Comments on: Help-Key: How to Optimize Your Video for YouTube http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:03:08 -0500 hourly 1 By: online media direct ltd http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-1123662 online media direct ltd Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:30:52 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1123662 It certainly is intertesting on the different ways you can optimise youtube videos. It doesn lend itself to being optimised in exaclty the same way you would with you google seo and google maps. It certainly is intertesting on the different ways you can optimise youtube videos. It doesn lend itself to being optimised in exaclty the same way you would with you google seo and google maps.

]]> By: Rob http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-1121182 Rob Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:25:15 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1121182 Thanks for the great tips Rob rncebooks.com Thanks for the great tips

Rob
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]]> By: Giallo http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-1119871 Giallo Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:13:19 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1119871 Thanks for sharing dude...nice tut very helpful for a noob like me Thanks for sharing dude…nice tut very helpful for a noob like me

]]> By: Lj http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-1096679 Lj Sun, 20 Sep 2009 01:43:45 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1096679 Hey all I uderstand (I think) the youtube coding. I do have a question tho. I downloaded some flv clips from you tube but I want to make a DVD video that will play on home dvd players. Most of the clips are: frame rate 25, bit rate 4000, frame size 720x480. What export settings can I use to convert these flv to a format that will play good on dvd players. Not sure which codec is best to make the settings. Any help would be appreciated much. Thanks Hey all
I uderstand (I think) the youtube coding. I do have a question tho. I downloaded some flv clips from you tube but I want to make a DVD video that will play on home dvd players. Most of the clips are: frame rate 25, bit rate 4000, frame size 720×480.
What export settings can I use to convert these flv to a format that will play good on dvd players. Not sure which codec is best to make the settings. Any help would be appreciated much.
Thanks

]]> By: Guided Meditation http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-1054727 Guided Meditation Mon, 13 Jul 2009 23:48:25 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1054727 cheers, Mac PC comments aside, optimizing for YouTube content is tops :) cheers, Mac PC comments aside, optimizing for YouTube content is tops :)

]]> By: Default User http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-1052374 Default User Thu, 09 Jul 2009 13:18:42 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1052374 Love it! I was having a really hard time figuring out how to do this with the gazillion options provided me. Thanks for clearing this up. TO YOUTUBE... AWAY! Love it! I was having a really hard time figuring out how to do this with the gazillion options provided me. Thanks for clearing this up. TO YOUTUBE… AWAY!

]]> By: Sean Frohman http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-1037387 Sean Frohman Mon, 15 Jun 2009 00:00:13 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1037387 No, they do not. I have been selling PCs for 7 years now, and I have yet to see companies make firewire 'standard'. I personally have 2 computers I built myself, as well as 4 laptops, and 2 OEM PCs in my house, one has firewire out of them all, and all the computers were manufactured in 2009. USB is the standard, esata, and firewire, are useless. No, they do not. I have been selling PCs for 7 years now, and I have yet to see companies make firewire ’standard’.

I personally have 2 computers I built myself, as well as 4 laptops, and 2 OEM PCs in my house, one has firewire out of them all, and all the computers were manufactured in 2009. USB is the standard, esata, and firewire, are useless.

]]> By: Stwrongtone http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-1037382 Stwrongtone Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:55:28 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1037382 Light your videos. You can make footage from a crappy camcorder look much better if you light properly. Crush your blacks. .. Use H.264, Increase your bitrate, find a good medium between bitrate and file size. Light your videos. You can make footage from a crappy camcorder look much better if you light properly.

Crush your blacks. ..

Use H.264, Increase your bitrate, find a good medium between bitrate and file size.

]]> By: Stwrongtone http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-1037379 Stwrongtone Sun, 14 Jun 2009 23:51:02 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1037379 Most average HP's do come with firewire. Most laptops I've seen also come with firewire. HP, Sony Vaio, etc... maybe not the bottom of the line basic ones. Most of the new HP Laptops I've seen come with USB, firewire, HDMI, S-Video, and more... Most average HP’s do come with firewire. Most laptops I’ve seen also come with firewire. HP, Sony Vaio, etc… maybe not the bottom of the line basic ones. Most of the new HP Laptops I’ve seen come with USB, firewire, HDMI, S-Video, and more…

]]> By: Sean Frohman http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-1037329 Sean Frohman Sun, 14 Jun 2009 19:29:02 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1037329 No, most PCs do NOT come with Firewire, thanks. No, most PCs do NOT come with Firewire, thanks.

]]> By: Russ Henneberry http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-1013993 Russ Henneberry Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:24:43 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-1013993 Thanks for that... especially the Quick Time tip, I don't particularly like Windows Movie Maker. Thanks for that… especially the Quick Time tip, I don’t particularly like Windows Movie Maker.

]]> By: Rosalind http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-979466 Rosalind Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:17:58 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-979466 You're wrong to tell people not to use Windows Movie Maker, for two major reasons - it's free and easy to use. Not everyone can afford, or is inclined to pay, $30 for Quicktime Pro. And, not everyone needs to encode their videos using the latest, greatest codec (H.264). Windows users who have Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate have Movie Maker HD which will allow them to optimize their HD video for YouTube. And, those with XP or Vista Home Basic or Business editions can still use the old Windows Movie Maker to encode videos to get the "high quality" viewing option from YouTube IF THE CORRECT SETTING IS USED. High quality is not HD by any means, but the high quality videos on YouTube are still very good and that's enough for most people. You’re wrong to tell people not to use Windows Movie Maker, for two major reasons – it’s free and easy to use. Not everyone can afford, or is inclined to pay, $30 for Quicktime Pro. And, not everyone needs to encode their videos using the latest, greatest codec (H.264).

Windows users who have Vista Home Premium or Vista Ultimate have Movie Maker HD which will allow them to optimize their HD video for YouTube. And, those with XP or Vista Home Basic or Business editions can still use the old Windows Movie Maker to encode videos to get the “high quality” viewing option from YouTube IF THE CORRECT SETTING IS USED.

High quality is not HD by any means, but the high quality videos on YouTube are still very good and that’s enough for most people.

]]> By: dan http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-978306 dan Thu, 05 Feb 2009 04:47:07 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-978306 Keep telling yourself that bucko Keep telling yourself that bucko

]]> By: BAReFOOt http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-969174 BAReFOOt Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:57:48 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-969174 Macs ARE PCs! Normal mainboards with intel CPUs and normal graphics and other hardware, running cross of BSD and nextgen NeXTStep. Nothing special. Only a nice case and name so you pay a 50% premium on top. Macs ARE PCs! Normal mainboards with intel CPUs and normal graphics and other hardware, running cross of BSD and nextgen NeXTStep. Nothing special. Only a nice case and name so you pay a 50% premium on top.

]]> By: supersinc http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-968728 supersinc Sat, 10 Jan 2009 22:16:26 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-968728 Greetings from sunny Queensland, Oz. I'm a newbie and set up my first YouTube video clip experiments last month. I've been working on improving download quality and this thread has been most useful and I thank everyone for their contribution. I am slowly working through all the suggestions :-) My problem is common in that the picture breaks up into the square pixels when the camera is in motion - which as I'm videoing little walking trips is most of the time! My test video clip is at http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=knvsvYG-55I where I uploaded the original AVI file without any additional compression or editing. It's the best quality so far but still has pixelation (I think that's the term?). When I play the file on Media Play the little picture is perfectly smooth - in fact that's the case for all my other video clips even those I've compressed with GraphEdit to mp4. I would be most grateful for any advice to get download quality as good as the upload. If I do find a solution I will post details here. Thanks again. Greetings from sunny Queensland, Oz. I’m a newbie and set up my first YouTube video clip experiments last month. I’ve been working on improving download quality and this thread has been most useful and I thank everyone for their contribution. I am slowly working through all the suggestions :-)

My problem is common in that the picture breaks up into the square pixels when the camera is in motion – which as I’m videoing little walking trips is most of the time!

My test video clip is at
http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=knvsvYG-55I
where I uploaded the original AVI file without any additional compression or editing. It’s the best quality so far but still has pixelation (I think that’s the term?). When I play the file on Media Play the little picture is perfectly smooth – in fact that’s the case for all my other video clips even those I’ve compressed with GraphEdit to mp4.

I would be most grateful for any advice to get download quality as good as the upload. If I do find a solution I will post details here. Thanks again.

]]> By: Get Over It http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-957868 Get Over It Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:26:57 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-957868 It's funny how all the Windows diehards reading this have to cry foul just because someone had the temerity to recommend an industry standard compression codec. Free or not, Windows Movie Maker produces compatibility-limited garbage. That's not an opinion -it's an industry FACT. The only place WMV formats are used are in Microsoft's own little monopolistic universe -Microsoft compatible players and software like WMP, Zune, and X-Box. Like always, they expect the whole world to bend over backward and accommodate their "innovation". No thanks. If you're happy crippling your media files with complete disregard for how you might want to use them in the future (in an industry that has CLEARLY not kowtowed to Microsoft's licensing demands by preferring MPEG-based standards instead), then go ahead and archive all your edited footage in WMV. The media industry is not driven by the whims of a single company and their personal spin on things. No matter how much of the desktop software market share Microsoft owns, whether or not they "give away" they NLE editor for free, and whether it produces a better or even similar picture quality are all moot points. When DVDs, Blu-Ray content, and broadcast formats are built on WMV technology, and when YouTube abandons platform independence by ditching the Flash format, maybe I'll care what the Windows drones think. Until then, I'll stick with flexibility and compatibility. It’s funny how all the Windows diehards reading this have to cry foul just because someone had the temerity to recommend an industry standard compression codec. Free or not, Windows Movie Maker produces compatibility-limited garbage. That’s not an opinion -it’s an industry FACT. The only place WMV formats are used are in Microsoft’s own little monopolistic universe -Microsoft compatible players and software like WMP, Zune, and X-Box. Like always, they expect the whole world to bend over backward and accommodate their “innovation”. No thanks.

If you’re happy crippling your media files with complete disregard for how you might want to use them in the future (in an industry that has CLEARLY not kowtowed to Microsoft’s licensing demands by preferring MPEG-based standards instead), then go ahead and archive all your edited footage in WMV.

The media industry is not driven by the whims of a single company and their personal spin on things. No matter how much of the desktop software market share Microsoft owns, whether or not they “give away” they NLE editor for free, and whether it produces a better or even similar picture quality are all moot points. When DVDs, Blu-Ray content, and broadcast formats are built on WMV technology, and when YouTube abandons platform independence by ditching the Flash format, maybe I’ll care what the Windows drones think. Until then, I’ll stick with flexibility and compatibility.

]]> By: Paul from Easy Computer Coach http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-2/#comment-945733 Paul from Easy Computer Coach Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:18:55 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-945733 Great reading through all the comments on here, At the moment i use camtasia 3 and am trying different settings on youtube, one tricky part for screencaptures is the original capture size, i usually go for 800x600 but i just tried 640x480 to see if that comes up better.. i use the apple codec.. i suspect the newer version of camtasia has better settings for youtube though..hmm Perhaps this should be updated? with the new youtube high def cheers Paul P.S. im also curious about that girl on the left, who is that? Great reading through all the comments on here, At the moment i use camtasia 3 and am trying different settings on youtube, one tricky part for screencaptures is the original capture size, i usually go for 800×600 but i just tried 640×480 to see if that comes up better.. i use the apple codec.. i suspect the newer version of camtasia has better settings for youtube though..hmm

Perhaps this should be updated? with the new youtube high def

cheers

Paul

P.S. im also curious about that girl on the left, who is that?

]]> By: Tyme http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-942927 Tyme Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:11:49 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-942927 I have not found that to be true. Also, if you upload a high-quality .MOV file, YouTube now adds a link under the video player for "higher quality video". If you upload as Flash Video, that link/option does not appear. I have not found that to be true. Also, if you upload a high-quality .MOV file, YouTube now adds a link under the video player for “higher quality video”. If you upload as Flash Video, that link/option does not appear.

]]> By: Tyme http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-942928 Tyme Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:11:49 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-942928 I have not found that to be true. Also, if you upload a high-quality .MOV file, YouTube now adds a link under the video player for "higher quality video". If you upload as Flash Video, that link/option does not appear. I have not found that to be true. Also, if you upload a high-quality .MOV file, YouTube now adds a link under the video player for “higher quality video”. If you upload as Flash Video, that link/option does not appear.

]]> By: domotronic http://www.crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/comment-page-1/#comment-915569 domotronic Mon, 22 Sep 2008 03:39:48 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2007/07/16/help-key-how-to-optimize-your-video-for-youtube/#comment-915569 30+ for better quality. 30+ for better quality.

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