Tutorial on How to Upload 4K Video to YouTube
Namely, there are several factors that affect you upload 4K videos on YouTube, formats, size, frame rate etc. YouTube now accepts UHD videos of 2160p, 4320p resolutions and file sizes of 2GB, compared with 100MB in the past, supports 8 video formats for uploading, covering MOV, MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MPEGPS and WebM, and allows videos less than 15 minutes. But your recorded 4K videos are usually beyond the mark. Thus you need take some measures to make them up to standard. For example, transcode the 2160p files to YouTube compatible file type such as MP4; Trim 2160p videos into shorter 15 min sections; Adjust the parameters of the UHD 2016p video to more adapt to YouTube. 1. Convert 4K Video to YouTube Compatible Formats(MP4, FLV,3GP etc.) MacX Video Converter Pro is a professional UHD video converter to settle the matter at one go. It allows you to convert 4K to MP4, MOV, FLV, WebM, 3GP easily, taking little of your time since it delivers a super fast speed for video conversion. If you are not so particular with the files resolution on YouTube, it's the best choice to upload and share 4K to YouTube.
Import 2160p files. Free download and launch the 4K video converter. Then click “+” icon or directly drag and drop the recorded 2160p video to it. Choose the output formats. You are able to choose from all YouTube uploading supported formats, namely MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, FLV, 3GP, MPEGPS and WebM. Adjust the parameters. Apart from format, there are also some parameters affecting you to transfer 2160p video to YouTube. Click the gear button to adjust them. Generally, 4K videos is set in 60fps and 16:9 aspect ratio. Start conversion. Click the “RUN” button to convert 4K in the range of YouTube video upload rules. 2. Trim 4K Video to 15 Minutes Shorter Sections Wheras if you want upload 4K to YouTube with original quality reserved, you can trim 2160p video to 15 minutes shorter sections. The same tool, MacX Video Converter Pro is recommended to resize video for uploading because it's strong function on editting. It allows you to trim video footage to get a 15 min 4K clip for YouTube in simple steps: Import files by clicking “+”. Click “Edit” and then “Trim” icon to enter the UHD trimming interface, where you can adjust the start/end time of video. Click “RUN” button to convert as usual. 3. Directly Upload 4K to YouTube from iPhone 6S/7 Since iPhone supports 4K recording, more people wants to upload their recorded 4K directly on their iPhone 6s/7, without any extra software or plug-ins. You can certainly do it if you do not mind YouTube automatic adjustment on resolution. Simple steps to follow indeed:Enhanced YouTube views