How to increase video quality, and views!

Turtle

Turtle

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Today I am going to be speaking about how to improve your videos quality, which will increase the number of views you get as people like to view higher quality content!
I will go through several categories like thumbnail, audio etc. Lets begin!

Thumbnails
I think thumbnails are the first sign of a good video, I rarely click on a video I find through the YouTube search as it doesn't have a thumbnail, this may be personal preference but I think quite a few people may agree.
Now, I understand that not everyone can get custom thumbnails, but a way to get around that is by putting the image before the video starts for about 5secs as you can choose that period of time to be as the thumbnail.
If you do have the ability to upload custom thumbnails, here is some free software that you can use to create them!
There are web-based ones out there, I tend to avoid these, just a personal preference.

Content
The content you produce also has to be high quality, many people do not watch a video if it isn't at least 1280x720, I rarely ever watch in full HD but if your computer can handle it, please go ahead and do full HD
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Another way to improve your video is by background music.
If you are doing a tutorial, I think background music increases the quality. I wouldn't recommend using background music on a 30min clip, it may get annoying if listening to the same song loop over and over for that long period of time.
A great site I have found is https://machinimasound.com/ they provide royalty free music, all they ask in return is credit in the description! They even let you monetize your videos!

Commentary
I made this into it's own section because I feel I may ramble on about it
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Commentary is a important part in any gaming video, as it brings something extra into the commentary if you speak directly to your viewers.
However, if you have a microphone that has a lot of background noise, and has that constant high pitched ring then I would advise getting a better microphone because this will turn away potential viewers!

I hope this quick guide has helped, if there is anything else please leave a reply and I will try and help!
 
Turtle said:
Today I am going to be speaking about how to improve your videos quality, which will increase the number of views you get as people like to view higher quality content!
I will go through several categories like thumbnail, audio etc. Lets begin!

Thumbnails
I think thumbnails are the first sign of a good video, I rarely click on a video I find through the YouTube search as it doesn't have a thumbnail, this may be personal preference but I think quite a few people may agree.
Now, I understand that not everyone can get custom thumbnails, but a way to get around that is by putting the image before the video starts for about 5secs as you can choose that period of time to be as the thumbnail.
If you do have the ability to upload custom thumbnails, here is some free software that you can use to create them!
There are web-based ones out there, I tend to avoid these, just a personal preference.

Content
The content you produce also has to be high quality, many people do not watch a video if it isn't at least 1280x720, I rarely ever watch in full HD but if your computer can handle it, please go ahead and do full HD
biggrin.png

Another way to improve your video is by background music.
If you are doing a tutorial, I think background music increases the quality. I wouldn't recommend using background music on a 30min clip, it may get annoying if listening to the same song loop over and over for that long period of time.
A great site I have found is https://machinimasound.com/ they provide royalty free music, all they ask in return is credit in the description! They even let you monetize your videos!

Commentary
I made this into it's own section because I feel I may ramble on about it
smile.png

Commentary is a important part in any gaming video, as it brings something extra into the commentary if you speak directly to your viewers.
However, if you have a microphone that has a lot of background noise, and has that constant high pitched ring then I would advise getting a better microphone because this will turn away potential viewers!

I hope this quick guide has helped, if there is anything else please leave a reply and I will try and help!
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I just go to Options>Views>Increase and move the slider to increase or decrease my views
Simple right?
 
Turtle said:
Today I am going to be speaking about how to improve your videos quality, which will increase the number of views you get as people like to view higher quality content!
I will go through several categories like thumbnail, audio etc. Lets begin!

Thumbnails
I think thumbnails are the first sign of a good video, I rarely click on a video I find through the YouTube search as it doesn't have a thumbnail, this may be personal preference but I think quite a few people may agree.
Now, I understand that not everyone can get custom thumbnails, but a way to get around that is by putting the image before the video starts for about 5secs as you can choose that period of time to be as the thumbnail.
If you do have the ability to upload custom thumbnails, here is some free software that you can use to create them!
There are web-based ones out there, I tend to avoid these, just a personal preference.

Content
The content you produce also has to be high quality, many people do not watch a video if it isn't at least 1280x720, I rarely ever watch in full HD but if your computer can handle it, please go ahead and do full HD
biggrin.png

Another way to improve your video is by background music.
If you are doing a tutorial, I think background music increases the quality. I wouldn't recommend using background music on a 30min clip, it may get annoying if listening to the same song loop over and over for that long period of time.
A great site I have found is https://machinimasound.com/ they provide royalty free music, all they ask in return is credit in the description! They even let you monetize your videos!

Commentary
I made this into it's own section because I feel I may ramble on about it
smile.png

Commentary is a important part in any gaming video, as it brings something extra into the commentary if you speak directly to your viewers.
However, if you have a microphone that has a lot of background noise, and has that constant high pitched ring then I would advise getting a better microphone because this will turn away potential viewers!

I hope this quick guide has helped, if there is anything else please leave a reply and I will try and help!
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Very great post I totally agree with you that's why I optimize my videos for the best quality especially the newly uploaded ones they are always available in hd and I think quality over quantity is better anyday!!
 
Aaayron said:
Thanks for sharing your tips! It's well appreciated.:)
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No Problem, these are just of the tips I have found :) I notice there is a lot of these posts so I might as well contribute :D[DOUBLEPOST=1367683916,1367683819][/DOUBLEPOST]
Tonio said:
Very great post I totally agree with you that's why I optimize my videos for the best quality especially the newly uploaded ones they are always available in hd and I think quality over quantity is better anyday!!
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Thank you :) I really appreciate it :D Only question I have is how do you deal with 9 year olds saying you copied there username? And they keep disliking your videos. I personally think YouTube should only register a dislike if they have watch at least a bit of your video, that way you can't get some little kids clicking your video and then going off it. Thoughts?
 
Some good advice, but I don't agree with all of it.
There really is no need for 1080p in many videos, many people don't have the bandwith for it and it really is overkill for some games. 720p is more than enough really..
 
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