My video file is .WMV and it won't let me upload on Youtube?

Question

So I want to upload a video on youtube that I made on Windows Movie Maker. But the requirements say that I need this file blah blah blah. And the same video file on the page is the same as my video. And it's under 10 minutes and not over 2GB. So someone please help me?!?!?!

Answer 1

YOU DON'T NEED ANY DOWNLOADER OR CONVERTER. SOME OF THE PEOPLE

ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION ARE REALLY DISGUISED SALESPEOPLE TRYING

TO "SUCKER" YOU INTO BUYING THEIR BOGUS AND UNNECESSARY PROGRAM.



If you’re using Windows Movie Maker, there

is the probability that you mistakenly saved

your video as an ".MSWMM" file with "Save

Project". If all your video editing is complete

(and you are ready to upload it), you should

be saving your video as a ".WMV" file using

→ "Save Movie File" (if you have Win XP) or

→ "Publish Movie" (if you have Vista).



There is a ton of difference between the first

example and the other 2. MSWMM is not a

real video, but really a "work-in-progress". If

you'd like to upload a video to YouTube that

won't give you the dreaded "Failed" or "error"

message, simply do one of the 2 alternative

methods above, or consider the following as

the ideal way to save and upload your video:



1 -- click the blue "Tasks" icon.....(you'll get the "Movie Tasks" menu)



2 -- click "Finish Movie", the 3rd option.....(it will expand to 5 choices)



3 -- click "Save to my Computer"....(the "Save Movie" wizard appears)



4 -- enter the name of your movie....(it is best to save in "My Videos")



5 -- click "Next" at the bottom.....(you'll see the "Movie Setting" page)



6a -- for regular video, click "Best quality for playback".....(the default)

6b -- for 16:9, click "Show more choices", then tweak it until 640x360



7 -- click "Next" at the bottom.....(the saving might take quite a while)



8 -- click "Finish" at the bottom.....(your video is saved the good way)



YouTube recommends your video format be

MPEG-4 at 480x360 recorded together with

sound in MP3 audio, all at a rate more than

24 frames per second. For 16:9 widescreen,

the dimensions of YouTube's "Flash" player

are exactly 640x360. Other file formats that

are readily accepted by YouTube are: MOV,

MPG, AVI, and WMV -- which is the format

for Windows Movie Maker.



Here are my relevant "Help" references with

their URL addresses completely written-out

in full, followed by their direct links:



Differences between "projects" and "movies"

windows help . microsoft . com / Windows / en - US / Help / 4cad 2674 - 4d43 - 4751 -

9b0d - 3ba8 febd a8d6 1033 . mspx

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/Help/4cad2674-4d43-4751-9b0d-3ba8febda8d61033.mspx



How to save your video if you've got Win XP

www . microsoft . com / windows xp / using / movie maker / create / save to pc . mspx

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/moviemaker/create/savetopc.mspx



How to save your video with Windows Vista

windows help . microsoft . com / Windows / en - US / help / 4ea4 b6cd - 0cfe - 4d02 -

8122 - 16c2 8828 cdf2 1033 . mspx # EJ

http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/Windows/en-US/help/4ea4b6cd-0cfe-4d02-8122-16c28828cdf21033.mspx#EJ



YouTube's ideal video format / compression

www . google . com / support / youtube / bin / answer . py ? hl = en & answer = 91450

http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=91450



I hope my answer is what you're looking for.

Answer 2

Okay, YouTube accepts the video format. But first thing's first.



Try logging out, clearing your browser history, and logging back in. This could help (doubtful but worth a shot).



Also, have you tried optimizing the video for upload and playback? It's possible that YouTube is having problems uploading the video because it doesn't fit the optimum requirements. You can find the requirements from the YouTube help pages.



...Help->General Help Center->Uploading Videos->Optimizing your video uploads



Other potential problems could be your internet connection itself. If that's the case, you may have to adjust your connection settings. That's a little more complicated however, because it really depends on the type of connection you have. But, you should be able to find the solution either through the help menu for your operating system or an online forum.



Good luck.

Answer 3

The best video format to upload to YouTube must have the file extension .avi. Trust me, I uploaded .avi's and doesn't have any problems with it.

Answer 4

Your probaly no longer saving the action picture maker difficulty. you may desire to flow to action picture wizard it extremely is on there and post it. then attempt importing it returned. otherwise something is worng with the video.