YouTube Shorts is a feature on YouTube that allows users to create short, 15-second or 60-second videos using music and other creative tools. These videos can be shared on YouTube and other social media platforms.
YouTube Shorts is similar to TikTok and is designed to encourage users to create and share shorts. The YouTube Shorts feature was launched in September 2020 and is currently available in the U.S.A.(United States of America), India, U.K. (United Kingdom) and some other countries.
Uploading YouTube shorts is very easy, you can upload YouTube shorts directly or upload already-made videos and you can upload YouTube shorts both from PC (desktop) or mobile.
In this article, you will know how to upload youtube shorts. And you will be given step-by-step information to upload youtube shorts.
What are YouTube Shorts?
YouTube Shorts was launched in September 2020. YouTube Shorts is a platform where short videos are uploaded, YouTube Shorts is similar to Tiktok.
Some important points related to youtube shorts:-
- YouTube Mini Dimensions: Videos must be vertical or square.
- YouTube Short Length: Videos must be 60 seconds or less in length.
- YouTube Shorts Title: The hashtag #Shorts must be in the title or description. This will increase the viewership of your Shorts and increase the likelihood that the video will appear in YouTube recommendations.
How to Upload YouTube Shorts?
Uploading YouTube shorts to YouTube is very easy, you can upload YouTube shorts from either PC (desktop) or mobile.
How to Upload Youtube Shorts from PC?
Youtube shorts can be uploaded from pc by following these four steps:-
- Log in
- Upload the video
- Add video details
- Publish your video
Step 1: Log in
Log in to your YouTube account from your computer (PC). And after that, you will come to the home page of YouTube.
Step 2: Upload the video
1. Select the ‘Create‘ option at the top right.
2. Then click on the ‘Upload video‘ option.
3. Now you can upload the video by clicking on the ‘SELECT FILES‘ option or you can upload the video by dragging and dropping the video file. You can adopt any of these methods.
Step 3: Add video details
During video uploading, you will see a video editing screen in which you have to give information related to the video:-
Details
In the detail section, you have to give the title, description, thumbnail, tags and other information about the video.
- Title: A title for your video that will be displayed to viewers.
- Description: A longer text field that allows you to provide a detailed description of the video’s content, including any relevant links or information.
- Tags: Keywords or phrases that describe the video’s content and make it easier for viewers to find it through search.
Video elements
In the ‘Video Elements’ screen, you can use the add subtitles, add an endscreen and add cards options by selecting them.
- End screens: Allows you to add interactive elements to the end of the video that can be used to promote other videos or channels.
- Cards: Allows you to add interactive elements throughout the video that can be used to promote other videos or channels.
Checks
In the Checks section, you can find out whether your video contains any copyrighted material and whether it complies with the advertising guidelines.
Step 4: Publish your video
Visibility
The visibility section of YouTube allows you to control who can view your video. The available options include:
- Public: Anyone can find and watch your video.
- Unlisted: Only people with the link can watch your video. Your video will not appear in any of YouTube’s public spaces (such as search results or your channel page).
- Private: Only you and up to people you invite can watch your video.
- Scheduled: You can schedule a video to be published at a specific time in the future.
- Premiere: A live event feature that allows you to schedule a premiere for a video and interact with your audience in real time.
Now you can make your video public by clicking on the Public option or you can also choose Private, Unlisted, Scheduled and Premiere options.
How to upload YouTube Shorts from Mobile?
Uploading YouTube shorts from mobile is easier than pc, you can upload YouTube shorts from Android or iPhone.
You can upload pre-recorded video from your device to YouTube Shorts or you can also record video from YouTube camera and upload it to YouTube Shorts.
Uploading a pre-made video
- Upload your video
- Add music and text
- Publish your video
Record a video and upload
- Create Shorts
- Record a video
- Edit your video
- Publish your video
Let’s see the step-by-step process of uploading YouTube shorts from mobile.
Uploading a pre-made video
Follow the steps given below to upload a pre-made video:-
Step 1: Upload your video
1. Open the YouTube app then touch on create icon (+).
2. Select the ‘Upload Video‘ option. Then choose your video to upload and select the ‘Next‘ option.
Step 2: Add Music & Text
In this step, you can apply sound, text, timeline and filter to the video.
After applying sound, text, timeline or filter in the video, you have to touch on the ‘Next‘ option.
Step 3: Publish your video
In this step, you have to fill in the information like title, visibility, select audience and comments on the video and then touch on the ‘Upload Short‘ option, after that your video will be uploaded.
Record a video and upload
In YouTube Shorts, you can also record the video live and upload it. For this follow the steps given below:-
Step 1: Create Shorts
1. Open the YouTube app then touch on create icon (+).
2. Select the ‘Create a Short‘ option.
Step 2: Record a video
In the video recording section, you will see many tools like -switching camera, speed, timer, background, retouching, set video length and filter. You can use them in video recording.
Press the ‘record button‘ to start recording and stop pressing the record button to pause recording.
Press the Tick button when the recording is complete.
Step 3: Edit your video
In this step, you can apply sound, text, timeline and filter to the video.
After applying sound, text, timeline or filter in the video, you have to touch on the ‘Next‘ option.
Step 4: Publish your video
In this step, you have to fill in the information like title, visibility, select audience and comments on the video and then touch on the ‘Upload Short‘ option, after that your video will be uploaded.
FAQs
Can you upload youtube shorts from PC?
Yes, you can upload youtube shorts from PC. Youtube shorts can be uploaded from pc by following these four steps:-
Log in
Upload the video
Add video details
Publish your video
How long are YouTube shorts?
YouTube shorts are short videos that are 60 seconds long.
Conclusion
Uploading YouTube shorts is very easy and YouTube shorts can be uploaded from PC or mobile. You can upload pre-recorded videos to YouTube Shorts or you can also upload videos by recording live. Complete information about uploading YouTube shorts is given in this article, with the information given in this article, you can upload YouTube shorts from mobile or pc (desktop).