Rename a video and write a title

The file name and the title are different fields. The file name is the stored name of the upload, including its extension. The title is the heading on the watch page. You can change either one from the video page in your library without uploading again.

What each field does

Video Name edits the name and keeps the extension beside the field, so the file type stays the same. Title is optional and can be up to 255 characters. If you leave the title empty, the watch page falls back to the file name. Description is optional, up to 500 characters, and it is the paragraph under the title. Keywords are optional tags, up to 255 characters, stored on the video.

Save changes writes those fields. It does not re-encode the picture or the sound. A typo in the title is fixed by editing and saving again.

• File name and title are separate.
• Editing details does not replace the video file.
• An empty title falls back to the file name.