-- And so I have a big mkv file (900 mb) and I want to upload information technology. Will YouTube accept it or should I somehow convert it to mp4?
-- How practice yous upload MKV files directly to YouTube if they aren't supported? Doesn't make sense. I keep getting "invalid file." I convert my MKV with subtitles that when converted, takes all the text away just to make information technology a file format YouTube will have, yet I demand the subtitles in information technology too! How to get both?

YouTube is a popular video-sharing site, assuasive u.s. to view and upload digital videos. Just there is too restriction on video format. Only those videos in MOV, 3GP, MPEG-4, FLV, AVI, WMV and WebM tin can be accepted past YouTube for uploading. So, if you desire to upload MKV files to YouTube, firstly you need to catechumen MKV to YouTube supported file formats (MP4 is highly recommended).

Upload MKV Files to YouTube

    Tabular array of Contents:


  • Role ane: How to Catechumen MKV to YouTube Accepted File Format
  • Part two: How to Upload MKV to YouTube on Windows/Mac

Part 1: How to Convert MKV to YouTube Accepted File Format

Incompatibility is the reason why YouTube won't take MKV files for uploading. Therefore, converting MKV files to YouTube could get everything washed. To exercise this, yous can adopt EaseFab Video Converter for help. This program can catechumen all your 8K/4K/1080P/720P MKV video files to YouTube supported format like MP4, FLV, AVI, WMV, WebM, etc. for uploading with ease. Intel QSV and Nvidia CUDA/NVENC hardware acceleration to boost video processing speed. And, it outputs loftier quality video.

Besides conversion, it as well comes with a built-in editor which can assistance you lot edit MKV video for uploading onto YouTube past trimming, cropping, merging, inserting actress subtitles, etc. You lot can also adjust video sound parameters like attribute ratio, resolution, frame rate, etc for uploading on YouTube.

[Tutorial] How to decode MKV to YouTube supported format/size/length

To begin with, y'all demand to download and install EaseFab Video Converter Windows or Mac version on your computer. The guide below takes the Windows version for an example. The Mac version has the same process.

Footstep 1. Load the MKV files

After downloading, install and run EaseFab Video Converter on your PC or Mac, simply drag and drop your MKV files to the program. Y'all tin likewise click Add Video button to load your source files. (Note: batch conversion is supported, so you lot can load more than one file to salve time.)

Load MKV File(s)

Step two. Select output contour.

Click Profile bar and move mouse cursor to Common Video category, then select MP4 (codec: h.264+aac) every bit the output format. According to YouTube Help Center, a MP4 video format with H.264 video codec and AAC audio codec is the best pick for uploading on YouTube.

Select MP4 for MKV to YouTube Conversion

Stride iii. Edit MKV video for uploading to YouTube. (Optional)

If yous want to trim, crop or add together furnishings/watermark, click Edit button (See how to edit video >>). If you want to suit video sound parameters, such as resolution, bit rate, and frame rate, please click the Settings button.

Note:

▶ Past default, users are immune to upload videos no longer than 15 minutes. If you want to put longer MKV video on to YouTube, you should verify your account to increase your limit.
▶ With an upward-to-date browser version, you lot can upload MKV files more than 20GB. And the maximum file size is 128GB and maximum duration is eleven hours.
▶ YouTube applies 16:9 aspect ratio players. If yous are uploading a non-sixteen:ix MKV video, information technology will be processed and displayed correctly as well, merely with pillar boxes (blackness bars on the left and right) or alphabetic character boxes (black bars at the top and lesser) provided by the player.

Pace four. Start conversion.

Tap small Folder icon in the Output bar to specify a folder to store encoded MKV video. When all settings are done, you tin striking Convert button to MKV to YouTube conversion started.

Part ii: How to Upload MKV to YouTube on Windows/Mac

Once done, yous can upload the converted MKV file to YouTube following those steps:

1. Open YouTube website on your web browser;
2. Click "Upload" at the top right corner;
3. Click "Select Files to Upload" push to cull the new file you lot just go;
4. Fill in video information like championship and clarification;
5. Press "Publish", then your converted MKV video volition exist successfully uploaded to YouTube.

Upload MKV to YouTube