Youtube uploads of music files

Hi guys,

what are the tools of choice if typically I have a self-created music file, but want to upload to Youtube? Obviously needs a video file/container.

I'm fine with just adding a steady image.

Also: What would be an ideal output format for my daw? Ideally I don't want any transcoding to happen.

Most lossy formats support embedded pictures. If only Youtube just allowed uploading audio files and made use of embedded album art...

Note to self: or I should look at the video capabilities of my DAW, Reaper. 

thx

I use OpenShot Video. It's cross-platform and free. https://www.openshot.org/

Just put the music on one track and the still image on another and stretch the image to last the last for the whole duration of music and then export into a video file and upload to youtube.

https://www.tunestotube.com/

I just load in a image and the track in Imovie/windows movie maker then I get the mp4 for direct upload on Youtube lol 

  On 1/16/2022 at 9:10 PM, cern said:

I just load in a image and the track in Imovie/windows movie maker then I get the mp4 for direct upload on Youtube lol 

same. imovie is pretty simple for this. just have to export after and then upload.