YouTube removed the ability to add published videos on YouTube when they got rid of the
old YouTube video editor.
In this video, I'm going to show you how to download a published video from YouTube, add
a picture to it in video editing software, then, reupload it to YouTube, then link the
old video to the new video.
Stay tuned to the end of the video where I'll show you how to trim the beginning and/or
middle section of an existing video on YouTube without affecting the views, comments and
rankings.
My name is Herman Drost from drostdesigns.com.
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Step one: Select a video from the video manager.
I'm going to select this one, How To Make A YouTube Channel Trailer 2018.
Step two: Download the video.
Click the dropdown box.
Click download MP4.
I downloaded it to my computer and here it is in my Downloads folder.
Step three: Edit the video in your video editing software.
I'm using ScreenFlow for the Mac but you can use any video editing software you like, such
as iMovie which is free for the Mac or you could use Shotcut which is free for PCs.
Now, I'm going to drag my video file onto the timeline to edit it.
Hit my video file.
First, I'm going to scale it so it fits into the window, and then move the scale slider
up.
Now, the image fits into the window.
Now, I'm going to import an image to the timeline and edit to my video.
I'm going to select the stock image from my stock image folder, drag it down to the timeline.
I want to place it right after this video clip.
First, I'm going to detach the audio, so I'll just right click.
Click the Detach Audio.
Then, I'll highlight both tracks, right click Split Clips and delete the ones I don't want.
Then, move this image that I want next to the timeline.
I'm going to scale it, fit in the window.
I'll go up here, click Scale.
I want to extend this image for a few more seconds.
I'm just going to drag it.
I'm going to overlap it, so there's a transition there.
I'm going to extend the audio.
Right click on the audio and Add the Ending Transition, so it fades towards the end.
[music] Now, I'm going to export this file and save
it as a .mp4 file so it's ready to upload to YouTube.
I'll just go to File, Export, and I'll call it, New Channel Trailer Tutorial.
Then I click Export.
Here's the new .mp4 file on my desktop ready to upload to YouTube.
Step four: Upload to YouTube.
Click the camera icon.
Click Upload Video.
Set the Privacy Settings to private.
Click the arrow.
Click New Channel Trailer.
Click Open.
Now, it's uploading the new video file.
Step five: I want to optimize the video by entering the title, description, and tags.
You also want to add an attractive thumbnail so it can clearly be seen in the search engines.
After you've optimized the video and added a custom thumbnail, change the privacy settings
to public.
In this scenario, I'm just going to choose Unlisted.
Click Save Changes.
Here's the last video clip that fades into my image.
Step six: Link the old video to the updated video.
I'm going to grab the URL of the new video.
Now, I'm going to create a card on the old video that links to the new video.
Add card . add URL of the new video in the box.
Click customize the teaser text and put watch updated video and the custom messages, and
click Create Card.
I can move the card on the timeline so it appears in the first five seconds.
If I play the video now, then the card pops up, Watch updated video, in the top right
end corner.
If I click on that, it shows my card to the New Channel Trailer.
Click on that and here's my New Channel Trailer, it shows the image at the end.
Here are some important things to keep in mind.
Number one, you can add images to existing videos on YouTube using cards at end screens.
For example, if you link to a video in the card, it'll display the thumbnail of that
video.
If you link to a web page or landing page in your end screen, it'll show the image from
that page.
Number two, use copyright-free images to add to your videos.
Click link in the card for seven sites.
We can use copyright-free images to use commercially on your videos.
Number three, use the community tab to share images, videos, and polls with Youtube Community.
You currently need over 10,000 subscribers to activate this feature on your channel.
However, I'm sure that YouTube is going to roll out this feature to more channels in
the future.
What if you want to trim or cut the beginning, end, or middle section of an existing video
on YouTube?
Don't worry, just click link in the card to learn how.
You'll be able to trim an existing video on YouTube without affecting the views, comments
and rankings.
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Thanks for watching and I'll see you in the next video.
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