Import Videos From Google Photos To Your Youtube Channel

Update May 2015: you lot tin give notice forthwith import videos from Google Photos to YouTube, both regular videos too automatic "Creations", whether you lot lead maintain a Google+ profile or not.

Update June 2019: The novel YouTube desktop video uploader (in beta) does non lead maintain the pick to import videos from Google Photos.

Uploading video to Google Photos is easy, peculiarly using the Auto Backup pick on your mobile device or desktop computer. You tin give notice fifty-fifty purpose Google Photos to combine images too video clips into your ain painting exhibit creation. And you lot tin give notice use Google Photos to view, organize too edit videos uploaded to Google Drive.

But Google Photos doesn't offering all the video editing, administration too promotional tools you tin give notice discovery on YouTube. The solution? Import your videos from Google Photos to your YouTube channel.

Is your YouTube channel on your principal Google account? You tin give notice import whatever video uploaded to your principal Google Account's Google Photos, including  Google Photos volition no longer automatically sync photos too videos alongside Google Drive. Any images that were synced from Google Drive earlier that engagement volition rest inward Photos every bit a separate copy.)

Is your YouTube channel connected to a Brand Account for your build or business? You tin give notice import whatever video from whatever Google Account that manages your Page. (Note: this pick does non seem to operate every bit of mid-2017 too it's unlikely YouTube volition arrive at it)

Import is easy:

1. Sign into YouTube alongside the Google account you desire to import the videos from. To import your videos originally uploaded to your Google+ Page or its Brand Account, you lot must sign inward alongside your Page's username too password, if it has one.
2. Switch to the YouTube channel you lot desire to import your Google videos to.  If you lot desire to import videos from your Google Account to your Brand Account-connected channel, you lot may require to switch channel identities.
3. Open your channel's Upload page and click"Import from Google Photos" 
4. Select the videos you lot desire to import. Select from your Auto Backup, Albums or all videos. 
5. Add metadata too update your videos' settings. Add a championship too description, laid privacy, enable monetization too more.
6. Publish your video

For detailed instructions too to acquire virtually to a greater extent than or less advantages of uploading your videos to YouTube, read on!

10 Reasons to Import your Videos from Google Photos to YouTube

If you lot are to a greater extent than a Google+ user than a YouTuber, you lot may endure wondering why you lot should bother importing your videos to your YouTube channel. If your video is meant for world viewing, YouTube offers many features that tin give notice both meliorate your video too give it a wider audience.

Note Jan. 2017: alongside the separation of YouTube too Google+, too the introduction of the novel Google+ user interface, at that topographic point are no longer whatever YouTube features on Google+ itself (such every bit a video tab).  

• YouTube gives your videos visibility. You tin give notice highlight your video uploads on your channel, too they may look every bit a suggested videos.
• Give your video a cracking expect by adding a custom thumbnail
• You tin give notice use your videos to advertise your channel or business using Fan Finder or AdWords for Video.
• YouTube Partners tin give notice schedule video issue fourth dimension inward advance
• YouTube videos tin give notice easily endure shared yesteryear e-mail or to other social networks, including Google+, Facebook too Twitter
• Get code to embed your videos on your ain website
• Create playlists of your videos, which tin give notice endure highlighted on your channel, and shared to social media or embedded on your ain website or blog
• Use the YouTube video editor to edit your video (including combining multiple videos or creating shorter clips) too add music . 
• If you lot are a YouTube Partner, your video tin give notice endure monetized
• Play your videos on a large screen: Smart TVs, media streaming players (like Apple TV or Roku), too game consoles let you lot easily access your channel too play your videos on a large covert television

But a give-and-take of caution: earlier you lot import your videos to YouTube, build certain your video complies alongside the YouTube community guidelines! That agency the content should endure suitable for an audience historic flow xiii too up, you lot must endure certain you lot lead maintain permission to purpose whatever music (even background music) too your video should non include whatever advertising where YouTube offers a similar advertizing format.

How to Import your videos from Google Photos to YouTube Step-by-Step

Importing your videos to YouTube from your Google+ Page exclusively requires a few clicks on your desktop computer.

1. Sign inward to YouTube alongside the Google trouble organisation human relationship you lot desire to import your videos from

• Sign inward alongside your principal Google trouble organisation human relationship username to import videos from your principal Google trouble organisation human relationship  to your Google Account's YouTube channel OR to whatever Brand Account-connected channel your Google Account manages
• Sign inward using your channel's Brand Account's username too password to import videos from your Google+ Page to the YouTube channel connected to the Page. Learn how to laid a password for your Google+ Page (note that this pick is no longer available to novel Pages or Brand Accounts)

2. Make certain you lot are using YouTube alongside the right channel identity

• If you lot require to switch channel identities, either click your channel icon or opened upwards www.youtube.com/channel_switcher too lead the right channel

3. Open your channel's Upload page and click the "Import your videos from Google Photos button

4. Select the videos you lot desire to import

• You tin give notice lead your videos from your Albums, Auto Backup, or all your videos
• Auto Backup includes all videos uploaded via Google Photos, fifty-fifty if you lot didn't purpose the autobackup process.
• All Videos includes videos you lot lead maintain backed upwards too uploaded, movies you lot created in Google Photos, too movies automatically created yesteryear Google
• Albums includes all Google Photos albums, every bit good every bit an album of videos uploaded to Google Drive (if  Google Photos volition no longer automatically sync photos too videos alongside Google Drive. Any images that were synced from Google Drive earlier that engagement volition rest inward Photos every bit a separate copy. 
• Click the Play push to run across a small-scale preview of the video
• After selecting your videos, click the blueish Select button

5. Edit your video settings too add together metadata

• Add a title, description too tags
• Add a custom thumbnail
• Select your video privacy settings (Private, Unlisted or Public)
• Write a message to automatically portion to connected social media (including Twitter too Google+) when your video is published
• Add your video to a playlist
• Submit your video for monetization

6. Once the upload is complete, click "Publish" 

• Video uploads are saved every bit a somebody draft until the video is published. You tin give notice either issue your video from the Upload page or from your Video Manager
• If your video is rattling large, it may lead maintain a piece to process. YouTube volition ship you lot an e-mail when your video is laid to endure published. 

If you lot lead maintain whatever questions virtually uploading or managing your videos, you lot tin give notice inquire for assistance inward the official YouTube assist forum.

If you lot lead maintain questions virtually Google Photos, you lot tin give notice post your interrogation inward the official Google Photos assist forum

Updated March 2017 Last updated March 2019