How do I get good quality uploading an iMovie video onto YouTube?

[MK25toLife]

I have tried uploading directly from iMovie to YouTube using the preset and it looks absolutely horrendous. I have also tried exporting into NTSC quality and the "large" preset and they both still look terrible.

The video I am using is imported DV from a Sony Handycam, it's not that great of camcorder but when I watched the videos on my TV it looked fine. It's real simple video too, just video of my friend talking. What is the root of this problem and how can I fix it?

 

[Mx356]

I found these settings to be the best for me:

Compression: H.264
Frame Rate: Current FPS
Key Frames: Every 24 Frames
Data Rate: Restrict to atleast 2,000 ... I usually do around 6,000
Quality: High
Encoding: Best Quality
Size: HD 1280x720 16:9

Try that and see what that works. Its going to be longer export times and longer upload times but its worth it.

Here's a video I uploaded with those settings:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqwDLvnacS0

 

[MK25toLife]

Anyone else?

 

[macmommainks]

wow that example looks awful!! LOL! He was wanting good quality!

 

[vohdoun]

wow that example looks awful!! LOL! He was wanting good quality!

..........

I hope that was sarcasm.

 

[kolax]

Compression: H.264
Frame Rate: Current FPS
Key Frames: Every 24 Frames
Data Rate: Restrict to atleast 2,000 ... I usually do around 6,000
Quality: High
Encoding: Best Quality
Size: HD 1280x720 16:9

Try that and see what that works. Its going to be longer export times and longer upload times but its worth it.

Why on earth are you exporting at 720p for a YouTube video?

EDIT: Didn't realise YouTube had HD options now..

Still, the original YouTube (non HD) quality is pretty dreadful though.

 

[r.j.s]

I found these settings to be the best for me:

Compression: H.264
Frame Rate: Current FPS
Key Frames: Every 24 Frames
Data Rate: Restrict to atleast 2,000 ... I usually do around 6,000
Quality: High
Encoding: Best Quality
Size: HD 1280x720 16:9

Try that and see what that works. Its going to be longer export times and longer upload times but its worth it.

Here's a video I uploaded with those settings:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gqwDLvnacS0

I second these settings.

wow that example looks awful!! LOL! He was wanting good quality!

Maybe you should try clicking "Watch in HD."