you guys break me up!
I don't post to youtube but. you can get HD quality from a lot of typical cellphones or standard cameras now. more than that is probably not needed. for editing your video depends - freeware to studio software is easy to find. movie making software isn't hard to use for the most part.
having watched my share of the American zeit geist on youtube please, please get a tripod and microphone. <and use them>
A youtube account has a button for uploading video - it has editing software and if your laptop or phone has a camera you can start experimenting.
seen on the internets...
To get started uploading videos on YouTube from your desktop, follow the steps below:
1.Sign into YouTube.
2.Click the Upload button at the top of the page.
3.Before you start uploading the video you can chose the video privacy settings.
4.Select the video you'd like to upload from your computer.
Upload videos - YouTube Help - Google Help