There are many ways to create high-quality videos for your online course. This article includes tools, standards and settings you can use to create great videos for your course.
What video standards are required?
Each video file for your course should be at least 720p and less than 4.0 GB in size.
What are the required/recommended export settings for video files (codec settings and video file types)?
When using video editing software you’ll need to export your recordings to a video file. Udemy Business strives to support as many video and audio settings and codecs, but for the most seamless upload experience, we recommend these settings:
Quality: Best (if available)
Codec: H.264, HEVC, ProRes
Resolution: 1920x1080 or better
Minimum Resolution: 1280x720 (*Resolutions below this are rejected)
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Picture Orientation: Landscape (not Portrait)
Framerate: 25 to 60 fps (*Currently all outputs are resampled to 30 fps)
Bitrate Recommendations:
H.264
- 1920x1080 @ 10 Mb/s
- 1280x720 @ 5 Mb/s
HEVC
- 1920x1080 @ 6 Mb/s
- 1280x720 @ 3 Mb/s
ProRes
- Automatic
Audio Track: Required (*If no audio track is found, video is rejected)
Audio Codec: AAC (256 kb/s or better) or PCM
Audio Channels: 2 (Stereo)
Multimedia Container: MP4 or MOV
Maximum File Size: 4 GB
Maximum Duration: 4 Hours
Using the site uploader you can upload files as large as 1.5 GB. If you need to load bigger files, or want to upload multiple files to your course at a time, however, use the bulk uploader.
Files smaller than 4 GB can be uploaded using the bulk uploader. When a file is uploaded using the bulk uploader, it will appear in your library.
For steps on how to create a course click here.