Depending on how many files you'll want to transfer in the future, how many places you need to send those files and of course the type and size of the files - you may want to at least learn about using FTP applications. Just a suggestion.

I made a compilation of shots from a game I recorded in Fraps, all set to a 6 min song. I captured the video @ 1920*1080. I read that you should keep video at the same quality so I rendered the video in the same resolution.

I selected the "match project settings" toggle, and then I tried rendering the video in other formats that produced much smaller files, but the video was never quite right, or the music was completely screwed up. The only way I could get the video to play correctly was to render as an .avi "HD 1080-60i YUV."

I'm not sure why I was having sound issues. The original song in in 48k 16bit, and I made sure to use the same settings for rendering. I muted all other sound sources.

The only place I have plans on using the file is in youtube. I know how to use FTP programs. How would FTP'ing help me upload to youtube faster?

Thanks for the responses. This is my first video ever, and so far it has gone really smoothly. I am enjoying Movie Studio. It is quite intuitive.

It sounds like you may be trying to upload a BluRay quality video to YouTube. There's not much point in doing that because, once YouTube gets down re-encoding it, it's going to be greatly reduced in quality and optimized for streaming.

That's assuming that YouTube even lets you upload a file that size!

So you're better off just uploading a video that's been optimized for online streaming in the first place. If you're using Movie Studio 12, try using one of the Main Concept render options that are labeled Internet HD.

I had no idea where to or what you were loading. Given that it's only for You Tube, I'd listen to Steve's advice. Anyhow, I believe the maximum You Tube upload size is still 20 GB.

1. Go to the Fraps forum.
2. Search the terms "Handbrake" and "Youtube."
You will find all the information you need there.
Rendering to full HD YUV is not a solution.

@ Steve Grisetti - I had not tried that option because it wasn't in the "match project settings" area, and I thought that would cause issues.

So I tried the "MainConcept... Internet HD 1080p" output. It rendered very very fast, almost to video speed. The file size is under 600mb, and it is already completed uploading to youtube. While it does not look as good as the 45g video, it looks much better than I was expecting.

@ DocSatori - You are exactly right. FTP is much better for handling multiple files. I'm sorry I did not specify that I was uploading to youtube in the OP.

Again, Thanks to everyone. This is fun!

Great to hear success stories, JowaMo! Happy moviemaking!

I stopped using FTP ages ago since it's so slow, clunky, and unreliable. I do almost all my file transfers with scp or rsync now.