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These features are only available to partners who use YouTube Studio Content Manager. Below are recommended upload encoding settings for your videos on YouTube. Container: MP4

You can upload videos to YouTube in a few easy steps. Use the instructions below to upload your videos from a computer or mobile device. Note: Uploading may not be available with s

If your copyrighted content is on YouTube without your permission, you can submit a copyright removal request, which is a legal process. For videos, you can sub

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Watch how to add a custom video thumbnail Watch the following video from the YouTube Creators channel if you’d like a tutorial on how to add a custom video thumbnail on YouTube.

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YouTube can use speech recognition technology to automatically create captions for your videos. Note: These automatic captions are generated by machine learning algorithms, so the