Publishing Video Podcast to YouTube Video | YouTube Video

Replacing or removing video

A metadata update does not replace the video file of an existing YouTube video. After replacing a local file, do not assume the new video file is automatically uploaded to YouTube. Removing local video from a published episode with an active YouTube connection queues removal of the connected YouTube video. The episode audio stays in Podigee. Check the result on YouTube as well.

Use YouTube Video in Podigee to send episodes with a video file to a YouTube channel. This connection does not make a video from an audio file. Other YouTube export methods are separate.

Before you start

  • Video podcasts are available to all accounts on the current plan lineup. Legacy plans do not include video podcasts. Your plan's video allowances and upload limits still apply. Video access does not mean an unlimited allowance. Open Exports and find YouTube Video in the Video section. If the option is missing, contact Podigee support.
  • Make sure that your podcast and at least one episode are published before you start the setup shown here.
  • Use a Google account with access to the correct YouTube channel.
  • For videos longer than 15 minutes, make sure that the channel has access to longer uploads. Follow YouTube's verification instructions before you send a long episode.
  • Upload a video file to each episode that you want to send. Keep the audio file if you also publish an audio podcast.

Prepare the video file

The Podigee upload and the YouTube upload have separate requirements. Use the file types and size limit shown in your Podigee upload form. If the form rejects the file, read the error message before you try again.

MP4 is a recommended container for YouTube. YouTube recommends H.264 video and 48 kHz audio. Its frame rate and bitrate recommendations are not limited to 24, 25, or 30 fps. See YouTube's upload encoding recommendations.

A file that Podigee accepts is not yet a published YouTube video. After processing, examine the picture, sound, and resolution on YouTube. Prepare your source file with the specified settings.

Set up YouTube Video

  1. Open your podcast in Podigee.
  2. Open Exports, then the YouTube Video card.
  3. Click Connect YouTube Account if the account is not connected. Sign in to Google. Read the permissions and give Podigee the access necessary for this connection.
  4. Examine the YouTube channel shown in the setup. If a channel selection is available, select the correct channel. Do not continue if the channel is incorrect.
  5. Select the default privacy setting. Read the privacy information below.
  6. Select a YouTube category.
  7. Read the setup statements before you select the boxes.
  8. Select which episodes to send. Use the options shown in your account. New episodes only does not include the existing catalog. Last 10 episodes selects recent published video episodes. All episodes includes existing published video episodes. Audio-only episodes are not converted to video.
  9. Examine your selections, then click Enable YouTube Video.

If Google does not show the correct channel, examine the account and channel access first. Contact support if you cannot select the correct channel. Do not activate a different channel as a test.

Select the privacy setting

  • Public: Anyone can watch the video. It can appear in search results and on your channel.
  • Unlisted: Anyone with the link can watch and share it. It usually does not appear in search results, but it can appear through a public playlist. An unlisted link is not access protection.
  • Private: You and people you select through YouTube can watch the video. Use YouTube Studio to manage private sharing.

Read YouTube's privacy information. A default setting for future uploads does not change the privacy of videos already on YouTube. Examine those videos in YouTube Studio.

Examine the publication status

The connection can show activation in progress, an active status, or an error. An active connection does not show that every episode is published.

  1. Open the episode and its Media file section.
  2. Examine its YouTube upload and processing status.
  3. If there is an error, read the message. Make sure that the episode is published and has a processed video file.
  4. Open the video in YouTube Studio. Examine processing, restrictions, and privacy.
  5. For a public release, open the public video link and make sure that viewers can watch it.

New published video episodes can be sent automatically when the connection is active. YouTube must still process and accept each upload. There is no fixed publication time.

If an episode is missing

  • Make sure that YouTube Video is active for this podcast.
  • Make sure that the episode has a video file and that processing is completed.
  • For an older episode, examine the catalog selection from setup. An episode outside that selection is not automatically included.
  • For a video longer than 15 minutes, examine the channel's longer-upload access.
  • If a thumbnail error specifies a 16:9 aspect ratio, correct the uploaded thumbnail.
  • Examine the error and restrictions in YouTube Studio.

If the cause is not clear, contact Podigee support with the episode link and error message. Do not delete or repeatedly publish the episode to try to repair the upload.

Chapters and advertising

For chapters, see Chapter Marks and YouTube's chapter requirements. Examine the chapters on the published video. Chapter data in Podigee alone does not show that YouTube displays chapters.

Dynamic ads in your audio podcast are not automatically inserted into this video. Advertising in a YouTube video is separate from dynamic ad insertion in the audio feed. Contact support before you plan a video campaign through Podigee.

Change settings or disconnect

Use the available actions on the YouTube Video card to open the channel or change the default privacy setting and category. Examine the saved settings before the next upload.

Disconnect YouTube Video stops this podcast's video connection. This action does not delete videos already on YouTube. Examine uploads already in progress separately.

Disconnect YouTube account removes the Google authorization. Other podcasts or connections that use the same authorization can also stop working. Examine that scope before you disconnect the account. Google sign-in can be necessary when you connect it again.

Deleting a video file or episode is a different action. Deletion in Podigee can also remove a connected YouTube video. Before you delete, read the confirmation and examine all connected platforms. Contact support if you want to keep an existing platform video.

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