Better quality for youtube!

Well I post videos up to youtube and usually they are pretty bad in quality. I use iMovie 08 to edit them. I was wondering if maybe there is any possible way that I can get it to become better quality. I use Gameplay clips. I record them with Elgato and export into iMovie using DV settings.

I did a lot of tests, but never satisfied with results, my recommendation:
http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/youtubeuploadsettings
(YT now offers 'HiDef' content , which results in better/less blocky replay in moving parts...)
if you want a better quality, use other free services as vimeo.com ...
or, upload to your me.com account ..

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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

To get the best Quality for YouTube?

Hi there.
I have a question.
Which settings do I have to have in the media encoder in pro cs3, to get the best quality in a YouTube video?

I found this discussion from almost a year ago:
Drogba, "My YouTube video looks blurry using Adobe Media Encoder" #, 20 Oct 2007 10:32 am
...but the suggestions discussed there didn't help me, so I'm hoping someone reading this thread has other ideas. YouTube's PixelDestroyer® and VideoFracker® technology does an effective job of making my good footage look like it was shot through a thin film of mashed potatoes.
The H.264 codec seems to have ruination as its primary purpose. And the iPod and flv settings aren't much better. Heck, even if I export to mpeg (either keeping the native 720 x 480 resolution or shrinking to 320 x 240) my produced mpegs look great -- but once YouTube gets hold of them, they look like
dreck.
Sure, Vimeo or WhateverOtherTube service may have better quality, but when someone wants to search for a video, there's only one site that anyone thinks of going to. That's why Google bought them.

Which is better quality for watching a pre downloaded movie airplay or HMDI?

I have the new Retnia. I have an apple tv and high quality HDMI cable. If I want watch a 900P movie from my laptop to my up to 1080p tv which would be more reliable/better quality? BTW the movie is predownloaded so it WOULD NOT be streamming.
Thanks!

My guess is the HDMI cable will yield better quality than AirPlay. Since you already have an HDMI cable and a Mac that supports AirPlay, why not try both for yourself then report back here with your results?

Creating the Best Video Quality for YouTube Using FCE

Hey guys, have a quick question. I'm making drum covers for YouTube, and I want the best possible quality for my viewers. I use Final Cut Express 4.0.1 on my MacBook Pro, and Log and Transfer the video footage from a HDR-CX160 Sony AVCHD Handycam. What are my best options?
Thank you!
Justin

In every aspect of life there is no such thing as one best option as it all depends on your particular circumstances.
Here is a good starting point for you to decide what suits you best.
When you have edited your project in FCE try these settings:-
Select File>Export>Using QT Conversion.
Click the "Options" button and when the the Options window opens you will see "Size", "Settings" and "Sound" buttons.
Click the Size button and set 1920 x 1080
Click the Settings button and select:-
Compression Type . . . . H.264
Frame Rate . . . . . . . . . Current
Key Frames . . . . . . . . . Automatic
Compressor Quality . . . High
Encoding . . . . . . . . . . "Faster" encode will give almost the same quality as "Best" but is twice as fast - your decision!
Data Rate . . . . . . . . . . Restrict to 10,000kbps (Don't use a comma when you enter the number)
Then click the "Audio" button and make sure that AAC has been selected.
These settings should give very good quality results fairly quickly, which should play well. Your file size will be around 5GB per hour.
Some people prefer to use the smaller 1280 x 720, in which case the Data Rate should be 5,000kbps.
I suggest you do a quick test with a film under one minute long to see how it looks as there is nothing worse than spending hours encoding a long project only to find that the settings were unsuitable.

What gets better quality for watching video.. airplay mirroring or HDMI cable

I have the new Retnia. I have a apple tv and high quality HDMI cable. If I want watch a 900P movie from my laptop to my up to 1080p tv which would be more reliable/better quality? BTW the movie is predownloaded so it WOULD NOT be streamming.
Thanks!

My guess is the HDMI cable will yield better quality than AirPlay. Since you already have an HDMI cable and a Mac that supports AirPlay, why not try both for yourself then report back here with your results?

How do I get a better quality for my image?

Hi,
I have created a logo for a business online and I now need to use it for letter heads, business cards etc and when i copy it straight from the internet into a word document it looks very blurry and unproffesional. What can i do to make this better?
Thanks
Chloe

Hi Chloe -
Did you create the logo using Photoshop CS6? When you place an image on a website and then copy it staight from the website, you risk losing some of the quality of the original file. Outside of placing the logo directly into your word document using the original file, you can maximize the quality of the logo you're placing on your website by using the Save for Web function of Photoshop.
You can access this function by going to File > Save for Web...
This will allow you to adjust settings so that you can get an image with a small file size suitable for using on your website while still maintaining a high quality image.
Here is a short tutorial from Lynda.com on using the Save for Web functions of Photoshop CS6:
I believe that the blurriness that you are describing is an issue with Microsoft Word, which we probably won't be able to help you much with. However, if you have access to it, Adobe InDesign is an alternative to creating documents that intregrates better with high-quality graphics.
Good luck!

Best PE7.0 export settings for Youtube HD, Vimeo or Smugmug?

Hi all,
I'm really new to video editing and I can't find any recommendations on the best Premiere Elements 7 export settings for Youtube HD, Vimeo or Smugmug. It seems like most of them want you to upload in 1280x720.
My original source is 1920x1080 30p AVCHD from a Canon HF100. Obviously, I would like to keep it at the same frame rate. There doesn't appear to be a preset in PE7 (or a way at all) to output 1280x720 30 into an MPEG container with H.264 encoding. When I go into the advanced properties of a preset like "H.264 1920x1080i 30" or "MPEG2 1920x1080i 30" and choose 1280x720, I no longer have an option for 29.97 fps - the only options are 23.976 or 24 fps. It seems bad to change this, right?
I see the preset for "HD 720p 30" which appears to be MPEG encoding of the video stream instead of H.264. This seemed to work OK, but I wasn't sure about it, because when I choose it I see in the description a line that says TV Standard: NTSC. A number of web sites indicate that H.264 is preferred, but I don't really understand why.
I also found a way to do H.264 in a Quicktime container. This seemed a little suboptimal because you can't do variable bitrate. When I unselected the "select bitrate" checkbox, it seemed like a quality of 50 yielded a .mov file with a bit rate of 2.87Mb/s, and a quality of 100 yielded a .mov file with a bit rate of 26Mb/s. It is confusing to me how the quality setting affects the bitrate on the quicktime containers.
I'm leaning towards using the "HD 720p 30" preset and working with the bit rate choices, but am open to comments. What do others think?
And on a related question - assuming we choose the "HD 720p 30" preset as a starting point, given the 1GB file restriction at Youtube, it seems to make sense to choose a bitrate that allows both good quality and reasonable file size. I don't know much about whether VBR 1 pass, 2 pass or CBR would be best for this kind of online HD video. Google is a little unhelpful here: http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=132461
This page (http://webvideotechniques.com/123/bigger-and-better-encoding-for-youtube-hd) seems to indicate aiming for a bitrate of 8Mbps with a minimum of 4Mbps, including 2 pass VBR.
So, basically, I'm confused and a little overwhelmed. I think I have solutions that work, but it's hard to tell. What does the greater community think? Thanks.

Thanks very much E Mann, that was a very helpful thread. I think it actually would apply for youtube as well. For other users, here's a direct link to the settings for Premiere Elements:
http://eugenia.gnomefiles.org/2007/12/08/exporting-with-adobe-premiere-in-720p/
Roughly, the answer is:
Quicktime container
Video codec: H.264
Quality: 80 (I used 100 and it just takes longer to encode)
Frame Rate: 29.97 (I guess if you are shooting in 24p, this might be different)
Bitrate: 5000 (I might try 8000)
Audio codec: AAC
Output channels: Stereo
Frequency: 48kHz
Now, my own personal changes to this recipe are:
Quality: 100 - takes longer to encode, no file size difference
Bitrate: 8000
Frequency: 44kHz (recommended by youtube)
One final note is that for Vimeo it appears you may have to try encoding in 29.97 or 23.97 and test to see which you like better. Apparently Vimeo caps fps at 24.
The nice thing about this is that you can get a quality video directly out of Premiere Elements and you don't have to pipe it through another program.

How to export in exact same quality file when uploding for youtube?

Hello
Im writing here cause im really tired of exporting dozens of files with bad quality even though im using best exporting settings.
I tried to watch tutorial clips where people show how to make best quality but still i cant get it right.....i really dont understand where im doing wrong!!
I would appreciate if there is some1 out there who could help me export in corrects settings.....i know its not easy to help some1 with settings by writing here as u have to know which settings i shot with which settings im using in my timeline and what im using for export....and so on.
but i give it a try...
So its like this ive got a camera named
Sony HDR CX730E
and i made my shot with setting (pic1)
its written in swedish anyways its avchd 1920x1080 50p
so i created a project setting as (pic 2)
and sequence settings as (pic3)
and when i export i have tried to export in dozens of files to see which one seems to be best like H.264 ,HD 1080p 29.97 or youtube HD 1080p 29.97 and even i tried Mxf op1a avc intra class100 1080p 25p which gives a superb HD quality when i play it in computer but the files is almost 3,5gb large but i think the larger the file is the better quality i get!?
Anyhow when i upload the mxf file or any other file which i have exported for youtube it gives a very poor quality once u put Full HD 1080 in full screen ....its almost like u play it without HD......
I want to achieve something like this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avCWzkNiXok
and my video quality is like youtube video i just showed but unfortunately only in my computer not in youtube.......
So if there is some1 out there who cud help me ill be so greatful of u!
Thank you
(im using adobe premiere pro cc)

OK.
First of all, I would not try to export 50fps to 29.97 fps. I would use 25fps if I used anything other than 50fps.
Second, there is no need to change your settings at all. YouTube says to upload at the same frame rate you shot it at.
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1722171?hl=en&ref_topic=2888648
You will also notice that 8Mb/s is the "standard" quality and you can go up to 50Mb/s for 1080p. So try exporting at around the same bitrate as your original recording. If it was 25Mb/s then try that. If 50Mb/s go ahead and try that if you are still not happy at 25Mb/s.
Although, I generally find that I am content at about 15Mb/s for video without much action, 25Mb/s for most video and for sports I use the max of 50Mb/s.
Having said that, I don't worry about file size anymore. I have disk space and a fast Internet connection. If either of those are a problem for you, then you may have to adjust your expectations.

Why is the video quality for AVCHD when uploaded to youtube higher...

when submitted from a mac?
#1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8d-fQxdBmQ
I sent this video directly from my Macbook using iMovie 8.0 and that's the video quality results
#2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5U3dDmAX7C0
I uploaded this using Adobe Premirere Pro CS 4 H.264 - youtube HD widescreen preset and those were the results...?
Why?

"I suspect you simply didnt wait long enough for youtube to fully process the video before you watched it."
Incorrect. After I uploaded the second video, I went to sleep, without watching it once.
So if I set the 2nd video to low resolution, would it end up looking like the first video? Because I still think the first video has better quality.

How to i resize a larger 72ppi image to better quality smaller image but for correct size to paste into flyer

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Nancy O.

Should I Use An External Burner For Better Quality With Macbook Pro?

Hey I have a macbook pro and used IDVD to burn a movie but near the end it freezes and kinda skips a bit and I was wondering cause it takes two to three hours to burn will using an external burner be better quality?

will using an external burner be better quality?
Ext. Burners tolerate burning multiple copies with fewer read / write errors better than the stock internal S-Drive that come built into many mac laptops. Stock drives heat up faster than external burners do for the most part. So the answer is, it's very possible you will get slightly better results with an external burner as opposed to an internal laptop S-Drive when burning back to back copies.
I recommend using Verbatim Dvd-r media and burning from a disc image at 4x or slower for best results.

Can apple put an update for ipod 6th generation so that it gives better quality sound?

I have an ipod 6th generation and i have heard a lot about apple's popular white earphones. The problem is that my ipod don't give enough volume to enjoy music from those white earphones. Can apple bring something new in their updates to fix this issue???
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Best quality for output Shooting HDV and DV What is better

I am shooting commercials for local cable. I have a sony fx1 HDV. it shoots 16x9.
The cable Co only accepts dvc pro tapes or mini DV tapes.
I have been shooting in DV mode and importing as firewire basic. (is that correct?)
when I output to tape it plays on any 4x3 tv like everyone is tall.... If I go in and adjust distortion to -33.3 it looks fine. Looks widescreen on 4x3 and widescreen on a widescreen flat panel.
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any input appreciated

Also would I have better quality if I shot in HDV and imported that way then just drug the edited >product to a firewire basic dv sequence for output?
If you have the option to shoot in HDV, do it every time unless there is an overriding need.
Firewire Basic is wrong for 16:9 stuff. Use a DV Anamorphic Easy Setup. Which one depends on the video standard or the camera and the cameras audio setting.
Can you provide these?
You may want to read this thread, emphasis on field order:
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High Quality Export for Youtube

What are the best settings to get a very high quality export to upload to youtube? I am using final cut pro 6, with anamorphic dv footage - i'd like the dimensions to be 854x480 to be widescreen unless i can push it the full 1280. i haven't been happy with my uploads and usually see some pixellation, esp. in dark areas. the file sizes are usually like 400mb for 3 min. or so. i use compressor sometimes. i have something special that needs to look good and any advice would be greatly appreciated!!
Message was edited by: derdav

DV is always 720x480. Your 854x480 file is adjusted to display those 720 pixels in wide screen on a computer. DV pixels are not square. Computers only display square pixels. In this case, that's OK.
...unless i can push it the full 1280...
This will lose quality, you are spreading the 720 pixels over 1280.
For YouTube, upload either the original DV and let YT compress it or make a H.264 file in Compressor with the same pixel dimensions. Newer versions of Compressor have YouTube presets.
[Link: Encoding for YouTube Using Compressor|http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/youtube_compressorgary.html].

Better quality for youtube!

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