Youtube video "shorts" 9:16

Stefano1200

I can't produce 9:16 "short" videos for YouTube with VideoPad. If I use the YouTube upload feature via VideoPad, everything seems fine, but when I search for the video on YouTube... it's gone! I can't find it!
I tried uploading it manually. I export the 9:16 video from VideoPad and upload it to YouTube, which doesn't recognize the 9:16 "shorts" category and publishes it among the normal 16:9 videos. I've searched through search engines, but I haven't found any valid videos for this operation. If I don't find help here, it means VideoPad doesn't work for YouTube.

borate

Works fine here. Did you select 9:16 YouTube format? Screenshot 2026-01-14 155046.png

After that, it's up to YouTube to categorize it.

Key Criteria

Aspect Ratio The video must have a vertical (9:16 being ideal) or square (1:1) aspect ratio.
Length The video must be up to three minutes in length. The optimal length for engagement is often considered to be between 30 and 60 seconds.
Hashtag Including #Shorts in the title or description can assist YouTube's system in categorizing the video, though it often identifies them automatically based on the technical specs.

Stefano1200

Thanks for your answer.
I've done everything you say and tried many times to find the right path.
To be successful on YouTube, short videos must be framed as if they were made with a cell phone. The short you made is one of the many attempts I've made, but that's not the most effective way to get lots of views and, in fact, it doesn't match YouTube's vision or vision for shorts.
For an idea of how to extract a 9:16 short from a 16:9 video or any other original format, see this link: https://youtube.com/shorts/P6J-4XO8I7g?si=1uzVFmi-WnmxkP0l or similar

I prefer not to publish directly to YouTube from VideoPad. I prefer to export the video locally and then upload it to YouTube because I can manage the entire process. I'm well aware of the need to write "shorts." I've already published a few shorts, and I have my own channel with a small following (averaging 5,000 views per video).

borate

The distinction escapes me. The test video above was indeed 16:9 originally, made 9:16 when uploaded. It's square & rectangular due to the A/R conversion. There appears to be nothing in your link that describes another process.

Another test was shot 9:16 by a camera, and it succeeded as well. Both are in the "shorts" path of the YT URL and listed under that tab in YT studio.

Videopad offers dozens of options for video export aspect ratio.

Before being taken down, these two shorts had several hundred hits on YouTube, and looked fine.