Producer Features:  

YouTube makes it possible to create and post your videos your way. There are a lot of customizable features when uploading a video. You can specify whether people can comment on your video or post replies, and you can even specify who is allowed to see your video, on the off chance that you aren’t looking for internet fame.

You can even specify where the video was shot when you upload a video into YouTube. This has become a very popular function for people who are fascinated by GoogleEarth and geocaching . Another great feature is the ability to upload videos directly from a cell phone . This is an increasingly popular option since so many people are using the cameras in their cell phones to capture incredible videos.

Posting a video requires you to give the video a title, short description, category and a set of tags that help identify the video; the tags also help the search function know what the video relates to when making suggestions of similar clips. YouTube says that uploading will take 1 to 5 minutes per megabyte to upload a video on a high-speed connection. This sounds like a pretty wide range for a single megabyte, but the main consideration in upload speeds will be your own internet connection. If you are uploading a large file or several files at once, YouTube provides a special upload manager that can help you streamline the process and ultimately cut down on upload times. 

Content:  

All content on YouTube must be shorter than 10 minutes and smaller than 1 gigabyte. This restriction usually poses no problems because the videos on YouTube are usually short. However, some people still post entire episodes of their favorite movies and TV shows by breaking them up into 10 minute segments. Usually this is done without the permission of the TV networks or movie studios, which take them down eventually. But other people post the videos again, later.

YouTube accepts movies in AVI, MOV, WMV and MPG formats. While some other video sharing sites have compatibility with more formats, these four represent the vast majority of amateur videos, making YouTube accessible to all. When you upload your videos, YouTube converts them to the Adobe Flash format. Sometimes this conversion can cause problems, but only rarely. The Flash version is compatible with more computers because most people already have Flash software on their computers.

YouTube contains videos of all sorts, and this includes content that might be offensive to some people. Fortunately, videos with explicit content are not visible to regular viewers; you must be signed into your YouTube account and verify that you are over 18 years old in order to see it. Other viewers can also post warnings about a video’s content.