Summary of "How to Upload a Video to YouTube from Your PC – from Start to Finish 2020 [Beginners Tutorial]"
Summary: How to upload a video to YouTube from a PC (beginner tutorial)
Pre-upload requirements
- Make sure the video is properly compressed (video compression affects upload and playback).
- Ensure the video follows YouTube’s video guidelines.
- Example used: an MP4 file.
Access YouTube and start the upload
- Go to youtube.com and open your channel (typically tied to a Gmail/Google account).
- Use the Upload button (or an upload option on the channel page).
- Upload supports drag-and-drop of the video file.
Fill in upload details while it processes
- Title: entered manually (e.g., “Grump[le] skin the cat” in the example).
- Description: added in the description field.
- Thumbnail
- You can upload a custom thumbnail, but the tutorial notes you may need to be verified/in good standing first.
- Alternatively, you can use auto-generated thumbnails (wait for them to appear).
- The tutorial demonstrates selecting a thumbnail option.
Playlists
- Optionally create a playlist to organize videos for viewers.
- Set playlist visibility (example indicates public).
Kids / age settings
- Select whether the video is made for kids:
- The tutorial selects “No” (not made for kids).
- Also addresses age restriction (example indicates no age restriction needed).
Additional settings
- Monetization / paid promotion: the tutorial says not to worry about it for this example, but implies it’s part of the flow.
- Tags: add tags to help with search discovery (example tags include variants like “grumble skin,” “cat,” “funny,” “cute”).
- Video language: set language to English (even if no transcript words are present in the subtitle).
- Copyright / standard YouTube license: tutorial indicates this can be left as the standard license.
- Category: choose an appropriate category (example: comedy/entertainment, or pets and animals).
- Comments: left at the default (“top” sorting mentioned).
Final steps and publishing
- Optionally add end screen or cards (tutorial skips it in the example).
- Confirm visibility as Public.
- Click Publish.
- After publishing, the video is accessible via the link shown.
Tutorial outcome
- Emphasizes that uploading to YouTube is easy and encourages beginners to keep posting.
Main speakers / sources (as provided)
- Tutorial host(s): The subtitles reference “hey everybody” and “we’ll be showing you,” implying a creator/tutorial narrator (no specific name given in the subtitles).
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Technology
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