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1. Re: CS4: YouTube settings
JSS1138 Oct 19, 2010 4:15 PM (in response to Christopher Duncan)I've learned that the YouTube player uses a 2:1 aspect ratio of 960x480.
I question that. It appears that the 360 videos are using 640 x 360 dimensions. 480 videos are using 854 x 480 dimensions. 720 videos are using the 1280 x 720, etc.
They all seem to be the correct 16:9 ratio.
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2. Re: CS4: YouTube settings
Christopher Duncan Oct 19, 2010 6:50 PM (in response to JSS1138)But Jim, I know it's true - I read it on the Internet!
After much experimentation, I've discovered that if I crop the left and right (or was it top and bottom?) by 8 pixels, I get rid of the slim bars. While I'd love to understand what's going on under the hood, some days you just take the wins that you can get and move along.
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3. Re: CS4: YouTube settings
able123 Oct 20, 2010 5:32 AM (in response to Christopher Duncan)-----------
If I render using the H.264 YouTube SD Widescreen setting, it defaults to 640x360, which doesn't allow for the 480p
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Chris, sometimes I use the Quicktime choice using H 264 as the codec choice.. is basically the same as h264 export but in a mov wrapper...( I use cs3 )
Once you get into your settings for export using the above you can adjust everything to exactly what you have...change dimensions, use square pixels ( no fields ) choose 16:9 etc etc...I use bitrate around 1200kbps but some people use much higher...can test maybe a couple small "work area" exports and upload to youtube and see how THEY handle it... ( as they convert and stuff no matter what you upload )
I've found the the "renderer" chosen in project and on export also effects quality to youtube..what it looks like when you play back
I would maybe try export at your original settings ( 720x480 16:9) and let youtube convert...will have lower res options to play back
ps..I have quicktime pro and I forget if that makes that QT export possible or not...
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4. Re: CS4: YouTube settings
Christopher Duncan Oct 20, 2010 5:39 AM (in response to able123)Hey, Rod.
Thanks, I'll play around with that some. I do use QuickTime when I'm rendering output from After Effects for import into a Premiere project, as I've heard others speak well of the quality. Maybe that'll give me better YouTube results as well. I solved the black bar problem with cropping, but of course want to do everything I can to boost the quality of the video itself.
Do you have a YouTube channel that I can look at? Robo Doggie Door, or something to that effect?
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5. Re: CS4: YouTube settings
able123 Oct 20, 2010 5:51 AM (in response to able123)QT export h264
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du7asZYWN4c
1280x720p 23.97
yours would have the 4:3 or 16:9 option
will have low res play options from youtube
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6. Re: CS4: YouTube settings
Christopher Duncan Oct 20, 2010 6:03 AM (in response to able123)Thanks for the settings. I'd thought about using the HD upload setting but wondered what it would do quality wise since this stuff is SD 720x480 widescreen.
Of course, since you're shooting on a Red, quality is not a problem for you.
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7. Re: CS4: YouTube settings
able123 Oct 20, 2010 6:10 AM (in response to Christopher Duncan)noooo, dont do hd for ntsc...that was just what I had as a sample right now to show the other settings...
you would use your 720x480 dimensions...or basically whatever your "source" is you duplicate in the "settings"...
like my upload to youtube there will be a few different playback dimension options after you upload your test...
ps..the settings relevant are 85% quality ( more than that doesnt do much ), etc
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8. Re: CS4: YouTube settings
Christopher Duncan Oct 20, 2010 6:14 AM (in response to able123)Works for me, and keeps the file size smaller as well!
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