How To Schedule Videos With Statusbrew?
Upload a video in Compose, add a video title, thumbnail and subtitles, and schedule it to Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, TikTok and your other profiles from one post.
Before You Start
Each network has its own rules for video formats, sizes, thumbnails and subtitle files. Check them in Media Specifications For Different Social Networks before you upload.
The number of videos you can add also depends on the profile. Each profile tab in Compose shows its limit under the upload box, for example:
Facebook: "Max 10 images, or 1 GIF, or 1 video".
YouTube: "Max 1 video".
TikTok: "Max 35 images, or 1 video".
Who Can Do This?
Permissions: you need Create post (needs approval) or Full publishing access on the profiles you post to. Both let you add, edit and remove videos. They differ only in whether the post needs approval before it publishes.
Upload A Video
Go to Publish and click Create post.
Select the profiles you want to post the video to.
In Media, drag and drop your video file from your computer, or click Browse options.
Browse options gives you these ways to add a video:
Video upload: upload one or more videos from your device.
Upload by URL: add a video from a publicly accessible link.
Click Upload by URL in Browse options. The Upload media by URL dialog opens.
In Enter URL to fetch media, paste the direct link to the video file.
When the preview appears, check it's the right file.
Click Add to insert the video.
Pick from Asset Manager: pick a video from your saved media assets.
Google Drive: import a video from your connected Google Drive account.
Dropbox: import a video from your connected Dropbox account. The option is greyed out until you connect Dropbox.
The link must point to the video file itself. Links to a YouTube or Vimeo page don't work, because they open a webpage, not the file.
For every other upload option, see How To Upload Media In Compose?
Add A Video Title And Subtitles
Once the video is uploaded, fields appear under it in Media:
Global tab: Video title.
Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn profile tabs: Video title, plus Subtitle with an Upload button. The helper text shows the file name format: "filename.[language code]_[country code].srt".
Name your subtitle file in that format, for example promo.en_us.srt for English (US). Subtitles apply only to X, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.
Set A Thumbnail, Cover Or Subtitle
Hover over the uploaded video to see two icons: the pencil (Edit) and × (remove).
Click the pencil icon. The Media dialog opens with your file name at the top.
Under Thumbnail from Frame, move the slider to the frame you want as the video cover. The selected timestamp is shown, for example
0:04. The video cover applies only to Instagram and TikTok.Under Choose Thumbnail, click Upload to add an image from your device, or open the dropdown next to it and pick Asset Manager to use a saved image. The thumbnail applies only to Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, TikTok, X and YouTube.
Under Subtitle, click Upload to add your
.srtfile. Subtitles apply only to X, Facebook, YouTube and LinkedIn.Click Done.
To remove the video, click ×. This also removes its thumbnail and subtitle file.
Use A Different Video For One Profile
Everything you add in the Global tab, including the video, its title and its thumbnail, goes to every profile that shows Inheriting from Global.
To give one profile something different, open its profile tab above the caption box and change the video or its details there. That profile becomes Customised · this profile has its own content. The other profiles keep what's in Global.
Customised profiles keep their own media: a video you add or change in Global later does not reach a Customised profile.
Reset to Global: click Reset to Global in the profile tab to make it inherit Global again. It then gets everything in Global, including a video added in the meantime.
Checking which profiles differ: the Global tab shows how many profiles have their own content, for example "3 of 3 profiles have their own content.", with View customised.
Schedule The Video
Click the time button in the bottom bar (it reads Immediately by default) choose Custom time, add a date and time, then click Apply.
Click Schedule. If the post needs approval, choose a workflow in Approval and click Send for approval.
Learn more about choosing the best time to post and how to schedule posts in Compose.
FAQs
Why Can't I Add A Second Video To My Post?
You've reached the limit for one of your profiles. YouTube, for example, takes 1 video per post. Check the limit under the upload box in each profile tab. To post different videos to different profiles, add them in each profile's own tab.
Can I Set A Custom Thumbnail For A YouTube Short?
No. YouTube's API doesn't support custom thumbnails for Shorts. Make the frame you want as the thumbnail the first frame of your video, or change the thumbnail in YouTube Studio after it publishes.
Why Doesn't My Thumbnail From Frame Show On Facebook?
Thumbnail from Frame sets the video cover for Instagram and TikTok only. For Facebook, add an image under Choose Thumbnail in the Media dialog.
Pinterest Says A Thumbnail Is Required. How Do I Add One?
Hover over the video, click the pencil icon and add an image under Choose Thumbnail with Upload or Asset Manager. Click Done, then save your post.
Will Statusbrew Add Subtitles To My Video Automatically?
No. Statusbrew only adds subtitles from an .srt file you upload. Some networks, such as LinkedIn, can generate captions on their own.
Why Didn't The Video I Added Reach One Of My Profiles?
That profile is Customised, so it doesn't pick up changes made in Global. Open its profile tab and click Reset to Global, or add the video in that tab.
Can I Upload A Video From A YouTube Link?
No. Upload by URL needs a direct link to the video file, such as one ending in .mp4, or a Google Drive share link. A YouTube or Vimeo link points to a webpage, so it fails.