Undoubtedly, Twitter is one of the most popular microblogging applications across the world.
Videos on Twitter are flourishing.
According to reports, videos get more retweets than other Tweets with pictures, Gifs.
But uploading videos as tweets is slightly difficult due to some required parameters.
Many complaints/queries are been registered regarding this issue on twitter.
Why can we not upload videos on Twitter?
In 2018, many users reported that Twitter didn’t allow users to upload videos as Tweets after upgrading Safari 12.
The reason why it happens can be the older version of your application.
Maybe poor network, any corrupt video or unsupported video specification or format can lead you to unsuccessful upload.
However, unsupported video specification or format is considered as a main problem.
How do we have certain specific measurements for Instagram posts/videos, same goes with Twitter.
There are certain parameters you need to keep in mind while posting a video as a Tweet.
Solve your video resolution and parameters!
When you fail to upload a video file on Twitter, it basically means that your video is using an incompatible audio or video code.
The video should be MP4 encoded with H264 and AAC and resolution should be 1280×720, 720×1280, 720×720.
The ratio shall be 16:9, 1:1 with 30 FPS, 60 FPS (Frame Per Second) with minimum 5000 KBPS video and 128 KBPS audio.
If these parameters aren’t followed, then failure is the ultimate result you’ll get.
You should convert your video online to reach these specifications.
Steps to make file Codec for Twitter –
1)Go to https://convert-video-online.com/ in your web browser.
2)Select ‘open file’ and add the video you want to tweet.
3) Click the settings button.
4) Adjust all the above mentioned dimensions and parameters properly.
Make your video to be capable on Twitter –
‘If you fail to upload the video because your video file is not compatible’.
You must shorten the video duration and control it within 140 seconds.
Steps to alter your video-
1)Visit the website – https://online-video-cutter.com/.
2)Drag the video in the timeline and place the start and end marker on the timeline.
3)Make sure you make your video within 140 seconds.
Long video posts can happen?
Basically, your video should be of 140 seconds only but your video should be
•MP4 or MOV
•512MB or less (for personal account), 1GB or less (for business account)
•Up to 10 minutes
1) Switch to ads.twitter.com
2)Fill in your credit card credentials. (No charges)
3)Once you do this, click on the menu bar and choose creatives and then videos in the creatives.
4)Choose to upload your first video and select the video from your computer.
5)Compose the video tweet, preview and publish it later
How to upload videos successfully ?
The highest video resolution Twitter except is 1280×1024 and if this exceeds, it will show “Some of your media failed to upload” issue.
Steps to change resolution of Twitter –
1)Navigate to https://cloudconvert.com/ in your browser.
2) Click to select file and add your video.
3)Convert to MP4. Later an icon will occur, click on option button
4)Choose 1280×720 (720p HD). It’s a recommended option. Hit “Okay”.
5)Proceed to upload the video,
If again ‘Some of your media failed to upload’ pops up, than either it can be
•Twitter wants to verify whether you are a robot – Try to send a text-based tweet, and pass a Google reCAPTCHA challenge.
•The VPN server prevented you from uploading video to Twitter – Disable the VPN you are using.
Likewise, if it continuously shows up, then clear your cache, cookies and browsing history.
