What settings are necessary for a crisp looking video on YouTube that does not create an obscene file size?

Question

Is there anyone/anywhere who explain in simple terms importing & exporting footage for video editing?

I have an HD camera which can record in a variety of qualities (HD, Long play HD, STD etc), which gives me a set of variables.

Then, when setting up a new project in Sony Vegas Studio 10 on my PC it asks me to specify the settings, such as DV, HDV or AVCHD - each with a couple of variables.

Finally, when it is time to render there are even more options...PAL DV, PAL DV widescreen, 1080-50i, 60i and 24i and others ending in YUY...aargh!

I basically want a crisp looking video which can bu uploaded onto YouTube. I have seen some which look great even when viewed at their max setting of 480, which makes me think the files size does not have to be ridiculous by having all the settings set to highest. Is there a rule of thumb or easy to grasp theory behind all this?

I would love it if the thing just automated itself based on a basic option selected at the beginning which says "I want a medium quality video, now quit asking me to specify further options" but, alas, no such luck.

Thanks

Answer 1

Unfortunately HD necessitates an obscene file size.



AT 480p SD use MP4 (h.254 if you can) at 2.5Mbps (Mega-bits per second)



AT HD use MP4 (h.264 if you can) at 8 or 9 Mbps.



If you want to do HD, 720p is pretty good for youtube. Not everyone even has 1080p screen on their computer.



If you are in Canada, America or Japan use NTSC, if your not it's probably PAL.



Hope this helps.



- 17R3W

Answer 2

DIVX Compression | 1920 X 1080 (1080p) @ 30 Frames Per Second or

1280 X 720 (720p) @ 60 Frames Per Seconds



Good Luck

Answer 3

honestly, the higher the numbers and the more letters (in particular that magic 'HD' pair) the better the quality, and therefore higher the file size

I'm afraid though that so much depends on the camera and where and what you are filming that trial and error is the only way. start at DV on a PAL DV and work your way along until the quality satisfies you. (that is the minimum quality and filesize)

Answer 4

May be I can simplify your question a bit:

You NEED a video converter that can accept your AVCHD camcorder shootings and support convert them to YouTube supported formats (MP4, MPEG, FLV) Video codec: (H.264 is preferred and MPEG is optional). Try winx hd video converter deluxe.

Do not know the limits of YouTube video, 480 is clear enough (the same quality as DVD)

While if your shootings is 1080p, then theoretically it is the same as Blu-ray.

Answer 5

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