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How to configure your podcast to distribute video to YouTube and Apple Podcasts

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  • How do I distribute my video podcast to Apple?
    Apple has a couple of requirements before you can distribute your HLS video podcast to Apple Podcasts. Make sure you do these before you connect your video podcast to Apple. 1. Claim your show in Apple Podcasts Connect If you haven't already, you'll need to ​claim your podcast​ on podcastsconnect.apple.com. Here's a quick ​YouTube walkthrough​ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcGhj3Few readers
  • I already have a back-catolog of video episodes on YouTube, Now I want to upload video episodes for Apple + HLS
    Please complete these steps before you start using the new features: If you want to distribute video to Apple Podcasts, you first need to get their approval. Go to "Distribution Video Settings" and disconnect YouTube before you start. This stops Transistor from uploading duplicate videos to YouTube (since your videos are already there). For each episode, download the video from YouTube (or use your original file from Riverside, Descript, etc.) and upload it to Transistor using "ReplacFew readers
  • Video Beta: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
    FILES & FEEDS What video formats, resolutions, and file sizes are supported? You can upload an MP4 or MOV file, up to 30GB. Supported codecs include: H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC) and MPEG-4. You can upload a 4K video to us, and we'll pass it along to YouTube at that resolution. HLS video for Apple and other apps will have a resolution of 1080p (HD). If I upload a video, where does my audio version come from? If you upload a video to Transistor, we’ll automatically extract thFew readers
  • I’ve been uploading audio-only podcasts. I don’t care about past episodes, I just want to start publishing video for new episodes.
    Please complete these steps before you start using the new features: If you don't have a YouTube channel yet, you'll need to create one first. Create a YouTube channel. If you want links in your show notes to be clickable on YouTube, you'll also need to verify your YouTube account. Verify your account. If you want to distribute video to Apple Podcasts, you first need to getFew readers
  • I’ve been uploading audio-only podcasts (and haven’t been uploading to YouTube), and I want to upload video for all my old episodes.
    Please complete these steps before you start using the new features: Make sure you go to "Distribution Video" and enable YouTube, Apple, etc before you upload video to your existing episodes! If you want to distribute video to Apple Podcasts, you first need to get their approval. Once those steps are complete, open an existing episode and use "Replace media file" to upload your video. Transistor will pull the audio from your video, encode for HLS, and publish to YouTube. Watch this viFew readers

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