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Can I Upload MP4 videos to Youtube?

DJEmily

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YouTube declares MP4 as an official format to upload videos. However, sometime while uploading, we fail to upload MP4 formatted video to YouTube due to unsupported codec or different configuration. We're also find a considerable number of people who say, "Why can't I upload MP4 to YouTube?" What people often find while trying to upload a MP4 video on YouTube includes:

See also: Top 5 Best Youtube to MP3 Converters and Downloaders

1. Unnecessary delay in uploading file

2. After a long time of the initial trial for uploading file, a line appears on the screen saying, "Unsuccessful uploads", "Request Timed-out", "Error" and some others.

3. Sometimes you find a statement which appears on the screen and says, "File format not recognized".

Reasons for such setbacks are well elaborated in the following passage. However, before we move towards them, make it certain that you have got an efficiently working internet connection because without that you cannot even dream about uploading any of the file like MP4 to YouTube.

Reason 1: MP4 Codec is not Supported by YouTube

Out of all the reasons for an unsuccessful uploading of MP4 to YouTube, one is the codec of the file. Mostly the YouTube accepts MP4 files but that requires a certain codec for the file. So, if you are trying to upload a file to the said website (YouTube) and it is in MP4 format but the codec for the video or audio is not suitable for the accepted one then it will cause such troubles of unsuccessful or no uploading, at all.

Solution: Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate

Change the file format to the YouTube supported format. Many of the online and downloadable file converters are available to do this task effectively for you. One of the reliable file converters of the time is "Wondersahare Video Converter Ultimate". It supports more than 150 File formats and YouTube format is one of these 150 or more file formats.

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Once you are done with all the above mentioned steps, your file is ready to be uploaded to the YouTube website, directly from the Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate or you can upload it through your YouTube account as well.

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Reason 2: MP4 is Too Big

Size of the video also affects the file uploading. Bigger is size, longer will be the time period for uploading and if during this uploading process, internet connection is lost then automatically the file uploading will get interrupted or stopped.

Solution: Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate is not only a converter that changes the file formats but it also is a complete package that will be a genuine help for you to cut the size of the video that you are trying to upload on YouTube or any other site and if you do not want to cut it then you are also offered with a choice of compressing the video.

Reason 3: MP4 is broken

If MP4 video file is not intact and it is broken somehow then definitely YouTube will refuse to upload it. There are a lot of reasons that result in a broken MP4 video some of the reasons include; bad file header, inappropriate storage media, and many others.

Solution: Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate has the capability of repairing some broken files. So, if you have such a file then import it to Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate, and you can try to regenerate the file to recode it improve the video quality. Now, you have an intact video and now you can easily upload this MP4 to YouTube.

Hence, if you have ever faced such problem or you are currently looking for some true solution for this agenda that you can't upload MP4 to YouTube, then you are on the right track because this piece of writing has got some really effective solution to address your problem.

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Read below on how to convert MP4 to YouTube for Windows (include Windows 10, 8.1, 8, 7, XP, Vista)

Step 1. Hit the "Add Files" button in the upper left hand corner to import your local MP4 files to this app. Alternatively, you can find these MP4 files you want on the computer first, and then directly drag them from the folder to this app's left pane.

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Step 2. Choose an directly-optimized preset for YouTube

On the Output Format panel, simply click the format image or open the dropdown list above, then go to "Format"> "Web" > "YouTube".

Note: If your MP4 file is too long to upload to YouTube, you can cut it to the limited length (not more than 10 minutes). First, open the editing panel by clicking the "Edit" option beside each video file bar. Next, go to "Trim" window where you need to drag the two slides to select the clip, and then click the Scissor-like icon and hit Ok to save it.

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Step 3. Convert and upload MP4 to YouTube

Start video conversion by clicking "Convert" button in the lower right hand corner of this MP4 to YouTube's interface. It only takes a few minutes to finish the job. When it's finished, a notice will pop up, saying all the tasks have been finished.

Now, go to YouTube, and log in your account, then upload the converted files to YouTube. That's all. By the way, if you can't find the converted files, you can do it according to the output file path or directly hit the "Open Folder" option at the bottom of the interface.

That's All!

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