How should I compress my videos for youtube?

[pYura]

So when I make a Fraps video it is very huge. I have tried compressing it with Windows Movie Maker (after some editing) but when I upload it to youbtube the quality gets a lot worse Wich copress option should I shoose? Can I edit with WMM and compress with Vegas? Should I use googlevideo instead of Youtube?

Youtube description says that I should use 320x240 videos. Great than it should be the "512 broadband" and for best quality "High Quality with variable bitrate (PAL)" Right?

[terror_buster]

Re: How should I compress my videos for youtube?

I think once you upload a video to youtube no matter what quality you give them, its going to be reduced in quality quite a bit so that they can save bandwidth.

[[C22] yrethguad]

Re: How should I compress my videos for youtube?

^ Pretty much.

[pYura]

Re: How should I compress my videos for youtube?

Thats too bad... I wish they had higher standards

[Heavy552 AWG]

Re: How should I compress my videos for youtube?

I crunch my videos in the maximum quality possible output.

The only thing I care about for Youtube is 100 mb in size final and less than 10 minutes.

It usually comes out and uploads as a .WMV running top quality.

What I actually see on youtube is marginally acceptable.

Going to get a bigger camera with Optical Zoom and much bigger resolution than the old DV tape can do.

[pYura]

Re: How should I compress my videos for youtube?

I crunch my videos in the maximum quality possible output.

The only thing I care about for Youtube is 100 mb in size final and less than 10 minutes.

It usually comes out and uploads as a .WMV running top quality.

What I actually see on youtube is marginally acceptable.

Going to get a bigger camera with Optical Zoom and much bigger resolution than the old DV tape can do.

So I should leave the final compressing for them ok thank you, that was useful.

[Heavy552 AWG]

Re: How should I compress my videos for youtube?

I already compress a 15 gigabyte file down to a few hundred meg, from there I compress again.

Images of a trash can, beer and junk food wrappers....

[GzT_Gas]

Re: How should I compress my videos for youtube?

Make an account with google .. they allow movies over 100mb with a special uploader tool. The quality is a little higher and if the folks view with the google player which is downloadable its better again.

Compair.......I know its not Youtube but it will show the differance.

http://media.putfile.com/POE-Teaser-Edit

Then view here

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2419932321171436575&hl=en-CA

Then download from same google page

Hope this helps ya


<TFO>Gas