Exporting/Compressing for YouTube

I exported a video I want to post on YouTube. The DV video is under ten minutes, but it's over 2GB.
I don't understand this. YouTube says "your videos can be up to 1GB in size and 10 minutes long."
But no matter how I export using QuickTime Conversion the video is over 2GB. Is there a way to compress the video so it's less than 1GB?

http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/youtube_compressorgary.html
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/you_tube_reduxgary.html
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/you_tube_hdgary.html
-DH

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Tweaking compression for YouTube

I am trying to make the best possible files for uploading to YouTube. I am working with HDV Quicktimes exported from FCP and compressing using the AIC codec and a frame size of 640x360, as YouTube requires for 16:9. The longest file is 10:30 and comes in at 1.14 gig, just over the YouTube limit. I can't find a way to change the codec to reduce the file size. Is there any way to adjust quality with this codec?
Changing the frame size from 1440x1080 to 640x360 would have largely done the trick, I would have thought. But it doesn't seem to make much difference. In fact, I exported 2 versions out of FCP, one at the original frame size and one at 640x360 and both files are the same size! Can't for the life of me figure out why that is.
If anyone has any tips about compressing for YouTube channels, please let me know. Ideally we would upload files just under a gig so that YouTube's compression doesn't completely kill the quality.
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I followed everything kenstone said. Still having problems. Here's the new link...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cBrDO9wqY4
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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.

Exporting video for Youtube

Does anyone know the best way to export video for youtube, whenever I put something on that website the quality goes down dramatically.

Check out these links:
http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?answer=165543
http://www.kenstone.net/fcphomepage/you_tube_hdgary.html
Regards
Nolan

What is the best compression for youtube videos ?

I know I can go in export movie, then chosse medium for youtube, but is there a better compression because when I upload it on youtube, the quality is much lower. Should i export with QuickTime or i dunno ?
Thnx for aswering !!

What is your source material? If it is DV, then sending to YouTube in the Medium Preset is fine.
If your source is AVCHD, you could import at 1920x1080. Then after editing, share using QuickTime at 1280x720 in h.264. Then upload to YouTube through the website.

I made an iMovie, 6.0.3 using music from iTunes and photos from the Internet. It looked fine on iMovie, but when I uploaded it to youtube,some of the photo near the beginning was corrupted.What steps should I take to export iMovie for youtube?

I made an iMovie, 6.0.3 using music from iTunes and photos from the Internet. It looked fine on iMovie, but when I uploaded it to youtube, some of the photo near the beginning were corrupted on youtube. I tried a different photo, and the corruption took place at the same moment of the video. How do I prepare the video for export to get it ready for youtube? I wasn't sure whether to clik web or web streaming. Am I supposed to clik Quick Time after I clik Share?

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At this stage, I think I just need to uninstall it so that iMovie doesnt try to use it.
Do you know how to uninstall a CFX plugin in iMovie?
NOTE: I have re-installed iMovie 6.0.4 (instead of iMovie 6.0.3), but still encounter the same issue.

Best HD export settings for YouTube

I am looking for some info on what export settings to use for YouTube with HD video. I want to export everything in 1080 (not 720) so I can also upload to Vimeo. Can someone please explain (or link) to me how I should export.
This is my first time using HD video, I shoot in 24fps onto HDV tapes.
I am not sure what else I need to know (or do) to export in the best quality.
THank you in advance!

Any other input for this topic?
I have been searching around for the past week for a solid export setting.
I've tried the above settings but I have yet to see the final product because it takes FOREVER to export (the estimated time just keeps going up and up, never down).
I found a setting a few weeks ago and used it but I cannot find it again. It did not take too long to export and the final product looked amazing both in Quicktime and on YouTube/Vimeo.
Anyone that would like to share their settings for an upload to YouTube/Vimeo, please do, I am in need.
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I am having trouble getting a crisp picure when I upload to Youtube, My picure quality looks great! when its exported but when I upload to YouTube its looks a lil pixelated when there is motion? www.youtube.com/gatorvision206 . Ive seen sooooooo many post saying do it this way..... do it that way.... What are the EXACT SETTINGS (Everything from FORMAT to BITRATE).
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Hello John,
I've seen all of that and some..... lol. That is why Im on Adobe forums now, cause I want to know the EXACT export Settings for a perfect quality 1080 HD picture.
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Compressing for YouTube

Hello All, Does it matter which format and Codec I choose for sending a video to YouTube since most people will be watching it from there, or should I take into consideration people who may want to download. I recently sent a video to YouTube and some people are experiencing the video stopping during playback, so i need to figure out what I can do to make it play back smoothly and continuously.
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Chris:
An H264 file at standard defintion sizes and a bitrate of about 3 Mbps should work very, very well as a source for YouTube.
Yes, you could produce the largest file they let you upload, but it's also true that pristine quality is really not their main concern for encoding, so you could spend your life uploading gigantic files and get modest improvements in quality.
If quality is your main concern, I'd take a look at Vimeo.
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FCE Export Settings for Youtube - SD and HD footage

I made a 7 minute video in FCE that combines photos and video shot in both SD and HD. I would like to upload this video to youtube, and I believe it needs to be exported to Quicktime movie first before I can upload it to youtube. I have researched this issue and tried many different export options, and the closest I have gotten still results in some black spots showing up during playback in quicktime. Can someone provide standard advice on the best settings for exporting from FCE in this situation?
I have FCE v. 4.0.1, QT v.7.6.9, and my movies were little movies shot from my Sony Cybershot camera and my Nikon D90 (some in SD and some in HD - by accident). Still pictures are included in the movie from both of these cameras as well.
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The simplest way to produce good quality video for the internet is:-
1. File>Export Using QT Conversion.
2. The "Format" window should say, "QT Movie".
3. In "Use" select "LAN/Intranet" from the dropdown menu.
4. Click "Save" and when it has finished encoding, upload it.
Do not mess about altering audio settings, frame rates etc.
Using the above settings an 8 minute video would be encoded in around 20 minutes (depending on computer speed) and would be well under 100MB.
Is that too big?
Message was edited by: Ian R. Brown

Export Compression for Web Use

Hi All
I've been through the forum and seen a lot of posts on the "art" of compressing files for use and transfer on the web while wanting to maintain quality.
I understand that it requires some tweaking of the frame size, the frame rate, and the data rate to get the optimum file size versers quality.
I've moved from iMove where export was simple(tho files were large) to FCE and I'm finding that the learning curve is very steep.
I've recently seen a video on Vimeo http://vimeo.com/10022953 which is stunning quality and only 36.5 MB with a frame size of 1280 x 720. I'm wondering if anyone has an idea how he may have achieved this. The Codecs that he has used are AAC, H.264, MPEG-4 ODSM, MPEG-4 SDSM. I'm wondering if it may be necessary to use another compressing software to convert the exported full size QuickTime movie file to a quality file such as this.
Any ideas???

Hi All
While waiting for comments to my question I contacted the producer to the video that I referred to above. When in doubt go to the source.
His reply is…
"I use the setting in Quicktime X, go to: File - Save As and in format select 1080p. Easy as pie"
So I gave it a shot and I managed to get an awesome quality video at a greatly reduced file size, similar to what he had. I also discovered a powerful tool in Quicktime X : File > Save for web. This gives other great sizes and extra files and code for hosting on your own servers.
If anyone has any other ideas I'd love to hear but this has fixed me for the moment

Teh best settings to export movie for Youtube

Hi alls - I made some videos, about 6 minutes in length, lots of clips and cuts, that use a lot of effects. Right now they are in DV size, at 29 fps (I think..but I'm sure it's not less). I would like to post these to Youtube, and I have been experimenting with the export options, but I can't seem to get a satisfactory outcome.
When I export at 12 or 15 fps, you lose a lot of the small, quick cuts, and the resolution I chose was really pixelated. However, this option had the smallest file size.
I started trying to maybe export it as if I was going to send it to my ipod, but then I started seeing different options for sending it to web, and I just got overwhelmed.
SOOOO, the question is, if you have a really effects heavy video with lots of cuts, and you want it to look really sharp on Youtube, how would you export it and at what settings??

Here are some instructions from one of the top experts:
http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/youtubeuploadsettings

Compressing for YouTube or MySpace online video

i'm wondering what is smoothest compressor and settings for put up a 1 minute and 3 minute film clip are,
coming out of Final Cut Pro 4.
i'm putting these clips up on YouTube and MySpace.
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I think there's been a lot of discussion on this so you should do a search as there might be better methods. <
Lord, yes, even on the sites themselves! Imagine that! Look for "Guidelines for creating and uploading your won stuff."
Uploading depends on your connection speed so file size is crucial. The compression is extremem so there's no real need to waste time uploading DV. You can go to MP4 or another decent encode and save yourself lots of time going up the pipe, plus a lower rez file takes much less time to process at the other end.
bogiesan

24P Compression for YouTube?

I shot this video on a DVX100B in both 24P and 60i. I exported from FCE using H264 as a quicktime with an automatic data rate, Best Quality preset, current frame rate, 768x576 dimensions (native is listed as 557x417), and key frames every 24 frames. Here's the video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=br3-Z-t9vHU
As you can see, there are horizontal lines on the video during quick motion in all scenes shot in 24p. This artifacting doesn't occur in the source footage or in the Quicktime export or after the video has been encoded as an FLV for Brightcove. It only occurs on YouTube, in both normal and high quality.
Has anyone else addressed this problem? I've troubleshooted for weeks, trying different combinations of MOV and MP4, changing the data rate, and key frames. Anyone have any suggestions? I'd appreciate any insight.
Cheers,
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2.4 GHz
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I followed this recommendations and they worked for me
http://www.google.com/support/youtube/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=132460
My footage was original recorded on 1080p60, here is the video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dnWTVppVt74

Best exporting settings for Youtube?

I have finished my movie and I don't know which settings would be best for uploading into YouTube as HD.
The video in my movie is shot in AVCHD 1920 x1080.
I tried looking up on YouTube for documents (and on user-made videos) the best settings to choose, but whatever information I find is either incorrect or outdated.
Can you help me?
- Using Adobe Premiere Pro CS 4

"MP4 is H.264. Now, there are many H.264 CODEC's. Many have had better results for Lead's, or MainConcept's, over Apple's. Which one do you have instaled.
Also, YouTube changes the "rules" quite often. One needs to check with them. Also, as Curt points out, it takes them a bit to encode to their settings du jour.
Good luck,
Hunt"
You're right, I looked at something else and that confused me and probably confused you (the helpers) even more, so sorry!
Which one do you have instaled.
- I'm not sure what you're asking, but I don't think it matters anymore.
Also, YouTube changes the "rules" quite often. One needs to check with them. Also, as Curt points out, it takes them a bit to encode to their settings du jour.
- Yes YouTube changes their rules often, but I can't find YouTube's properly organized specifications and that is why I'm having even more trouble, but thank you so much.
You really do need a lot of help Ryan!
You should have edited your project by matching what you shot with a matching preset.
What you have done ...
I did match the preset, what I meant was when I'm exporting it THEN I changed it...
The Youtube encode preset as advised is correct. You will find it in the H264 encode options.
You will need to fix your timeline first.
I think you got confused by my diction, but you still helped me so THANK YOU! :]
You are making it too hard.
You are starting with HD Widescreen video. I assume you are editing it in an AVCHD sequence to match.
So; export using ame; choose X.264 as the format and "Youtube widescreen hd" as the preset. Thats it. Dont mess with anything else.
Simple and clear, thank you.
Should I change the width x height, or keep it as 1280 x 720 (which is the preset under H.264 - Youtube Widescreen HD)?

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