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Prepare video for YouTube

Prepare a 16:9 video for YouTube: 1920 × 1080, MP4, 30 fps. Keep the whole frame with black bars or crop the edges; download and upload yourself.

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MP4, MOV, M4V, WebM, MKV or AVI · 150 MB · 15 minutes

Fit keeps the whole image with black bars. Crop removes edges around the centre. Both modes resize to the preset canvas; enlarging a small source does not add detail.

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How to use this tool

  1. Choose a local video file.
  2. Choose framing, quality and an optional start/end time. Download the MP4 and review it before uploading.
  3. Download and check the result. Keep your original file until you are satisfied.

Supported files and storage

MP4, MOV, M4V, WebM, MKV or AVI · 150 MB · 15 minutes

Files are uploaded to our server for processing. Originals are removed after processing; results are deleted one hour after completion.

Export: 1920 × 1080 · 16:9 · MP4 / H.264 · 30 fps · AAC audio when present.

Social media presets

This preset is for standard landscape YouTube videos. For vertical short clips, use the YouTube Shorts preset.

Our upload limit: 150 MB and 15 minutes. This is a service limit, not a platform limit.

Presets prepare files; they do not publish videos or guarantee platform acceptance. Keep text and faces away from interface overlays.

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