Need help with rendering a project for You Tube

moviegirl wrote on 9/19/2008, 2:17 PM
I am currently running Vegas Pro 6.0 and would like to upload a 3 minute short to You Tube.

Steps I have taken:

I have rendered the movie as a Mpeg 4 and .mwv file and both play clean on my computer. After I upload to You Tube I get a blurry picture but the sound is clear. I have watched several tutorials online and tried several settings, none that have improved my picture.

I am specifically looking for settings that will give me a clean and crisp picture on You Tube. (If that is truly possible)

Thanks for your help in advance!

Comments

xberk wrote on 9/19/2008, 4:59 PM
I don't know if you know how to make a custom template but that would
be a way to get more quality. But no matter what you do, YouTube will only give so much quality as they grind your video through their compression and out comes fuzz that loads fairly quickly. Personally I use VIMEO for a better result.
Change your bitrate higher for a better shot at better quality. I'm assuming
you don't know how to make a custom template.


Render as follows: (not sure all this is available in 6.0)
Save as Type: Mainconcept MP4
Template: Apple iPod 640 x 480
Click Custom tab (just to the right)
Click Video tab (at bottom)
Look for Variable bit rate at bottom
Change Maximum to 4,000,000 (some people say 1,800,000 is high enough)
Change Min to 2,000,000 ..(some say 1,500,000 would be ok)
(Optional) Look at the top of the window and find Description.
change the description to fit your new settings
REQUIRED! – At the very top, change the TEMPLATE name
to something like YouTube01- 4Mpbs/2Mpbs.
Look just to the right of the TEMPLATE name.
You’ll see a lovely little Icon of a Floppy Disc
Click that to save this custom template.
Click OK at at the bottom of the window.
You should now see the Custom Template in the pulldown for MP4 templates.
Try the render and upload to YouTube.
The higher you go on the bit rate Maximum the more quality, but the
larger the file to upload. Changing the bit rate is the best way to gain quality.
YouTube now has an option to view Videos in higher quality too so
submitting higher quality makes sense.
- paul







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Jim H wrote on 9/19/2008, 6:37 PM
The high bitrate feature of Youtube is "almost" passable. Would a 640x480 clip trigger the HQ option if Youtube?
fldave wrote on 9/19/2008, 8:29 PM
My 640x480 clips trigger the HQ option.

I always use wmv, 3mbps if the video is short enough. Quality is good most of the time. sometimes it isn't.
PeterWright wrote on 9/19/2008, 8:43 PM
I made some clips for a client recently - they were widescreen, but YouTube squeezed them into 4:3, so I've now supplied replacement 4:3 letterboxed clips with black top & bottom in the rendered clip.

Is this the only way, or is there a way to signal to YouTube that a clip is widescreen?
moviegirl wrote on 9/22/2008, 1:44 PM
Thanks Paul for your reply.

I tried your suggestions and several other custom settings and still have a fuzzy picture. Here is my link on you tube

What I would like is something like this (Super Bad Trailer)

I was wondering if studio backed films get special treatment on you tube because the quality of this trailer is better than mine but not great.

Thanks again for any help you can give me.