YouTube Recommendations The recommended video format is the .MP4 file type. To display videos at the highest quality possible, YouTube also recommends using the h.264 video codec and a standard aspect ratio of 16:9. • Recommended Container: MP4
• Recommended Audio codec: AAC-LC • Recommended Video codec: H.264 Recommended Resolution & Aspect Ratios For the default 16:9 aspect ratio, encode at these resolutions:
• 2160p: 3840x2160 • 1440p: 2560x1440 Vertical/Horizontal video Video should be shot vertically, unless it is an animated/whiteboard video. The video should be finalized in editing both vertically and horizontally. • 1080p: 1920x1080 • 720p: 1280x720
YouTube Thumbnail Size The perfect YouTube thumbnail size is 1280 pixels by 720 pixels. (aspect ratio of 16:9.) • Make sure your thumbnail size is a minimum of 640 pixels wide. • Thumbnail images should be under 2MB. • Image formats are JPG, GIF, or PNG. YouTube also supports the below file formats. (Although MP4 is the preferred file type.) • .MOV • .MPEG4 • .MP4 • .AVI • .WMV • .MPEGPS • .FLV • 3GPP • WebM • DNxHR • ProRes • CineForm • HEVC (h265)
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