Luke Scotney
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A couple people on my YouTube asked me how I edit and export my videos and given that way back when I use to have trouble exporting I now have a perfect rendering go to method and I wish to share it amongst those still looking for better/other ways to export!
So like a lot of you I imagine over the years you've played with Sony Vegas, Premiere maybe even Coral. But personally my all time favourite video editor is Adobe Premier CS6 even though just last year I was using Sony Vegas.
A major problem with using video editing software as we all know is the final bit when you start to render.
Some people will choose speed/file size over quality. Others don't mine waiting a while for the huge file even though it may take them all day to upload.
Either way there are many factors to rendering one of which most people tend to rule out. And that's YouTube.
Once you upload to YouTube there is the processing phase that's where they convert and store and assign for streaming to which ever device. FLV if viewing through a flash player or MP4 if on a mobile. So why make a huge file only for YouTube to lower the quality for streaming. Ever downloaded a video from YouTube in MP4 format and noticed it's quite quick to download? That's because YouTube have slashed the quality and optimised for streaming.
So is there a middle ground. Yes there is!
It takes me about 20 minutes to export a 1080p HD video which is around 9 minutes long. PC specifications do come in to it.
I have 8GB DDR3 RAM, Intel I5 3570K & GTX 660 2GB DDR5. I'm telling you this you can use it as a comparison.
Obviously the word HD is again misunderstood don't think of HD meaning your video will by High Def. Exporting in 1080p means the video will be 1920 x 1080 pixels. 720p is 1280 x 720 and so on.
So when you export to 1080p and film in 1080p then that's great you will naturally lose quality in the rendering/uploading/processing process but it is still the most desirable. Never Export higher than you film.
The trick in Adobe Premiere is to utilise the H.264 presets which is a file time commonly used for High-Def distribution. Most people will aim for AVI, WMA, MKV and maybe event MP4 for iPhones as they are the most commonly seen formats. Problem with MP4 is there are so many different types of MP4 files and our final export will in fact be MP4 because even though there are so many one of them includes the best format for today's streaming! And h.264 is an MP4 format. So the best way to export in Adobe Premiere?
Remember to know how you filmed. If you filmed using the rear camera of an iPhone 5. That is 1080p 30fps (29.97) My Nikon films in 1080p 24 fps so I choose 1080p 23.976fps. A lot of it is rounding up.
So once you know the frames you filmed in and resolution you filmed in you should have set up your project the same way. Or you can just click "change sequence settings" when you first drag your raw video on to the timeline.
Assuming you've done all this when you click File > Export > Media (CTRL+M) then you can easily find the optimal exporting quality you need for YouTube.
As before with your project settings you should know which is perfect for you.
Now you are able to export at the optimal quality. This 15 minute video was around 900mb and took 25 minutes to export. And the quality is brilliant.
All my videos are exported using this method, Whether it be a vlog, gameplay video I always use this setting so you can see how it turns out by viewing my channel or just by doing it yourself and trusting my every word
- I simply made this tutorial so you guys don't spend years finding the optimal export settings and video editing software. I remember spending a few days waiting for lengthy exports only for it to mess up!
Hope you enjoy and happy editing!
So like a lot of you I imagine over the years you've played with Sony Vegas, Premiere maybe even Coral. But personally my all time favourite video editor is Adobe Premier CS6 even though just last year I was using Sony Vegas.
A major problem with using video editing software as we all know is the final bit when you start to render.
Some people will choose speed/file size over quality. Others don't mine waiting a while for the huge file even though it may take them all day to upload.
Either way there are many factors to rendering one of which most people tend to rule out. And that's YouTube.
Once you upload to YouTube there is the processing phase that's where they convert and store and assign for streaming to which ever device. FLV if viewing through a flash player or MP4 if on a mobile. So why make a huge file only for YouTube to lower the quality for streaming. Ever downloaded a video from YouTube in MP4 format and noticed it's quite quick to download? That's because YouTube have slashed the quality and optimised for streaming.
So is there a middle ground. Yes there is!
It takes me about 20 minutes to export a 1080p HD video which is around 9 minutes long. PC specifications do come in to it.
I have 8GB DDR3 RAM, Intel I5 3570K & GTX 660 2GB DDR5. I'm telling you this you can use it as a comparison.
Obviously the word HD is again misunderstood don't think of HD meaning your video will by High Def. Exporting in 1080p means the video will be 1920 x 1080 pixels. 720p is 1280 x 720 and so on.
So when you export to 1080p and film in 1080p then that's great you will naturally lose quality in the rendering/uploading/processing process but it is still the most desirable. Never Export higher than you film.
The trick in Adobe Premiere is to utilise the H.264 presets which is a file time commonly used for High-Def distribution. Most people will aim for AVI, WMA, MKV and maybe event MP4 for iPhones as they are the most commonly seen formats. Problem with MP4 is there are so many different types of MP4 files and our final export will in fact be MP4 because even though there are so many one of them includes the best format for today's streaming! And h.264 is an MP4 format. So the best way to export in Adobe Premiere?
Remember to know how you filmed. If you filmed using the rear camera of an iPhone 5. That is 1080p 30fps (29.97) My Nikon films in 1080p 24 fps so I choose 1080p 23.976fps. A lot of it is rounding up.
So once you know the frames you filmed in and resolution you filmed in you should have set up your project the same way. Or you can just click "change sequence settings" when you first drag your raw video on to the timeline.
Assuming you've done all this when you click File > Export > Media (CTRL+M) then you can easily find the optimal exporting quality you need for YouTube.
- So you meet the Export Settings Window.
- In the Format drop down choose 'H.264' (This is a fancy way of saying MPEG-4 Part 10)
- And then in the presets drop down YouTube has it's own section. The list is rather long and it doesn't scroll so when it pops up you need to move your mouse to the bottom of the list and keep clicking the arrow until you see YouTube HD 1080p 29.97fps
As before with your project settings you should know which is perfect for you.
Now you are able to export at the optimal quality. This 15 minute video was around 900mb and took 25 minutes to export. And the quality is brilliant.
All my videos are exported using this method, Whether it be a vlog, gameplay video I always use this setting so you can see how it turns out by viewing my channel or just by doing it yourself and trusting my every word
- I simply made this tutorial so you guys don't spend years finding the optimal export settings and video editing software. I remember spending a few days waiting for lengthy exports only for it to mess up!
Hope you enjoy and happy editing!
