YouTube has changed the system and requirements for enhancing your videos after you've published them - here's the latest update: If you're on your computer, you can make tweaks and add effects to your videos directly on YouTube! You won't need to reupload the video, and your video's URL, view count, and comments will stay the same. Here's how to use video enhancements: Using enhancements, you can make some of the following improvements and edits to your videos. Preview how your video will look with the added enhancements in the video player by dragging the line in middle to see a side-by-side comparison. To revert all changes, click Revert to original . In order to save changes on your video, your video must meet the following criteria: However, you can still choose to use Save As creating a new video with a new video URL that will contain the edits - you just won't be able to save changes to the original video. While the Enhancements tool can help make changes to existing videos, it does not support the ability to change out an existing upload with an entirely new video file.