Uploading Videos to Youtube

Caustizer · **on:** November 24, 2009, 11:58:26 PM

Recently in my first experiments using Windows Movie Maker I created a set of videos that featured only audiotracks I got off of Itunes. It worked out great until I tried to upload them, at which point I got the message,

"File Format Invalid: The file you are uploading is not a valid video file."

And yet it is a .wma, which is one of their accepted file types... I tried lowering the bit rate to 62kbps but it didn't help at all. Anyone who is experienced with this kind of thing have a suggestion to help?

Caustizer.

2007excalibur2007 · **Reply #1 on:** November 25, 2009, 01:03:28 AM

.wma (Windows Media Audio) is not an accepted file type, .wmv (Windows Media Video) is.

Remember, YouTube only accepts videos - they don't accept audio files like .wma

Mumbling · **Reply #2 on:** November 25, 2009, 02:20:45 AM

It was giving me an error last night too.. Didn't get specific information though, just 'error'

But it did get uploaded somehow.

pokeplayer984 · **Reply #3 on:** November 25, 2009, 02:25:06 AM

.wmv, .avi, .mpg and .flv are the best ones to upload in my experience. If none of those work, then you have a serious problem.

JitteryDragon · **Reply #4 on:** November 25, 2009, 02:40:32 AM

I upload in .flv format, but Exalibur is right on the money. Youtube wont accept an audio file. Your best solution might be to use a still frame for the entire video if your intentions are audio only, this keeps the file size low.

A good example is the many songs from various albums on Youtube, where people just use the album cover as a still frame.

Caustizer · **Reply #5 on:** November 25, 2009, 02:28:29 PM

Yeah thanks for the help... i fixed the problem.