Recommended format for Youtube? at DVinfo.net

Sean Seah · October 14th, 2006, 09:24 PM

I rendered a clip in mp4 from V6 but it looked worst than many clips I have seen on Youtube. Anyone has other settings to recommend?

Randy Boose · October 14th, 2006, 09:29 PM

I thought flv was the file type of choice now for sites like youtube

Joey Atilano · October 14th, 2006, 09:38 PM

I think they want MP4 . I usually render to a 720x480 mp2 and then take that and run it through a program called Videora http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/ I use the 2 pass render and they come out great. The problem is Youtube re-renders it and it looks terrible.

Hope that helps
Joey

Randy Boose · October 14th, 2006, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Joey Atilano

I think they want MP4 . I usually render to a 720x480 mp2 and then take that and run it through a program called Videora http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/ I use the 2 pass render and they come out great. The problem is Youtube re-renders it and it looks terrible.

Hope that helps
Joey

Cool you are correct...this is taken from their site.

What's the best format to upload for high quality?
We recommend the MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format at 320x240 resolution with MP3 audio. Resizing your video to these specifications before uploading will help your clips look better on YouTube.

Mark Lewis · August 6th, 2007, 03:03 PM

a tutorial about how to use vegas for ideal youtube videos

This guy seems to know what he is talking about, and his youtube videos look great -
http://beautifulprofit.com/LBDIwiki/...The_Mind#Vegas

Seth Bloombaum · August 6th, 2007, 05:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Randy Boose

Cool you are correct...this is taken from their site.

What's the best format to upload for high quality?
We recommend the MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format at 320x240 resolution with MP3 audio. Resizing your video to these specifications before uploading will help your clips look better on YouTube.

Yup, that's what they recommend, but, I and others have had better results with wmv.

Douglas Spotted Eagle · August 6th, 2007, 05:25 PM

We've experimented heavily here with this, and you'll see a training solution for this from VASST very soon. Bottom line is (from our view) that some types of footage benefit best from wmv at 1Mbps, and other types of footage benefit from 640 x 480 MP4 at 1Mbps. If the content has a lot of gradient to it, MP4 is better at managing the encode in both Squeeze and Vegas (Main Concept). If the content is very contrasted, lots of color depth, wmv holds detail better.
DivX and Xvid didn't even come close in quality at conversion to Flash on the YouTube and other sites tested.

Floris van Eck · August 7th, 2007, 04:44 AM

Thanks. Interesting to hear this. But I really think YouTube should move to 640x480 with like 128kbps audio. 320x240 with crappy audio which sound like it is coming from Mars really doesn't cut it anymore nowadays.

Bandwidth issues I suppose. I can't wait for YouTube HD.

Sean Seah · August 7th, 2007, 06:38 AM

Youtube HD?? Ooh that would be cool. I've tried wmv but it looks real bad so far.. mp4 didnt look good as well for me.

October 14th, 2006, 09:24 PM	#1
Sean Seah Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,498	Recommended format for Youtube? I rendered a clip in mp4 from V6 but it looked worst than many clips I have seen on Youtube. Anyone has other settings to recommend?

October 14th, 2006, 09:38 PM	#3
Joey Atilano Major Player Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Garden Grove CA Posts: 239	youtube I think they want MP4 . I usually render to a 720x480 mp2 and then take that and run it through a program called Videora http://www.videora.com/en-us/Converter/iPod/ I use the 2 pass render and they come out great. The problem is Youtube re-renders it and it looks terrible. Hope that helps Joey

August 6th, 2007, 03:03 PM	#5
Mark Lewis Regular Crew Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 35	ideal settings for vegas and youtubt by Mr. Safety a tutorial about how to use vegas for ideal youtube videos This guy seems to know what he is talking about, and his youtube videos look great - http://beautifulprofit.com/LBDIwiki/...The_Mind#Vegas

August 6th, 2007, 05:25 PM	#7
Douglas Spotted Eagle VASST Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Stockton, UT Posts: 5,648	We've experimented heavily here with this, and you'll see a training solution for this from VASST very soon. Bottom line is (from our view) that some types of footage benefit best from wmv at 1Mbps, and other types of footage benefit from 640 x 480 MP4 at 1Mbps. If the content has a lot of gradient to it, MP4 is better at managing the encode in both Squeeze and Vegas (Main Concept). If the content is very contrasted, lots of color depth, wmv holds detail better. DivX and Xvid didn't even come close in quality at conversion to Flash on the YouTube and other sites tested. __________________ Douglas Spotted Eagle/Spot Author, producer, composer Certified Sony Vegas Trainer http://www.vasst.com

October 14th, 2006, 09:29 PM	#2
Randy Boose Regular Crew Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca. Posts: 29	I thought flv was the file type of choice now for sites like youtube

August 7th, 2007, 04:44 AM	#8
Floris van Eck Major Player Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 993	Thanks. Interesting to hear this. But I really think YouTube should move to 640x480 with like 128kbps audio. 320x240 with crappy audio which sound like it is coming from Mars really doesn't cut it anymore nowadays. Bandwidth issues I suppose. I can't wait for YouTube HD.

August 7th, 2007, 06:38 AM	#9
Sean Seah Trustee Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Singapore Posts: 1,498	Youtube HD?? Ooh that would be cool. I've tried wmv but it looks real bad so far.. mp4 didnt look good as well for me.