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This is a guide for Premiere Elements 11 that can be adapted to other versions.
YouTube currently streams 1080p video by default in H.264/MPEG-4 AVC at a maximum bitrate of about
4 Mbps, up to 30 fps, with AAC audio at 192 Kbps, so use this format to avoid quality loss from conversion.
The High Definition for YouTube - 1920x1080 preset in PE has the following issues:
So it's better to better to create output in PE and then upload to YouTube in your Web broswer of choice.
In Publish+Share, select Computer, then AVCHD.
In Presets, select MP4 - H264 1920x1080p 30 (or 24 or 25, depending on your project/source fps).
Then click Advanced.
In the Video tab:
In the Audio tab:
Click OK, and in Please name this preset, give it a name like "YouTube max quality (MP4 - H264 1920x1080p 30)".
Last, click Save to create your YouTube output. Then upload to YouTube in your Web browser of choice.
Hope that helps!
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Is creating a custom template really necessary though? Can you see a significant difference in your finished YouTube video compared to simply using the Publish & Share/Computer/AVCHD with default YouTube HD preset? I'd be interested in seeing a side-by-side comparison -- just to see if it's worth creating a larger file at a higher bitrade and a longer YouTube transcoding time.
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Preset Publish & Share: Computer: AVCHD: YouTube HD can be used as a starting point, with these caveats:
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Again, every medium has its specific needs. Rather than a super one-size-fits-all solution, it might be best to determine what the video is going to be used for and what medium it's going to be delivered on. There's an optimized format for every purpose.
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Indeed, and that's just the point of my posting, an optimized format for YoutTube Full HD!