Best codec for YouTube?

Hey guys! I'm currently looking for a good codec/format to convert my raw video files into that is friendly to YouTube and maintains a good balance between compression and quality. I've tried WMV, MOV, and recently H.264 with varying levels of success (the MOV and H.264 have an odd washed-out look to them). Any suggestions? I've spent far too many hours rendering different formats. Thanks, all!

Some people have reported issues with 50 or 60p footage on youtube.
Can you downconvert it into a 30p timeline and set the YT preset to 30 fps.
You could also try wmvHD720, dont look at the file size. You can go up to 2 gig or try the Advanced video-upload.

Similar Messages

Best codec for export from FCE?

Heya, I'm sort of a newbie, so please be patient with me
I'm trying to export a video from FCE using QT conversion. I'm going to be putting it on Youtube. What is the best codec for export? I've always heard that H.264 is the 'best', but my videos have always been pale and washed out. I tried exporting using MPEG-4 video, and it's not washed out. Is H.264 better and I should just deal with the paleness, or does it not matter too much?
Thanks

All the Web video sites re-compress your videos. So it's generally best to upload high quality files – typically determined by bit rate.
My suggestion would be to export as a Quick Time movie at current settings. (Guessing that you edited an AIC sequence,)
If you don;t have MPEG Streamclip, do a search and download it. In Streamclip, open the file you exported from FCE. Export to Quick Time. For Compression, choose H.264 from the drop down menu. Don't change Frame Size. If your movie is interlaced, check De-interlace. Check the Limit Data Rate box and type in 12,000 if the size of your movie is1080; 6,000 if your movie is 720; 3,000 if your movie is 480.
Use the YT uploader and you should be good to go.
Russ

Best Codec for exporting animations with alpha channel from FCP timeline

Whats the best codec for exporting animations (hopefully using loseless compression) that will retain alpha channel, and use the current sequence settings for fps and size?
Currently Im exporting image sequences, but I'd prefer a wrapper.. I don't know much about the 'Animation' export codec.. I did notice that set to current size had some funky value of 753x450 or something.. instead of my current project size of 1920x1080...
Anyhow.. Just seeing what others are doing..
basically Im reading out some titles that I'll end up dropping over video later.. but since they render out so slowly (**** lower 3rds is slow) Im trying to get a jump on the process..
Tx..

PNG should do it. I think PNG is lossless (that's what they say, anyway). But realistically, if you use PNG, Animation, or JPG2000 set on highest quality, I'd dare you to tell a difference.
I use PNG because it's supposedly lossless, renders twice as fast as Animation in a FCP timeline, and is usually about half the size.
If you use "Export Using Quicktime Conversion", you will need to check all of the settings manually to make sure they match your sequence settings. This is always true, no matter what codec you use.
If that sounds risky, your other option is to go into your sequence settings and change the codec to the one you want to render to (this will probably turn your whole timeline red), and then choose Export -> Quicktime movie.

Best quality for youtube

I made a video and its 2.01 GB in iMovie. i want to put it on youtube but I want the best possible quality. The limit for youtube is 100MB whats the best way to compress my movie?

Hi F,
I followed your link and found your instructions about exporting from iMovie with best quality for YouTube.
The instructions were pretty clear, although my options didn't line up with them exactly (I'll tell you my explicit settings below). Still, I exported it successfully.
Then I uploaded the resultant .mov file to YouTube. When it was all finished processing, I viewed it. After the first fraction of a second all I saw was garbage -- just junk patterns filling the screen. The sound was excellent. (by the way, I had lots of very short clips in there -- 00:00:03 in length (not sure what the units are).
So I went back to iMovie, opened up my movie project. Played the video. Now it is intermittent garbage, too. Looks just like the uploaded file, but only intermittently.
Here are the exact options and settings I used for export:
File->Share, chose quicktime and expert settings, pressed the "share" button.
in the Export dialog, I selected "movie to quicktime movie" and clicked on the "options" button.
Options:
Video:
Settings...
Set compression to mpeg-4
Set quality to medium
Set frame rate to 30
Let Key frame and Data rate defaulted (unchecked)
Filter...
didn't look at this. Now that I do, it's set to "none"
Size...
Selected the "custom size" radio button and set it to 320 x 240
Sound:
Settings...
format: uncompressed
sample rate: 44.1khz
sample size: 16
channels: 1 (mono)
There was also a check box for "Prepare for internet Streaming"
It was already checked and set to "fast start"
I didn't change it.
If you could give me any further help, I'd really appreciate it. This was my first attempt to put anything on YouTube.
Thanks a lot,
Bruce Delaplain
Message was edited by: Bruce Delaplain1

Best codec for delivering 1080p video in flash

I'm developing some AS3 that will end up in a mac projector (.app).
This app will stream 1080p videos from the local disk.
What is the best codec for fluid videos? (no hiccups, fast start, etc)
Is there any special setting I have to consider in the code or in the publish settings?
TIA

bump

Best codec for DVD export for editing

If I want to burn DVDs for a client who will want to edit the footage later, what's the best codec for that?

What editing application will they be editing with?
DVD's aren't the best archival solution. They hold 4.7GB of info, and that is like 20 min of DV quality footage. Forget about HD quality...Oh, unless you use HDV. That's the same data rate
Shane

Best settings for YouTube CS3

YouTube wants us to use 1280x720 pixle ratio settings
can anyone tell me the correct settings and presets to use in Premier CS3
to creat the best video for YouTube
thanks
Here is what i used
Format: Mpeg2
Preset : NTSC DV high quality

or can someone tell me a better settings

Best Codec for Digital Hi8 SD Widescreen render to Youtube

I shoot material on a Digital Hi8 camcorder in widescreen mode and can't seem to find a reasonable codec to render to for Youtube uploads that fill the screen.
When I render at a 720x480 resolution and upload to Youtube I get letter and pillar boxing in the resulting Youtube. Many of my videos are over 10 or 15 minutes long and even though I have the ability to upload over 15 minute videos to my account, Elements will often give me a warning and not allow me to upload anything over 10 minutes long using the direct to Youtube "share" function.
I've tried various .mpg and .wmv settings and have basically settled on 1280x720 as the rendered video resolution, but not only does this take a long time to render and upload as they become huge files at this resolution, but it also seems to be a waste and potential image degradation issue as it's blowing up the original video, but this is the only resolution it seems that fills up the Youtube window once uploaded.
I also tend to try to up my audio codec too since a lot of my videos are music related and like to keep the audio quality up too.
Any suggestions??

Yes, Digital8 I guess would be the more accurate and correct term for the format... I do set my project settings for DV SD Widscreen which I assume is 720x480 and confirmed with the details of clips I import when I check them in Explorer.
But when I render out to Windows Media (I've had problems rendering out as Quicktime before - fluttering of video, sync problems) so I've relied on mpg or windows media for the time being - when I render out as 720x480 and then upload to youtube, I get letterboxing and pillarboxing. Only when I expand the video to 1280x720 do I end up with a fully filled youtube viewing window. (And even then I am still getting a little black above and below the video)
I can also improve the audio quality this way going with a windows 9.2 lossless codec which I like. Downside with all this is huge file sizes, long renders, and long upload times.
I will try these settings that you provided, but won't 640x480 give me 4x3 squished video since my sources is 16x9?? Thanks for the help guys and community!
From the Share tab, choose Computer and then QuickTime/MOV. Choose the DV preset and then click the Advanced button.
From the settings window, do the following:
Video Tab
*Video Codec: H.264
*Quality: 100
*Frame Wdith: 640
*Frame Height: 480
*Frame Rate: 29.97
*Field Type: Progressive
*Pixel Aspect Ratio: square
*Set Bitrate: checked
*Bitrate: 8000 kbps
Audio Tab
*Audio Code: AAC
*Output Channels: Stereo
*Frequency: 44kHz

Best codec for dvd release

I'm finishing two extras for a dvd re-release of a film I made in 1980, and am very new to codecs and HD, would like to know the best quality transfer/conversion and/or codec for putting into a DVD release format with a digi-beta master.

Thanks for all the suggestions; to clairify, I wrote, directed and produced Ghostkeeper, am editing the extras which I want included on the DVD, so distrib said go ahead but he's not paying for it. So I'm doing 2 extras (actor & DP) on my own. I've had FCP3 (DV) for years and finally upgraded some time ago to, still not all that familiar with HD needs and requirements.
Distrib will make the dvds, he made a digi-beta copy from a 35mm film print and said all he needs is a QT file, but he's not really tech-savvy, thus my enquires. I will definitely be speaking with whomever is actually making the DVD's, they'll be re-released in a week or two.
I'm editing on FCP Studio 3 and downloaded two different files; the movie itself from a dvd straight from the digi-beta copy and the extras interview ftg comes from a Canon 5D with separate sound recording, thus having to sync it (got someone better than me to do that). I made the mistake of conflicting codecs, but still managed to stumble my way through.
Movie was released in 1980 via theater and VHS and was lost in obscurity until a cult following began. You can see my first cut on youtube at:

Need help in choosing best codec for exporting HD for content delivery

What codec is best for a quick but manageable size for an HD video for Youtube?
And, what codec is best for that same video to be exported for DVDSP?
I am thinking for DVDSP I would just export as QT and I can go straight to DVDSP and burn from there.
But when I have tried to export for YouTube I have had problems using QT with conversion, so suggestions are gladly accepted.
Thanks!

Good advice for the SD DVD, so for the ftp upload, in Compressor, choose Quicktime > H.264 - which does a very good job of maintaining quality while reducing the size of the file dramatically. Once you drag the preset for H.264 to the file in the Compressor job, you can make adjustments to the setting by changing the frame size and or quality and even choose between stereo or mono and what sample rate. So I recommend reducing a 1920x1080 to a 1280 x 720 resolution, and changing the audio sample rate from 48k to 44.1k (unless you're already there). youtube, Vimeo, and other hosts of HD content usualy accept a 1280 x 720 clip and further encode the uploaded file to their own thing - usually flash and the settings I've given you have worked well for me on Vimeo.

Best codec for data discs?

I want to clear a large project off my drive by burning it onto data discs. What's the best codec to use for later FCP editing?
On a slightly different topic, is there a best "universal" codec that can be edited in other popular NLE systems, e.g. Avid, Pinnacle, etc.?
Thanks.

On a slightly different topic, is there a best "universal" codec that can be edited in other popular NLE systems, e.g. Avid, Pinnacle, etc.?< </div>
Read up on H.264, it's for distribution, not editing. The only codec that approaches platform agnosticism or universality is MPEG1 which is also useless as an image preservation or editing codec. After that, maybe plain ol' DV. There is a different flavor for each operating system but getting the files unwrapped and imported into all NLEs cannot be assumed.
bogiesan

Best Codec for WMV?

Wich is the Best Quality Codec for .Wmv? (1080p or 2k) I need to know (only for that format) for my work.
The videos always loss quality,and there are visible pixels.
Please if anyone knows, please tell me, and also how to get the codec if it doesnt appear on the software by default (hope it's free).
Thanks in advance, i'll be waiting for any reply

You're gonna laugh.. but years ago I bought the first " videoblaster " card and actually 'captured' video with it from cable tv....( at 15 fps , dropping every other frame basically )... and had a lot of fun with it.. and that was when AVI was introduced...
=======
Audio Video Interleaved (also Audio Video Interleave), known by its initials AVI, is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows technology
======
So , anyway, just cause it's " microsoft " doesn't necessarily mean it's junk...

The best Codec for Premiere CS4

I am trying to learn more about codecs, but still having trouble understanding it fully. I have a new computer, so it makes sense that I need a certain codec to install in order to view my video as I edit on Adobe Premiere Pro CS4. My footage works on Windows Media Player, and the quality is somewhat Poor when I play it on Quicktime (but at least it works).
Now a few questions I have. First, does anyone know the best codec to use for Adobe Premiere Pro? I import DV files from my camcorder, and almost all of my video files are ".avi"
Also, I notice that the codecs are different for each media player that I apply this footage to. And I simply see instructions to download the correct codec. Well first I dont know which codec would be best for my setup, plus my second question: Once I do install the correct codec, will Premiere automatically know to use that codec? Or do I have to adjust a certain setting in Premiere to make the correct codec function? I could not see any setting that allowed me to change the codec...
Anyone's help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
-Rick Phillips

Ok, back from my break from all this, now time to get back to work. I will respond to everyone's post with the hopes that everyone will continue to be awesome and help me through this:
Glenn - I would upload a clip, but all of my video files are well over 5MB, and to do this I would have to recapture a clip, and spend alot of time making sure I upload it correctly, when i have already spent so much time trying to fix this and I simply do not think it is relevant at this point.
Harm - I'll see if I can get your questions answered properly. The only item under my Display Adapters is the Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family. I contacted HP about how to find out what my Graphics and Video drivers were, and all they could say was that they are all components of this Chipset Family.
I do not know how to determine which Codec Adobe is trying to use (or needs for that matter). And I have downloaded so many suggested codecs it's not even funny, I dont even know which ones are in use at this point.
The camera I am using is a Canon GL2 MiniDV Camcorder, with a firewire cable. These are my Sequence Settings:
-DV NTSC
29.97 Frames/Second
Frame Size 720 x 430 (4:3 ratio)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: D1/DV NTSC (0.9091)
-Lower Field First
Display Format: 30fps Drop-Frame Timecode
Preview File Format: NTSC DV
Codec: DV NTSC (will not allow me to configure)
So G-Spot will not properly identify the codecs that come with Premiere ProCS4... Then why in the world was I instructed to download it?... I have so many things to delete from my computer as soon as I have the solution.
Keano66 - I agree with you completely, I am positive that it is a driver issue. I downloaded Driver Doctor/Driver Detective (and paid for it, eeek...) and it shows that my graphics driver does indeed need to be updated. I have downloaded and updated all of these drivers, However Premiere Pro has not changed a bit...
But the reason I think it is a driver issue: I was instructed by HP support to completely uninstall this chipset Driver, and then to reinstall it from the HP website. So i did that and restarted the computer, and guess what? Premiere was FINALLY WORKING!!!! but then I had a different problem, all the icons on my computer and diplay settings were messed up, and I was then Instructed by HP to install updates to this driver. When I did this, all of my display settings were set back to normal, and everything seemed fine, except now, once again, I am back to square 1 with my problems on premiere Pro... Like before, it plays the sound, but not the video...
Any suggestions? Thanks everyone!
-Rick

Best codec for out to stand alone HD video playable through VLC on PC

I finished a wedding in France recorded in HD on a Sony XD CAM EX-1
I am editing in Final Cut 6.0.6
I had photos from Photoshop CS4 imported into the film and did not
interlace them. They were accepted into the timeline with the Sony footage: XD Cam EX 1080i 50 35mbs VBR.
I would like to deliver an uncompresssed version on a hard drive playable on VLC through a PC. I would also like to see if I can compress this half hour and put it on a DVD?
Final cut and Compressor had trouble with this footage to make the Quicktime
stand alone video and a 39 Program stream.mpeg
When I did get a successful copy_ they will not copy to an external Hard Drive_ it reads disc error.
Is this because of the mix of interlaced and non interlaced? Should I go back
and interlace all the photos and try again???
What is the best codec to export a full res from Final Cut? ( Quicktime, which ProRes??)
and if I try to put the half hour on a dvd not blue ray ... which codec is best? MPEG2?
Thanks very much,
Bill Phipps

Hi Kevin,
Thanks for your input. I shot the wedding in France in PAL on the Sony EX1 using
XD Cam EX 1080i 50 35mbs VBR. And want to deliver to bride and groom
a full HD copy on a hard drive to be played on a pc using VLC software.
I was able to load my foootage and Sony allows me to select this in Final Cut
as a setting when I edit. I imported some
still photos from Photoshop and these are not interlaced. Something I am
now concerned about. I could easily interlace them, however, I was thinking
it would be better to de-interlace the video footage instead as everyone
viewing the film would do so on a pc.
I went on Creative Cow and have gotten a thread
from Creative Cow which tells me:
Re: To deinterlace,or not to deinterlace
by Ed Dooley on Jan 8, 2009 at 11:01:35 am
Not necessarily true. Yes you'll lose the resolution if you use the simple de-interlace filter in FCP (and many other programs). If, however, you use Frame Controls in Compressor (do a search of this forum and you'll find lots of instructions), you do not lose res, the fields get blended. There are 3rd party products that do the same thing (Nattress has one).
Having said all that, I wouldn't deinterlace unless you need to (like for the web for example), the program's going out to TV? Leave it interlaced.
Ed
I at the moment cannot find where Frame Controls in Compressor and saved my project just
before my last step of using the Final Cut Pro de-interlace filter on all of the HD Pal footage.
I had to try 3 times to make a stand alone Quick Time which normally goes smoothly for me, so
I started to wonder if the interlaced video with non-interlaced photos was the problem?
The stand alone Quick Time and the MPEG-2 both gave me trouble and I got an error when
trying to copy them to a drive that was formatted in the only cross platform format I know
being Fat 32. It is a 7200 rpm drive.
I got an answer from Creative Cow on this where the person advised me to convert the file
to Pro Res.
I would appreciate any input.
Thanks for your time and attention.
Bill

Best codec for animation to DVD ?

I have a 1hr ANIMATION project to export from FCP 5.1
It is being delivered to someone who will use it and other material to author a DVD.
What would be the ideal way to deliver -
on mini DV or DVCAM tape ?
or a QT file of the whole show - if so, which codec is best - (file size is not a limitation) ?

I have a 1hr ANIMATION project to export from FCP 5.1
It is being delivered to someone who will use it and other material to author a DVD. What would be the ideal way to deliver -
on mini DV or DVCAM tape ? or a QT file of the whole show - if so, which codec is best - (file size is not a limitation) ?,
I'm a bit perplexed by the whole post.
How could you start a one hour ANIMATION project without knowing how you were going to deliver it to whoever was paying you to do it?
Do you mean ANIMATION as in the codec or ANIMATION as in some type of single-frame or keyframed production? You are using a base codec for your work. Export using a lossless codec, such as ANIMATION, that has the same or better bit-depth than your base codec. However, if the final release is DVD, it is going to squished down to MPEG2 so it is in your best interest to find out who will be handling the compression and talk to them directly. Take them to lunch. If all they're going to do is run you video through Compressor, it really doesn't matter what you give them, it will be horrible. If tey're using a compressionist, take that individual to lunch with you.
bogiesan

Best codec for YouTube?

Similar Messages

Maybe you are looking for