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Laurence wrote on 11/9/2006, 2:21 PM
OK, it seems that it rerenders no matter what you do since flash files aren't directly accepted either. I found the basic guidelines here:

http://video.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=26562

Even though Microsoft V1 is not mentioned I expect it's supported too so I'll give it a try.
Laurence wrote on 11/9/2006, 10:44 PM
I had no luck with V1. I ended up using mpeg 2. Here is a link to a Google video of my kids doing their own promo for "Electrostar" drumsticks:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2214753668102995182&pr=goog-sl
Laurence wrote on 11/10/2006, 9:04 PM
This annoys me and gives me hope at the same time. The Google Video upload instructions specifically say that they want 4:3 videos and that they will letterbox 16:9 if you upload it, and yet here is a 16:9 video that looks pretty good video quality wise:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5082525381886987553&q=oh+in+ohio
craftech wrote on 11/11/2006, 9:18 AM
Most of those websites automatically turn your videos into low quality Flash video that look like %$*&.

I post videos on the Vimeo website. They also convert to flash, but they keep the Windows Media file you uploaded there (for example) as well and you can link to it.

John
Laurence wrote on 11/11/2006, 2:39 PM
That looks great John. I'll try it.
NickHope wrote on 11/11/2006, 7:52 PM
Laurence you can try Xvid at around 2048kbps. Works great for me. My method is here

I notice Google are now suggesting upload at 640 pixels wide, not 480.