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Just finished an iMovie project on your Mac but don't know how to upload it to YouTube? First, you should be clear about what kinds of video formats that YouTube accepts. Here I give you the answer: YouTube recognizes various videos including WMV (Windows Media Video), 3GP (cell phones), AVI (windows), MOV (mac), MP4 (ipod/psp), MPEG, FLV (adobe flash), MKV (h.264). When exporting iMovie video, we can't judge that video format due to it doesn't have an extension.
Situation A: Directly upload iMovie to YouTube
If your iMovie video type is accpeted by YouTube, just go to the file menu, click 'Share', select 'Export Movie'.
Then specify the output file name and save directory, finally tick the video type and video size
Situation B: Upload iMovie to YouTube after conversion
If you do not think your current video file format is recognized by YouTube, you may get the best uploading results from converting your file to MOV, FLV, or MPEG4. Video Converter for Mac is the best choice for conversion.
Launch the Mac Video Converter on your Mac after installation.You can see the intuitive interface as below picture.
Step 2: Load iMovie video file
Click 'Add File' icon, locate your iMovie files and import them into the program.
Step 3: Choose target video format
Select the output video format from Profile drop-down list, and find wanted video type in Common video group. Then specify the output destination.
The last procedure is press 'Convert' icon to start the iMovie to YouTube video. Once the conversion completes, just upload the converted iMovie to YouTube. Done, it's easy!
Just finished an iMovie project on your Mac but don't know how to upload it to YouTube? First, you should be clear about what kinds of video formats that YouTube accepts. Here I give you the answer: YouTube recognizes various videos including WMV (Windows Media Video), 3GP (cell phones), AVI (windows), MOV (mac), MP4 (ipod/psp), MPEG, FLV (adobe flash), MKV (h.264). When exporting iMovie video, we can't judge that video format due to it doesn't have an extension.
Situation A: Directly upload iMovie to YouTube
If your iMovie video type is accpeted by YouTube, just go to the file menu, click 'Share', select 'Export Movie'.
Then specify the output file name and save directory, finally tick the video type and video size
Situation B: Upload iMovie to YouTube after conversion
If you do not think your current video file format is recognized by YouTube, you may get the best uploading results from converting your file to MOV, FLV, or MPEG4. Video Converter for Mac is the best choice for conversion.
How to convert iMovie to YouTube video for uploading?
Step 1: Download Mac Video ConverterLaunch the Mac Video Converter on your Mac after installation.You can see the intuitive interface as below picture.
Step 2: Load iMovie video file
Click 'Add File' icon, locate your iMovie files and import them into the program.
Step 3: Choose target video format
Select the output video format from Profile drop-down list, and find wanted video type in Common video group. Then specify the output destination.
The last procedure is press 'Convert' icon to start the iMovie to YouTube video. Once the conversion completes, just upload the converted iMovie to YouTube. Done, it's easy!
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