format fast and easy. With an online converter, you can finish your conversion without registering or installing new software in just a few clicks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, upload your video to the website and then select the video format you want to have. After a few moments, you will have a download link accessible directly on the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary\"><\/span>Summary:<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>YouTube supports many video file formats and codecs, among which are MOV, MPEG4, MP4, AVI, WMV, MPEG-PS, FLV, 3GPP, WebM, DNxHR, ProRes, CineForm, and HEVC.<\/li><li>Audio files (WAV, PCM, MP3) can\u2019t be uploaded to YouTube.<\/li><li>The preferred aspect ratio on YouTube is 16:9.<\/li><li>The best video format to upload on YouTube is MP4 with AAC and H.364 codecs.<\/li><li>According to the newest data, every minute, users upload 500 hours to YouTube.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To upload a video to the most popular video-sharing platform, you\u2019ll need to know what file formats does YouTube accept and its guidelines. 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