video publishing guide

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LBRY is a free, open, and community-driven digital marketplace that enables content sharing, monetization, discovery and consumption. Publishing in LBRY is the process of sharing your content on the network. You have the ability to set the price per view (can be free too) which is paid directly to you. This process involves making a "claim" in the LBRY blockchain which will be used to retrieve the content via a URL. Content can either be published anonymously or to a particular channel/identity which groups content in a single location. Both channels and claims require a deposit (bid) of LBRY Credits (LBC) in order to reserve their location on the LBRY network. This deposit will be deducted from your balance as long as the claim is active. See our [naming](/faq/naming) and [transaction](/faq/transaction-types) documentation for more information about claims, bids and transactions.
To see our recommended video upload format and settings, please see our [video publishing guide](/faq/video-publishing-guide).
If you are a YouTube Sync user, please make sure to [read our FAQ](https://lbry.com/faq/youtube) on how this process works.
If you don't have LBRY yet, download it [here](/get). You can also publish files up to 500MB from the web at [lbry.tv](https://lbry.tv).
If you don't have LBRY yet, download it [here](/get). You can also publish files up to 1GB from the web at [lbry.tv](https://lbry.tv).
**IMPORTANT NOTE: Only use appropriate tags when publishing content. Tag abuse and follow for follow / view for view type activity is prohibited and will not be tolerated.**
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2. Under the `Publish` section, click `Choose File`.
3. On your local machine, select the content you wish to upload to LBRY. For video content, LBRY works best with MP4 files in H264/AAC format which support proper streaming. Besides videos, other popular formats supported are MP3s, text documents like markdown (md)/HTML, PDF, CSV, and comic books (cbr, cbz). In the future, the in app player may support additional formats.
3. On your local machine, select the content you wish to upload to LBRY. For video content, LBRY works best with MP4 files in H264/AAC format which support proper streaming (see [video publishing guide for details](/faq/video-publishing-guide)). Besides videos, other popular formats supported are MP3s, text documents like markdown (md)/HTML, PDF, CSV, and comic books (cbr, cbz). In the future, the in app player may support additional formats.
Other file types can also be uploaded, but won't be streamable via LBRY directly. They can be opened externally for viewing on the Desktop/Android apps.
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10.Under the `Price`, first, determine if you want to make your content free or set a price (in USD or LBC) per view.
11. Next, there is `Additional Option` which gives you an option to select language and license. Default language is set to `English`, and the License is set to `None`. If a change is needed, click the dropdown menus and select the appropriate choice.
10. Next, there is `Additional Option` which gives you an option to select language and license. Default language is set to `English`, and the License is set to `None`. If a change is needed, click the dropdown menus and select the appropriate choice.
*please review our terms of service before publishing [terms of service](/termsofservice)*
_please review our terms of service before publishing [terms of service](/termsofservice)_
Click `Publish`.
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5. Click `Create Channel` once you have entered your bid amount. You now own `lbry://@channelnameyoubidon#Claim_ID` and `lbry://@channelnameyoubidon` (the vanity name without a claim id) if you are the highest bidder.
## How do I customize my channel? {#channel}
First, you need to access your channel from your Publishes page by clicking on it.
1. You will now see an edit button next to the name. Click the button to proceed to the edit page.
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Click `Remove`. If you abandoned your claim, you should see the deposit back in your balance shortly.
## How do I edit my existing published content?
1. Click on the `Publishes` tab from the right-side of the app.
2. Select the content you want to update.
3. Click `Edit`.
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Content uploaded is chunked up into 2MB files called blobs, and stored in your [lbrynet/blob files folder](https://lbry.com/faq/lbry-directories). These can be deleted if the video is fully streamable on [https://lbry.tv](https://lbry.tv) or [spee.ch](https://spee.ch).
## Can someone tip me for my content?
Yes, check out how tipping in LBRY works by going [here](/faq/tipping).
## Can I increase my bid amount?
Yes, the claim can be edited to increase the bid amount or you can also send a Support to your own content. The Support button will appear instead of the tip button for your own claims. See the [FAQ](/faq/tipping) to learn more.
## My video doesn't stream in the app or on lbry.tv, what's wrong?

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title: What are the recommended video settings for publishing?
category: publisher
order: 1
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Even though LBRY does not enforce any file size, resolution, or quality of video content, we still encourage publishers to adhere to web optimized bitrates/sizes to ensure a good overall experience for lbry.tv and app users. LBRY does not currently transcode on upload or when viewing, but we will be offering this option on the publish page in the near future. At the moment, we'd recommend creators compress their raw videos with one of the below methods to ensure a good streaming experience.
See our (Publishing FAQ)[/faq/how-to-publish] for more information about the publishing process.
## Recommended settings and bitrate
We recommend uploading videos at 720P in an MP4 container, with H264 video encoding, and AAC audio with a maximum bitrate of 5Mbps (check file properties to see current rate). It's also helps if the moov atom is at the front of the file - this is sometimes referred to as Fast Start (ffmpeg) or Web Optimized (Handbrake).
If you prefer 1080P, please try to keep the bitrate at or below 8Mbps.
## Instructions for Handbrake
If using Handbrake, we recommended the following settings:
- Preset of Fast 720P30.
- Enable Web optimized.
- Disable Align AV/Start.
- Save as .mp4 extension.
![handbrake](https://spee.ch/7/hb-settings.png)
## Instructions for ffmpeg
If using FFMPEG, we recommend the following parameters, and replace input/output with the appropriate file path:
```
ffmpeg -i input.avi -c:v libx264 -crf 21 -preset faster -pix_fmt yuv420p -maxrate 5000K -bufsize 5000K -vf 'scale=if(gte(iw\,ih)\,min(2560\,iw)\,-2):if(lt(iw\,ih)\,min(2560\,ih)\,-2)' -movflags +faststart -c:a aac -b:a 160k output.mp4
```