Creating a Branded Channel


Background Image: Upload an image that will appear as the background image for your channel (maximum 256k). You can upload your custom background image by logging in to your channel, going to the "My Channel" page, clicking "Themes and Colors" and selecting the link to "show advanced options."

Branding Options

To make the following changes to your channel, go to "Branding Options" on the "My Channel" section of your account.


Video Page Banner:
Upload a small banner that will display above the info box on all your video pages (maximum 360px by 55px, format: GIF, JPEG, PNG, and no bigger than 256k).
Video Page Icon:
Choose a logo or icon that will display below your username in the info box on all your video pages (55px by 55px, format: GIF, JPEG, PNG).
Channel Banner:
Upload a large banner that will display at the top of your Channel page (maximum 875px by 150px for branded, 875px by 75px for enhanced and no bigger than 256k, format: GIF, JPEG, PNG).
Channel Banner Link (optional):
Include a link to an external site that will redirect a user to when clicking on your Channel Banner Graphic.
Mobile Channel Banner: Upload a mobile banner that will display at the top of your Channel page when viewed from a high-end mobile device (portrait banners need to be 320px by 50px, landscape banners need to be 480x by 50px, format: JPG, GIF or PNG and no bigger than 128k).
Connect Box Icon:
Choose a logo or icon that will display in the "Connect with..." box (55px by 55px, format: GIF, JPEG, PNG, and no bigger than 256k).
Channel Side Column Image:
Upload an image that will display in the left column around the "Connect with..." box (maximum 300px by 250px, format: GIF, JPEG, PNG).
Branding Box (optional):
Create a custom text box with an optional link back to a specified URL.
Branding Box Title (optional):
Create a title for the Branding box.
Channel layout:
You now have the option to choose the widescreen format for your channel layout which esentially means making the page wider and including a new widescreen player to show off content that was shot in the 16:9 widescreen format. The old player was sized at 480x360 (4:3 aspect ratio) while the new player is 640x360 (16:9 aspect ratio). The 16:9 content is displayed at a higher resolution and without black 'letterbox' bars at the top and bottom of the video.
Redirect URL (optional):
[ Register or Signin to view external links. ] will redirected to this URL. (e.g. /contest/CONTESTNAME, /watch?v=XXXXXXXXXXX, or /group/GROUPNAME).
A few additional branding features include "Other Channel Links" which is optional. You can now list up to 16 destination channels in the order you would like them to be shown in your channel.