When preparing videos to be uploaded to YouTube, there are some steps for instructors to follow.

• Save the video file in a format that is acceptable to YouTube.  The following link lists the acceptable formats for the YouTube file.   However, it is preferable to save videos as MP4.
  
  Supported YouTube file formats.
  
  
• Ensure your upload follows University of Houston copyright policies and guidelines. If instructors have questions, please visit UH information technology policies and guidelines site to find out more information.  
  For accessibility purposes, it is always a good idea to have a transcript prepared or you can use the innate YouTube cc (captioning) function.
• Obtain a media release on file from the student(s) if a video show students.   This media release allows instructors to post their videos for others to view.
• Please contact the FDIS office at fdis@uh.edu or 832-842-2147 to make arrangements for having your videos uploaded to the University of Houston YouTube site if your video is over 15 minutes long.