YouTube Video Publishing & Metadata

Overview

Upload video files to YouTube Studio, set titles, descriptions, timestamps, playlists, and publish.

Step-by-Step Workflow

1. Upload Videos

• Navigate to YouTube Studio → Content → click Create → Upload videos
• Browser limitation: File inputs cannot be set programmatically. The user must manually select files in the file picker dialog.
• Upload all files, wait for processing to complete (YouTube shows a progress indicator)

2. Set Title

Use this format based on content type (determined from frame extraction or meeting name):

Keep titles under 100 characters. Topic first for discoverability; series name and date at the end.

3. Set Description

Template:

Latent Space [Series Name] - [D Mon YYYY]

[Presenter name] [presents/demos/discusses] [brief 1-2 sentence description of content].

[Optional: Paper link, e.g., "Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/XXXX.XXXXX"]

Timestamps:
[HH:MM:SS] - [Section description]
[HH:MM:SS] - [Section description]
...

Participants: [names visible in gallery view]

Join the Latent Space community: https://latent.space

Generating Timestamps

Use frame extraction data (from the zoom-download skill) to identify natural section breaks:

• Slide changes = new topic or section
• Demo start/end = transition points
• Q&A segments = usually at the end
• Paper sections (for Paper Club) = introduction, method, results, discussion

Format as MM:SS for videos under 1 hour, H:MM:SS for longer. YouTube auto-links timestamps in descriptions.

Aim for 5-10 timestamps per video. Each entry should represent a meaningful shift in content.

4. Set Playlist

On the Details page, under Playlists → click Select:

How to tell them apart:

• Zoom meeting name "AI in Action Weekly Jam!" → AI in Action playlist
• Meeting names like "[Person] and swyx" with arxiv papers on screen → Paper Club playlist
• When unclear, check frame extractions for arxiv links or paper titles → Paper Club

5. Other Settings

• Audience: "No, it's not made for kids" (usually already default)
• Visibility: Unlisted
• Publish immediately — do NOT leave as Draft

6. YouTube Studio Navigation Flow

For each video:

Details → (title, description, playlist) → Next →
Video Elements → Next →
Checks → (wait for checks to pass) → Next →
Visibility → (select Unlisted) → Save/Publish

Repeat for each video. Always publish right away.

7. Verify

After publishing, confirm:

• Video URL is accessible (shown on the Details page under "Video link")
• Title, description, and playlist are correct
• Status shows "Unlisted" (not "Draft" or "Private")

Troubleshooting

• "Processing…" stuck: YouTube processing can take 5-30 minutes for long videos. Wait and refresh.
• Checks show warnings: Copyright or other warnings may appear. For original Zoom recordings these are usually false positives — proceed unless it's a hard block.
• Wrong channel: If you see unfamiliar videos in Content, you're on the wrong channel. Switch accounts via the avatar menu.
• Duplicate uploads: Check the Content list for videos with the same duration/date before uploading. The _gvo_ filename suffix indicates a gallery-view-only duplicate that should not be uploaded.