If you don’t want anyone to see your video, set it to Private. If you want your video to be viable by only people with the link, set it to Unlisted. If you’re ready to go set the status to Public. And the last page is where you set the visibility.

The next page will check your video for any copyright flags.On the next page, you can add an End Screen and Cards to your video.On the next page, you can turn on Monetization for your video (if your account is eligible).If you click Show More you’ll be able to add more info like tags and location.While your video may be appropriate for kids, unless it was specifically made with kids being the target audience, you want to select No, it’s not made for kids. You’ll also see the option to mark if your video is made for kids.Scrolling down you’ll be able to add your video to any Playlists you may want.Once the video uploads, you’ll be able to choose a frame for the thumbnail or preferably upload your own custom thumbnail.While your video is uploading you can set its metadata.Step 3 – Edit Your YouTube Video’s Metadata Click Next to start uploading your file.Click Select File and find the file you just exported from iMovie.Click next and choose where you want to save your file.Under Compress, change the option to Better Quality.The best option is to choose Custom and drag the slider all the way to the right (66 Mbps in our example). However, if your source material wasn’t shot with something with a high bitrate, exporting to ProRes won’t magically make your footage better. The absolute highest quality video codec will be ProRes.

Now we have additional options for Quality.

The options you see will depend on your project’s resolution.

In Resolution choose the highest quality – usually HD 1080p or 4K.

In the pop-up window, you can enter a title, description, and tags.

Click on Export File (if you want to export just a still for creating a thumbnail, choose Save Current Frame).

Click on the Share button in the top right or go to File – Share.

Options for Export File sharing from iMovie Highest Quality iMovie Settings

Export imovie project to mp4