YouTubeOrganicVideoActive
YouTube video · Organic
Last verified 15 Oct 2026
Check a file against this →Key facts
- Recommended size
- 1920 × 1080
BOfficial recommendation. Evidence details
- Source
- YouTube recommended upload encoding settings
- How verified
- Read directly
- Verified
- 15 Oct 2026
16:9.
Open source ↗- Aspect ratio
- 16:9
BOfficial recommendation. Evidence details
- Source
- YouTube recommended upload encoding settings
- How verified
- Read directly
- Verified
- 15 Oct 2026
16:9.
Open source ↗
All requirements
| Property | Rule | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| File format | mp4 | BOfficial recommendation. Evidence details
MP4 recommended; no edit lists; moov at front. Open source ↗ |
| Property | Rule | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Video codec | h264 | BOfficial recommendation. Evidence details
H.264 High Profile, progressive, CABAC, 4:2:0, VBR. Open source ↗ |
| Scan type | Progressive | BOfficial recommendation. Evidence details
Progressive scan. Open source ↗ |
| Video bitrate | ≥ 8000 kbps | BOfficial recommendation. Evidence details
Reference 8 Mbps for 1080p SDR at standard frame rate. Open source ↗ |
Loudness
No official loudness target. About loudness standards
| Property | Rule | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Audio codec | aac, opus, eclipsa | BOfficial recommendation. Evidence details
AAC-LC, Opus or Eclipsa Audio recommended. Open source ↗ |
| Audio channels | 2, 6 | BOfficial recommendation. Evidence details
Stereo or 5.1. Open source ↗ |
| Sample rate | 48,000 Hz | BOfficial recommendation. Evidence details
48 kHz recommended. Open source ↗ |
| Audio bitrate | ≥ 384 kbps | BOfficial recommendation. Evidence details
Stereo 384 kbps recommended (mono 128, 5.1 512). Open source ↗ |
Sources
- YouTube recommended upload encoding settings · GoogleRead directly · 15 Oct 2026
Version history
- 15 Oct 2026 · 0.2.0Verified: official pages read directly. Each item's verification field says which.
- 15 Oct 2026 · 0.1.0Initial research entry (not authoritative).