Best settings when exporting a video for youtube. at DVinfo.net

Joe Riggs · May 6th, 2015, 05:18 PM

Hello,

The presets on Adobe Media Encoder don't cut it, I've tried upping bit rates,
using max render quality/bit depth and it is an improvement but
has anyone figured out the magic formula for great looking youtube videos?

I don't care about file size but I do care about encoding time so will you see
a quality difference in a 35MB CBR vs a 35MB 2-pass VBR?

Should we just throw the highest quality file at youtube, and let it
do its thing, so Pro Res 422, HQ and or 4444?

Gary Huff · May 6th, 2015, 05:24 PM

That's what I do, usually ProRes LT or ProRes HQ depending on the source (AVCHD for the former and ProRes HQ from an Atomos recorder for the latter).

I just don't think it's a good idea to submit an H.264 encoded video to YouTube or Vimeo just to have it turn around and re-encode it as another H.264 video.

I also get 20Mbps up, which isn't the best, but it makes uploading ProRes masters somewhat palatable.

Jim Andrada · May 7th, 2015, 10:18 PM

I'm in the same boat - stuff looks great here and looks like CR-P on YouTube.

But lately I've been doing color grading in Resolve and just taking what it renders as "best" (whatever that means) h.264 and uploading it and it looks quite nice.So maybe the problem lies in what I'm using to render. I've also gotten nice results with Sorensen Squeeze come to think of it. But renders from Vegas never look good.

I don't sweat file size either.

Ervin Farkas · May 13th, 2015, 02:09 PM

Why not use what YouTube recommends? They should know best...

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1722171?hl=en

May 6th, 2015, 05:18 PM	#1
Joe Riggs Regular Crew Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 189	Best settings when exporting a video for youtube. Hello, The presets on Adobe Media Encoder don't cut it, I've tried upping bit rates, using max render quality/bit depth and it is an improvement but has anyone figured out the magic formula for great looking youtube videos? I don't care about file size but I do care about encoding time so will you see a quality difference in a 35MB CBR vs a 35MB 2-pass VBR? Should we just throw the highest quality file at youtube, and let it do its thing, so Pro Res 422, HQ and or 4444?

May 6th, 2015, 05:24 PM	#2
Gary Huff Inner Circle Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 2,006	Re: Best settings when exporting a video for youtube. That's what I do, usually ProRes LT or ProRes HQ depending on the source (AVCHD for the former and ProRes HQ from an Atomos recorder for the latter). I just don't think it's a good idea to submit an H.264 encoded video to YouTube or Vimeo just to have it turn around and re-encode it as another H.264 video. I also get 20Mbps up, which isn't the best, but it makes uploading ProRes masters somewhat palatable.

May 7th, 2015, 10:18 PM	#3
Jim Andrada Inner Circle Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 2,211	Re: Best settings when exporting a video for youtube. I'm in the same boat - stuff looks great here and looks like CR-P on YouTube. But lately I've been doing color grading in Resolve and just taking what it renders as "best" (whatever that means) h.264 and uploading it and it looks quite nice.So maybe the problem lies in what I'm using to render. I've also gotten nice results with Sorensen Squeeze come to think of it. But renders from Vegas never look good. I don't sweat file size either.

May 13th, 2015, 02:09 PM	#4
Ervin Farkas Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Atlanta/USA Posts: 2,515	Re: Best settings when exporting a video for youtube. Why not use what YouTube recommends? They should know best... https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1722171?hl=en __________________ Ervin Farkas www.AtlantaLegalVideo.com