Lose quality when uploading?

[Jessica]

Hello!

I record with my Macbook pro and when I upload the finished product to YouTube it loses quality. Is there anything I can do to fix that?

 

[Brodie]

Try rendering at a lossless setting with as less compression as possible, youtube does it's own little compression on upload so it's best to get as least compression before

 

[Jessica]

Try rendering at a lossless setting with as less compression as possible, youtube does it's own little compression on upload so it's best to get as least compression before

I'm not sure what you mean [DOUBLEPOST=1385424765,1385424742][/DOUBLEPOST]I'm using iMovie

 

[Brodie]

I'm not sure what you mean [DOUBLEPOST=1385424765,1385424742][/DOUBLEPOST]I'm using iMovie

when you render your video make sure that you aren't rendering it in any lower quality it originally is, try rendering in the file format .avi, it takes longer but is higher quality

 

[WolfWraith]

for 720P videos, keep the bitrate/datarate to around 5mbps. For 1080P keep it around 8mbps. YouTube compresses videos like that automatically (to compensate for the millions of users uploading literally every second) and they also reduce the frames from 60 to 30fps. I'm not familiar with iMovie but you will need to play with the settings to find the right balance. Otherwise YouTube generally degrades the quality for storage purposes and you will have to accept it. But the quality should not degrade to a point where it's unwatchable, you will always notice quality degrade (ALWAYS) but as long as the video is watchable in 720p/1080p or whatever size you use, then don't worry.

 

[Jessica]

Where do I find all of these settings?

 

[CramBoom]

DO NOT render lossless. DO NOT. This will impact your quality further as YouTube lowers the bitrate. You should upload in H.264 (MP4 container) with a bitrate of about 50mbps for 1080p video. Use the information on this webpage: support (dot) google (dot) com/youtube/answer/1722171?hl=en&ref_topic=2888648

 

[WolfWraith]

DO NOT render lossless. DO NOT. This will impact your quality further as YouTube lowers the bitrate. You should upload in H.264 (MP4 container) with a bitrate of about 50mbps for 1080p video. Use the information on this webpage: support (dot) google (dot) com/youtube/answer/1722171?hl=en&ref_topic=2888648

I was wondering why the other guy suggested .avi, I always thought H.264 at mp4 was the best.

Also 8mbps*** You recommended the "High quality uploads for creators with enterprise quality internet connections". 50mbps its a complete waste for standard creators, waste of HDD space and bandwidth. This is why I no longer record at high bitrates, I rarely go above 10mbps a now. Unless I'm using ShadowPlay which automatically records 15mbps as it's "lowest" quality lol

 

[sirkibble2]

Lossless is completely fine if you choose to do that. It's just a lot slower and h.264 is more known and accessible codecs, which is why YouTube recommends them. Lossless also has a better time retaining quality whether or not YouTube decreases it.

 

[CramBoom]

I was wondering why the other guy suggested .avi, I always thought H.264 at mp4 was the best.

Also 8mbps*** You recommended the "High quality uploads for creators with enterprise quality internet connections". 50mbps its a complete waste for standard creators, waste of HDD space and bandwidth. This is why I no longer record at high bitrates, I rarely go above 10mbps a now. Unless I'm using ShadowPlay which automatically records 15mbps as it's "lowest" quality lol

50mbps isn't worth it unless you have a DSLR, because most cameras record at around 24 mbps. DSLRs record at around 50 (well my t2i does), and I was noticing that my quality was really suffering at low bitrates.