• Supported YouTube file formats
• Recommended upload encoding settings
  • Container: MP4
  • Audio codec: AAC-LC
    • Channels: Stereo or Stereo + 5.1
    • Sample rate 96khz or 48khz
  • Video codec: H.264
    • Progressive scan (no interlacing)
    • Chroma subsampling: 4:2:0
  • Frame rate
    • same frame rate it was recorded
  • Bitrate
    • SDR video
      • 1080p
        • for Standard Frame Rate: 8 Mbps
        • for High Frame Rate: 12 Mbps
      • 720p
        • for Standard Frame Rate: 5 Mbps
        • for High Frame Rate: 7.5 Mbps
    • audio
      • Stereo: 384 kbps
      • 5.1: 512 kbps
  • Resolution and aspect ratio
    • The standard aspect ratio for YouTube on a computer is 16:9.
  • Color Space
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