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16:9 SD video from FCP > YouTube at good quality???

shecky

shecky

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May 24, 2003
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Obviously you're not a golfer.
i am having a big issue trying to get a video on YouTube to look good.

it was shot in 16:9 with a standard definition video camcorder and edited in FCP. I have tried exporting it quite a few ways and uploading to youtube but it continues to look like crap no matter how high a quality i export it as, including 640x360, h.264, automatic data rate, best quality.

can someone give me an idea as to the correct settings? video runs 4:30. i have never needed to upload to YouTube before so i am getting frustrated.

thanks :)
 
shecky said:
i am having a big issue trying to get a video on YouTube to look good.

it was shot in 16:9 with a standard definition video camcorder and edited in FCP. I have tried exporting it quite a few ways and uploading to youtube but it continues to look like crap no matter how high a quality i export it as, including 640x360, h.264, automatic data rate, best quality.

can someone give me an idea as to the correct settings? video runs 4:30. i have never needed to upload to YouTube before so i am getting frustrated.

thanks :)
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Whatever quality you upload to YT doesn't really matter after a while. If you upload it in HD it will be offered in normal quality and high or HD, eventually. The reason it looks like crap once uploaded is because YT Flash encodes all videos (the reason why you can't play them on YT's site on iPhone). YT currently offers 3 qualities, normal, high and HD. If your video is uploaded in DV then it is eligible for high and normal. If it is uploaded in HD then it is eligible for normal and HD. If your video doesn't have the HD or high quality option is the first few hours , relax, it sometimes take 48 hours or more for the different quality to be avaliable.
 
i see... so safe to say that the attached are the correct settings?
 

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great, thanks :) i did discover via google that adding "&fmt=18" onto the end of a YT URL forces it to the higher quality. i am going to re-encode, upload and try that and see how it looks. ill be sure to post a link.

thanks!
 
I've noticed this too... Its just Youtube taking its time. It's annoying at first I know, but.. until they speed their process up, stuck with waiting
 
YouTube HD

I am exporting HD video to .wmv, and i have tried different aspect ratios (1280x720, 720x480) and i have set all of my export settings to VBR 2000 etc.. all of my settings are the best they can be and I keeping getting crappy resolution. Is there any other format i can upload or use Sorenson to squeeze, to make this play in a higher quality. Here is what happened to my video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C5Wkedes_L4 this was shot in HD, but you couldn't tell. I tried .avi, but my file size was 977 MB (which i thought i could go to 1GB, but i keep getting errors when i do) so.... i am lost in a world of codecs, and i want my mommy..... can anyone help?
thanks :confused:
 
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