YouTube announced on Wednesday it is doubling the size limit for uploads to its website from 1 gigabyte to 2 gigabytes in order to allow users to post more HD video content.

"The increase means you can upload longer videos at a higher resolution as well as large HD files directly from your camera, the changes allow you to share links directly to the HD version of your video, as well as embed the HD version on your blog or website," the media host said.

HD video is increasingly popular but the higher resolution results in larger files; YouTube, although increasing the allowable file sizes, is still keeping a cap of 10 minutes for the length of each video.