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Upload and Monetize Videos

A guide to uploading and monetizing content on Rad TV

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Last updated 6 months ago

It’s time to upload your first video!

  1. Click My Videos

You will be taken to a page that looks like this

  1. Click 'Upload New Video' 👇

  • Rad TV supports a wide range of video file types including WEBM, MP4, M4V, MOV, MKV, AVI, and MXF

  • Video files must be less than 100GB in size

  • Max resolution is 4K (3840 x 2160)

This file selection screen will pop up 👇

  1. Click the '+ Add More Videos' button at the top left and select the videos you want to upload to your channel (5 videos can be uploaded at once).

  2. Click Upload Files

After clicking ‘upload files’ you will see a progress bar

Once the upload is complete you will see that your files have been uploaded successfully

You will now be redirected to your My Videos page where you can manage your content

Now it’s time to set the metadata for your videos

  1. To get started click the edit button on the video you want to edit metadata for

You will be taken to a page where you can edit metadata and upload a thumbnail for your video that looks like this

At any point you can hit the 'Save' button to save your progress and come back later to complete your work

  1. Set the title of your video and add a summary including any links

  2. Upload a thumbnail image that will be displayed everywhere your video is shown on Rad TV

    • This image needs to be a JPG, PNG, GIF, or SVG file that is 1920x1080 (16:9) - Max file size is 200MB

  3. Set Video Visibility

    1. All videos start off ‘Protected’ which means only you can see them

    2. If you want your video to be publicly available click the 'Video Visibility' dropdown box and select public

  4. Choose Video Categories: Select a few categories your video belongs in. This gives your video more visibility and better discoverability across Rad TV apps.

    • Once you have entered all metadta click the 'Next' button at the bottom of the form

  5. Monetization: After you click the ‘Next’ button you will be taken to the monetization page where you can select how/if you would like to monetize this piece of content

    • There are multiple monetization options:

      1. No Monetization (Free): Selecting this option will make your video available for free. Anyone with or without a Rad TV account can watch this content.

        • If you want to make your video available for anyone to watch click the ‘publish video’ button

After you click the publish video button you will be taken back to your Creator Dashboard

Click the 'My Videos' button to navigate back to your My Videos Page

Click the ‘Preview’ button to see what your video page looks like and to test out the playback

From the Preview page you can click the play button to watch the video

Great work! You have uploaded a video and are ready to share it with the world!

  1. Click the share button to either copy the direct link to your video’s page or share your video to 𝕏 or facebook

  1. Select how you would like to share your video page

Ready to monetize? Let's Go! 👇

Click here to watch a video tutorial.
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My Videos
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Click Upload New Video
File Selection Screen
Upload in Process
My Videos Page
Edit Video Metadata ✏️
Video Details Page
Save Button
Video Visibility
Select Categories
Click Next
Publish Your Video (No Monetization - Free)
Creator Dashboard
My Videos Page
Click the Preview button