How to prepare a video file before you upload

A few minutes with the file on your own computer saves a failed upload. Playbob will not repair a file that does not play, and it will not compress a file that is over the limit. The upload either stores what you send or it stops.

Play it, then check the type

Open the file in a normal player and watch enough of it to hear the sound and see the picture. Note the extension and confirm it matches a format the site allows. If your editor's default export is something else, export again rather than renaming the file. The site checks both the extension and the file type.

Look at the file size next. The upload form states the maximum for the account you are using. If you are close to that number, export a slightly smaller file before you begin. A transfer that is already over the limit will not finish.

• Play the file locally first.
• Use an allowed format and a size under the account limit.
• Export again if the type or size is wrong.