Comments on: Bigger and Better: Encoding for YouTube 720p HD

By: VideoPro

VideoPro — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:16:31 +0000

Can you tell me more about your video? Resolution, current codec, length etc. Also, what is your target resolution? With the right settings, you should be able to use the free handbrake to encode and get it lower than 200mbps.

By: VideoPro

VideoPro — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:13:38 +0000

You can improve quality by upsampling video. The quality will only degrade. It is especially true since 720×480 is SD and 1280×720 is HD so they are not even the same shape (one more square, one more rectangle). Basically, stretching or resizing the video just means covering more area with the same number of pixels. There are tools that you can use to help reduce quality loss, but not make better when upsampling than the original.

By: virgo

virgo — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:45:37 +0000

Hi, i am trying to compress an movie file on a mac from 1.5 Gbs to 200 mbs, can this be done. I have tried compresser, quicktime and premiere pro, but they all are either to big ot go to small and the quality get real bad.any more options?

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By: gigi kent

gigi kent — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 01:08:44 +0000

I have a question please. I own the Tippard video convertor software. My question is : can I scale up a 720×480 to 1280×720 and that way to improve movie quality ? I noticed you said it’s not possible. Could you please explain me why, in details, and could you suggest a method that would work (a work-around) if there is any ? Thank you.

By: VideoPro

VideoPro — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:33:23 +0000

Unfortunately, even the HD versions at YouTube are not very high quality no matter what settings you use. If you follow my advice you should get the best quality that is possible. The goal is to provide YouTube with a high quality version that will reencode well. If you really want to have high quality videos on the web, then you might consider using a different video service like Vimeo or get your own hosting and host your videos yourself.

By: grant trumper

grant trumper — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 20:16:15 +0000

when i submit / upload my short films to the web, they are (to me), great. hours of work looking good. then they come out on the web like crap. i have followed their instructions. any idea’s.
thanks for all your advise, grant

By: crVernon

crVernon — Tue, 10 May 2011 02:36:10 +0000

I just uploaded a project that uses sub-bass frequencies (60-30 Hz kick drum) to YouTube using AAC at 24-bit, 48 kHz. The sub-bass stuff is terribly distorted into a fudzzy sound. Why is that?

What is the solution?

By: Daniel D

Daniel D — Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:42:18 +0000

What settings are you using? I have a copy of Kelly Clarkson’s Because of You in 1080i and it’s bitrate is averaging around 16 Mbps. It’s only 405 MB and looks fantastic.

By: VideoSnipperUK

VideoSnipperUK — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:30:04 +0000

I use iMovie HD 6.0.3 the 2006 edition, I’ve made a HD video, and i can’t upload it on You Tube, I export it in a QuickTimeMovie .mov in full quality, I’ve tried other setting but the visuals become low in resolution, i don’t what to do?

.mov full quality export are settings are:
Kind: QuickTime Movie
Dimension: 1280×720
Codecs: Integer (Little Endian) Apple Intermediate Codec
Total bit rate: 26,840