BEST COMPRESSOR SETTINGS FOR YOUTUBE VIDEO?!?!?

I have about a 3 min 30 sec video that I am trying to put up on youtube. I see on some youtube videos quality is still sometimes good, and on others its terrible. I am wondering what type of setup I can use in compressor to get the best quality out of my video after uploading to youtube!! Thank you

This article is awesome:
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/youtube_compressorgary.html
Hope that helps!
~Luke

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