Upload Specifications

Technical requirements for content and artwork uploads. Sticking to these specs avoids processing issues and ensures your content looks and sounds right across all devices.

Assets & Artwork

PNG or JPEG. Color depth is flexible — use whatever your source files are already in.

AssetDimensions
Video thumbnail1920 × 1080 (16:9)
Channel logo1024 × 1024
Shorts thumbnail1080 × 1920 (9:16)
Subscription tier badges1024 × 1024

Video

MP4 is the preferred format. MOV, WebM, and MKV are also supported.

  • Codec: H.264 preferred. H.265 and AV1 are accepted.
  • Resolution: 1080p minimum. 4K preferred.
  • Frame rate: 30 or 60 fps. 24fps is not recommended.
  • File size: Keep under 50GB. Use lossless compression to reduce file size without quality loss.
  • Starting timecode and head/tail build are not required.

Audio

  • Codec: AAC
  • Bitrate: 128 or 192 kbps
  • Sample rate: 48 kHz
  • Channels: Stereo 2.0. 5.1 and 7.1 surround are also supported.
  • Mux audio directly into the video file. Separate audio tracks are supported for alternate languages.

Closed Captions

  • Format: SRT or VTT
  • Style: Pop-on only. Roll-up captions are not supported.
  • Starting timecode: 00:00:00,000
  • Encoding: UTF-8
  • One file per language. Multiple language captions are supported — upload each language as a separate file.

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