How to UPLOAD HD/4K VIDEOS on to YOUTUBE in 2021 | a Step-by-Step YouTube Video Upload Guide

[@ColinDougan]

IMPORTANT REMINDERS: 1. 4K may take DAYS to fully process 2. Make sure that your EXPORT SETTINGS fit KZbin Recommended Settings, if you need assistance with this, please feel free to watch my EXPORTing video :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXizpXiFjbR9r5I

[@gracejustice2331]

that's true...if you must, set it for overnight processing.

[@yayitsmelody4948]

it's been 24h for me and it's only in 20% :(

[@otszzz79]

that is extreme long right? i think i will just screerecord my motovlog and upload the screenrecording

[@SonicBodhi1]

BULLSHIT. I've uploaded 4K videos for about two years now, and never had to wait more than 48 hours for the 4k option to show up- the last video I uploaded used all the SAME hardware and settings to encode the video, two very similar videos=both were 9 and 1/2 minutes in length and same file size uploaded. KZbin has done something that messed with the 4K play option in the player. NONE of my computers or devices had the 4K option with the latest video I uploaded, even after 3 days! and the editor mode showed the SD, HD, and 4K processing had all completed!

[@otszzz79]

@@SonicBodhi1 yeah well, depends on the internet speed, and duration of the footage. And you must admit that your exampke of uploading for 48 hours for a 10min video is not really category fast too, right

[@chillraven_1]

Ok but you literally didn't tell us how to actually upload a video in HD instead of SD.

[@bl00d5h0ck]

Yes he did. You have to wait for youtube to process the HD version of the video, before you press the Publish button lol

[@ColinDougan]

Please check the pinned comment :)

[@ItzMeNike]

Ok so here's my situation. I want to re-upload a video I published on a previous account to this one. The video uploaded in HD on my previous account, but it will only process in SD on this account. Don't understand why. Shouldn't it upload in HD?

[@cripplettv1309]

@@bl00d5h0ck He didn't that case is actually invalid, because I waited before publishing it and it never actually cameto dothe HD processing.

[@KalosKreations]

Agreed. And I want all of my videos unlisted but in this video it didn't show how to get the video in HD if it is going unlisted. If I schedule it, then it will be public and I don't want it public.

[@VerticDesigns]

A golden tip is to schedule your video for the next day. That way you give your video plenty of time to finish processing all the different qualities. Also if anyone has a video that is stuck on only SD then you may need to reupload it. I've just had this issue today and had to reupload it because it was bugged and YT didn't recognise it was a 4k video. So now I reupload it properly processed the video to true 4K

[@Kieoryy]

Thanks how do u schedule the vid for next day? Is that the premiere option?

[@VerticDesigns]

@@Kieoryy instead of clicking "Publish Now" or "Public" you click on visibility and click on "Schedule". Set the date to tomorrow and the time you wish to upload to but another great tip for this is to look into your analytics and see when most of your viewers are online and upload at that time. So for example when I upload a 4K video I would Schedule it to tomorrow 27th December at 14:00 and wait until the next day for it to automatically publish your video to public

[@roderickgful]

I just keep it private until it fully loads in 4k/HD. Once I see it’s finished (larger vids can take really long) I switch to public.

[@VerticDesigns]

@@roderickgful yeh I get you and personally I won't do it just in case it ruins the 24 hour window because that's the most important 24 hours so I'm not sure if KZbin would still promote it the same as public or scheduled since its private

[@eviexedits]

Omg ty! I'm excited to try this :)

[@linedbybribre5489]

This told me nothing literally

[@loufromdabx]

Facts nothing about uploading clear footage like wtf 🤣🤣🤣

[@Corenergy-o6s]

@@loufromdabxexactly clickbait 😭😭

[@Astronomical66]

I am a new you tuber who just does it for fun and when my first video uploaded earlier today it was in 360p but looked 144p so i went looking and i found this video it told me that there is way more steps to uploading a good video then i relised it really helped me you earned my sub

[@devilechoecho2374]

So, i just delete it and start over? what a master at explaning, thanks dude you really helped

[@GEN]

The goat of all things exporting and uploading, great video, just saved to my editing playlist for future reference

[@ColinDougan]

Haha much love!

[@rapidtopography1334]

This was extremely thorough. The only question I have, which you didn't quite cover (unless I missed it), is, if you're uploading a video that was shot in 4K, do you need to do anything while setting up the upload to make sure it uploads at 4K, or does KZbin just know that it's 4K and that this is the resolution that you want it to be?

[@kakashi24001]

KZbin will automatically know it is in 4k

[@streetdestroyerstv1354]

So we just wait?

[@streetdestroyerstv1354]

@mingtheory

[@kakashi24001]

@@streetdestroyerstv1354 unfortunately but while you wait just add your video to the unlisted section then periodically check to see if it is 4k then you can make it public

[@FURDOG1961]

2:45 Uploading mistakes. Be patient, especially for 4K uploads. 7:30 Disclosure for paid/monetized videos. 10:20 Checks. 10:50 Choose Public/Private.

[@trinidadtobago674]

ok

[@galaxeon797]

Me in the beginning of the video: "nah, I'm sure I already know all that" Me at certain points of the video: "no way! cool! didn't know that!!!" Thanks, mate!

[@sarielycera8837]

i learn about tags of video, desctription,playlists etc. but actualy i still cant uploat hd/4k videos on youtube. Haha very helpfull realy

[@necrosisnmotion1005]

Freaking A right, a KZbin tutorial video that just jumped right into it and explained everything in a streamlined manner. I was unaware of the post upload HD processing.

[@muadzzammasnizam9515]

This is so helpful for me I'm still learning how to do KZbin thxx

[@WeHaveFunnyClips50]

thank you for telling me this I was uploading my vid right away and It was low quality but after I post again I will do this thanks

[@SueArmstrongRyan]

Colin - This is an incredibly valuable and insightful video. You do an excellent job explaining each point and also its importance. Many thanks! I'm looking forward to watching your other videos now!

[@ColinDougan]

Hey Sue! I'm so glad that you enjoyed and found value in the video :) If you have any requests for other videos that would be helpful - definitely feel free to let me know! Thank you for your support!

[@PhobiaV]

This is def a bot

[@DunksandTouchdowns09]

Thank you this helped so so so so so so much no cap

[@craziar14]

I just took your advice and it worked!!! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! I'm new to vlogging and have been struggling in terms of uploading my video and keeping its 1080p quality after but haven't been successful until I watched your video ! I'm so happy!💖💖💖

[@FreeTechnicalUpdates]

Just watched a quality video ... A big thanks to you Sir ❤

[@ColinDougan]

You are so welcome!

[@DisneyUpBoilerUp]

I've had no issue uploading 4K videos until recently. None of my videos are over 4 minutes. Regardless of resolution size when uploading, they are only posting in HD. Usually it takes at most 1 hour to process the 4K. It's been 4-5 days or more since my recent uploads, and they're still only HD.

[@SonicBodhi1]

I have the same problem- after two years of uploading in 4K resolution with little or no issues, suddenly- NOTHING above 1080p60 is available!

[@zachkingston3588]

Do you guys set as a premiere in order to let it get its best quality?

[@HIM_TRAVIS]

@@zachkingston3588 does this help??

[@rompomi7397]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! This really helped me and I will use these tips from now on!

[@ColinDougan]

So glad to hear :)

[@aceglobe6356]

As a young content maker this has to be the best explanation so far so thank you.

[@ColinDougan]

You're very welcome! Thank you for your kind words :)

[@chicasvacay]

LOVE watching you explain. You are clear & concise. Thank you for making content

[@thecyberhobbit]

I really wish youtube had a feature to set a video public as soon as the 4k processing is complete

[@ColinDougan]

Oh that would be an awesome feature!

[@sergeantvr7424]

thank you sooooooooooo much. I was scared because I just uploaded a video and it was 360p and I was like "what the gygvyfg??????" this helped me a lot thanks

[@HZGamingVR]

My issue is that all my Videos are Produced in 4K. When I upload them to KZbin, they become 1080p even though KZbin said "4K Video Finished Processing". I did not find any solutions to this issue here. This is a very Basic, childish type video that everyone should already know how to do in 2022.

[@RealFloridaGroup]

Any update on this? Trying the same thing. The video shows the 4k option, but only allows 1080p kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJeWeHigmr9qbJo

[@HZGamingVR]

@@RealFloridaGroup the solution is on your Video Editor. Make sure that the Video Editing software production Canvas is set to 4K. If the Canvas is set to 1080p, even if the video still says 4K, KZbin would still see it as a 1080p Video. Just make sure that your Software is set to produce in 4K 👍

[@HZGamingVR]

@@RealFloridaGroup Your Video is 10 hours. I am 100% sure that at 4K, it exceeded the 120 GB allowed by KZbin. So it was dow scaled to 1080p. My 4K Videos are just 30 mins and are 65GB or more, so imagine your Video? Make videos smaller than 120GB

[@idaeja]

2:50 LITERALLY ME every SINGLE time I upload my vlogs! Thank you so much!

[@MouathAlawadhi]

I saw everything except how to upload 4k videos. Thanks bud 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@sidzhottake]

had no idea about the "waiting for HD version to process". Thank you so much bud!

[@ColinDougan]

Glad it helped!

[@jordanswientek1403]

“Tutorial Man”is back with another quality video! 🙌🏽

[@DorianWilson]

**Tutorial Boi

[@ThaFitGoddess]

Ugh this is probably one of the most helpful videos I’ve seen on KZbin especially for small KZbinrs. I know what my issue was now lol 😂

[@ColinDougan]

So happy to hear that :)

[@cIeetz]

Top video title in 2022 : Five words or less that are unique and enticing

[@ihymns]

Thanks! Definitely figured something out on this one....I was uploading massive files instead of MP4s....

[@jonfletcher147]

Finally a very informative and actually useful video......the first that actually helped me! thanks man!

[@hariaravindh9281]

I'm so glad that I ran into your channel today. Your content and tutorials are so good and well communicative with the audience. Keep going bruh.

[@ColinDougan]

I appreciate your kind words! I'm glad that the videos are helpful :)

[@Deimioks]

Thanks a lot, my video is lagging I don't know if you can help me, but my video is 720p, but I wanted it to be 1080p or above but thanks a lot.

[@KiwiHawk-downunder-nz]

The one thing you didn't cover is the 4K video tutorial of the desktop that has text that is way to small to see or read, I believe there is a way to scale 4K videos so that people on YT can actually read it

[@SS4Xani]

Ironically this answered every question except the one by which I came to this video in the first place: How do I upload in 4K instead of merely 1080p? You seem to have that option in your example yet I don't when I look under my quality. Is it something where you need so many subs or views to do?

[@uttonio]

you had me laugh right from the start. I like you.

[@shayrlocked]

I pressed the follow button the moment you said, "Crossing the 1000 subscribers is the hardest part." Love your genuineness mate.

[@lulu-qr3yj]

good vid keep up the great work!

[@KINGABDUL99]

Great video wow nice

[@elmaestro35]

I literally watched this and did it step by step and it was super helpful. Still starting off, but this helped so much. Thank you.

[@TheKnoxcountry]

Does anyone know if there is a way to make the video that you post on youtube always play in the highest quality on the "Viewers" screen? Like this one we just watched above for example. It looked amazing and i didn't have to click "Settings" and adjust on my end. For example, if I uploaded a video in 1080P on youtube and it played for viewers as close to that as it could. Thanks readers!

[@d3monikmusic]

Didn’t even answer the question to the video🤣

[@blueneom7561]

Thankyou so much! I'm here because I'm new into this and it showed that was only 240p but now I am relieved thanks to you. Blessings!!!

[@saktimaulana6106]

😆😆 53

[@StrayPlayzGames]

Thank you for this video, I just want you to know you helped me and a lot of other people, once again ty for the help +1.

[@bountifulyoga]

This video has been so far the best tutorial I have come across for newbies on KZbin. Thank you very Colin!!!

[@Antonio_Ortiz]

2:56: This was my exact issue. Thank you so much for clarifying. Earned a sub.

[@TheBudBoss]

Thank you for the tips. I learned a lot.

[@noobgaming20041]

Thank you bro for such video❤❤

[@SvenVee]

Some great tips and tricks in here! Definitely need to pay more attention to my description from now on!

[@lionheartcreations1732]

Great tutorial. Many thanks for this.

[@unm4sked664]

I’m kind of stuck with the quality of my video being upload by YT in a very bad quality when it is not, I have waited for the process to be done just to end with a bad result. If anyone can help I would appreciate it, I’m new to this stuff

[@kanzee5940]

Thank you for taking the time and energy to create this instructional video...very helpful...have a great day.

[@thickivicki89]

Thank you so much for the tips. You have no idea how much this helped lol

[@iceysue]

what i searched "why my youtube video low quality"

[@animeworld-tj6ee]

New subscriber here actually you are great😊

[@chasemusic5447]

It still says SD NO MATTER HOW THE QUALITY IS SET ON KZbin .

[@ColinDougan]

Did you film the video in 1080 or 4K?

[@ItssGrimm]

Super helpful I appreciate it

[@The_Universe_Factory]

Brilliant video for new KZbinrs like me. I've been trying to upload Vlog, 26 mins long with 3840 x 1800 resolution & it is stuck on 'Processing HD Version, SD Version complete'. There's no progress bar or time remaining info, just HD sign blinking. Any help on this would be really appreciated. Thanks !

[@duncanang3231]

nice one thanks for showing some light ,i used to publish my videos before full process,thanks again

[@siegfried7759]

Thanks for the info I thought I Did something wrong but it turns out it does take a while to upload HD videos. Lol

[@ColinDougan]

It really does hahaha

[@M-SManasGaming]

Nice bro HD video 💯🇮🇳

[@satindersingh7247]

seriously mate this helped me a lot I was looking everywhere for all this info in different clips but I got it all in one . Definitely helped me a lot thanks bro 🤜

[@SonicBodhi1]

SOMETHING changed at KZbin in the last few days. I used the SAME video encoding program on the SAME HARDWARE, with the SAME ENCODING OPTIONS on a file that was 9 and a half minutes in length. The file was accepted as 4K with no problem, as per usual. 3 days ago, I encoded a similar video of the SAME length and file size.. SAME hardware, SAME encoding options, etc- and I got stuck with a 1080p limit on my player quality options. In the editor it told me all my processing was complete, 3 options SD, HD, and 4K- ALL showed as completed processing- and yet NONE of my devices had the option to play it in 4K! So, HOW do you explain that? My videos have NEVER taken more than 48 hours to process the 4K option. After 3 days, on this latest video, NO such option is being offered in the player, either on my PC, my laptop, my 4k smart tv, or ANY of my other devices! WHAT'S YOU ANSWER FOR THAT??

[@djleadone]

Walks into the barber... What'll it be today sir? I need to speak with the manager, NOW! Barber: Say no more fam

[@ColinDougan]

It was more of a "Y'all got any spare change?" Barber: Say less

[@bulanbijak]

thank you.. this video helps!!

[@primeprajwal]

You saved 13.00minutes of my life

[@slasher162]

thank you mane this really helped

[@capasso_martina]

i have uploaded my video that is 4K in my iPhone gallery, but when i uploaded it to KZbin it loads as 4K but the quality is super bright and overexposed. How can i fix it??😭

[@ninaroblox4485]

thank you so much, i literally have just made the common mistake which is deleting my youtube video after publishing it because it was 360p maximum. im just waiting for it to process hd right now and i hope it will get me the 1080p and 60fps which i originally recorded with on obs.

[@ColinDougan]

I'm glad that I could help! :)

[@zaffarspater]

Thanks... this is very helpful

[@shashankverma11]

This really helped me. I have a new different gaming channel and I was uploading 4k hdr videos. KZbin really takes many hours before processing in 4k resolution. I will be using schedule option from now. Thanks to you.

[@ColinDougan]

I'm so happy to hear that! Yes, I mean, sometimes it can process fast :)

[@iframes2d]

Thanks this answered all my questions for this subject. Great work

[@RealEmerald]

I find it funny how I only came here to figure out how to improve quality, and all I needed to do was sit sat and do nothing. If I had been patient, I would have better quality videos. I don’t know if I can fix streams though…

[@DorianWilson]

interesting tips on titling videos ... need to look more into these 'keyword' things

[@TheTomJon]

😂😘

[@trevorbeatz5741]

@@TheTomJon why kiss emoji?

[@holdondearlife441]

@@trevorbeatz5741 😘

[@trevorbeatz5741]

@@holdondearlife441 BRUH

[@tacrewgirl]

Thanks Colin, this video is very helpful for a newbie.

[@overreal4254]

thanks so much you helped me upload my 16K video it took me over 12+ hours thanks sooooo much

[@fp30e]

My videos used to come out really sharp on You Tube. Now they come out slightly fuzzy. My master is HD and looks great when editing, or even on playback after exporting the time line to a Mp4 file. But then loses quality on the upload. Days later it is still soft quality. I don't know how to problem solve this. I have been uploading for over 10 years, but suddenly have this issue.

[@danielbob3506]

Thank you. I found your tips verry useful!

[@evolvewithmarcello]

So funny to have randomly come across your page doing research bro. Well done! Thank you for this. Much love, Marcello from Bali 💥

[@ColinDougan]

My man! Miss you brother, hope you're doing SO well! (and thanks for watching haha)

[@megodynamite]

This was helpful! So bascially, if you want to have high quality uploads--you need to record, edit and export a high quality video! Got it! Thanks---time for a little more research

[@thekanessyshow5783]

i love you man, thanks a lot

[@jt-zg8tr]

He never showed how to convert film size to MP4 ...That seems to be the magic number in order for KZbin upload and processing goes completely through. Mines is always hit and miss. It can't be this difficult. Seems like it's the best kept secret. I would have many more videos published if my upload and processing would go through.

[@madjinx5313]

thank you man my vid was in 360 and i paniced howerver thank you for the help and your honisty

[@dalton6173]

"How many fps at 4K can you upload to KZbin" is what I searched.

[@Access-Inner-Harmony]

I uploaded a 4k at 264 instead of Apple pro res.422 and it still looks awful. It took 24 hours to upload it. It is one hour in length, scenic content. KZbin compressed it to an unacceptable resolution. Love to hear a suggestion. My channel doesn't have many views yet.

[@windsurfed1]

Great information. I had to rewind several times to understand but I got it. Always wanted to know about all that garbage. You did a great job of explaining it. Thanks for making the video.

[@scottdunlap4109]

TMI Bra! I just wanted together BEST QUALITY form videos. You spent almost zero time on recommended settings. My videos look great whileI'm making them, but then look low res when uploaded

[@HelplinkMentalHealth]

Our videos that we upload are always in SD and HD but it automatically plays them in SD to the viewer, this is not good as it can make the video 'grainy'. Is there anyway of specifying to YT that your video uploads should only be played to viewers in HD? Great video BTW, very helpful.

[@wwdagger]

I thought he was going to cover this and was disappointed he did not.

[@kinggs777]

Thanks for this video ❤

[@IzzyNChrist]

Helpful tips but where is the HD part?

[@y8kidsworld870]

whoever reading this, you'll be succesful someday! just keep on pushing

[@HO-vv9bt]

This video is starting to really help me. THX for it man!

[@EgyptologyLessons]

Great job! Really helped to improve my uploads

[@eternal-dan]

thanks you rlly helped me alot

[@MiuArtStudioUK]

This is a really good tutorial on the topic, thanks!

[@mr.snezok]

Very well put together.

[@ColinDougan]

Much appreciated!

[@AinunHamzah]

Ok now I understand i have to wait until the HD process done then upload it.. last time i upload it was 4k but i did publish it directly and it take a day to 100% completed but the results still SD only

[@Abunasiib]

Thankz my boy ❤❤