Publish to YouTube

« To Share and publish your content: Overview

Share your content straight to YouTube without extra steps. You can publish both exported clips and edits right away, or schedule them to publish at a future date and time. If your clip hasn’t been exported yet, we’ll guide you through the steps before publishing.

Plan: All plans
Device: Computer browser

Step by step

  • Publish an export to YouTube

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    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. Select the relevant Project.
    4. From the top menu, click Exports.
    5. On the export you want to post, click Share.
    6. Click the YouTube icon.
    7. If you haven't already, follow the instructions in the pop-up to log in to your YouTube account.
    8. The Create Post panel opens.
    9. To connect another YouTube account:
      1. Click the plus.svg plus icon under Platforms.
      2. From the dropdown, select YouTube.
      3. Follow the instructions in the pop-up to log in.
        Every connected account across all platforms is selected by default.
    10. To exclude an account from your post:
      1. Under Platforms, click the dropdown next to the account.
      2. Select Exclude from post.
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    11. To add a custom thumbnail:
      • In the top left corner of the preview window, click the image-01.svg photo icon. 
      • Click Upload image. 
      • In the file picker, choose a JPG or PNG image from your computer.
        Thumbnails must be 2MB or smaller.
    12. Add a Title.
    13. Add a Description.
      Or, click the Generate icon to generate an AI description.
      This text will appear in YouTube’s Description field.
    14. Under Visibility, choose an option from the dropdown:
      • Private: the video is available only to you and specific users you grant access to.
      • Unlisted: the video is not searchable or visible on your channel page, but anyone with the direct link can view it.
      • Public: the video is visible on your channel and searchable on YouTube.
    15. Click Publish.
      Your clip is published immediately.

  • Publish an edit or Magic asset to YouTube

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    1. Log in to your Riverside account.
    2. Navigate to the relevant studio.
    3. Select the relevant Project.
    4. From the top menu, click Edits or Made for you.
    5. In the bottom-right corner of your edit or Magic asset, click Share.
    6. Click the YouTube icon.
    7. Export your edit:
      • Select Video quality.
      • Toggle Remove watermark to remove the watermark from the exported file.
      • Toggle Normalize audio levels to balance sound levels.
      • Toggle Remove background noise to reduce unwanted background noise.
    8. Click Export video.
    9. If you haven't already, follow the instructions in the pop-up to log in to your YouTube account.
    10. The Create Post panel opens.
    11. To connect another YouTube account:
      1. Click the plus.svg plus icon under Platforms.
      2. From the dropdown, select YouTube.
      3. Follow the instructions in the pop-up to log in.
        Every connected account across all platforms is selected by default.
    12. To exclude an account from your post:
      1. Under Platforms, click the dropdown next to the account.
      2. Select Exclude from post.
        Schedule a social post to multiple platforms_290726_2.png
    13. To add a custom thumbnail:
      • In the top left corner of the preview window, click the image-01.svg photo icon. 
      • Click Upload image. 
      • In the file picker, choose a JPG or PNG image from your computer.
        Thumbnails must be 2MB or smaller.
    14. Add a Title.
    15. Add a Description.
      Or, click the Generate icon to generate an AI description.
      This text will appear in YouTube’s Description field.
    16. Under Visibility, choose an option from the dropdown:
      • Private: the video is available only to you and specific users you grant access to.
      • Unlisted: the video is not searchable or visible on your channel page, but anyone with the direct link can view it.
      • Public: the video is visible on your channel and searchable on YouTube.
    17. Click Publish.
      Your clip is published immediately.

  • Publish a clip from the iOS app to YouTube

    1. Open the Riverside iOS App.
    2. Tap the Clips tab.
    3. Swipe through your clips to find the one you want to publish. 
    4. Tap Share. 
    5. On the Share your clip screen, wait for Riverside to prepare your clip and generate a caption. 
      Edit the caption if you want to change it.
    6. Tap the YouTube icon.
      Riverside opens YouTube with your clip and caption ready to post. Confirm the post from your YouTube mobile app.

Icon.svg Good to know

  • You can connect and publish to multiple YouTube channels in each studio.
  • Vertical or 1:1 videos under 60 seconds are published automatically to YouTube Shorts.
  • Only video uploads are supported (no audio-only).
  • You can only connect a YouTube channel using the Google account that owns it.
  • Publishing a clip from the Clips tab from mobile is currently available on the Riverside iOS App only.
  • Clips you publish from the mobile app post immediately.

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