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Hallo 
Im a total n00b at uploading YouTube videos and have finally decided to jump into it. I went to a dance event last weekend and shot some video on my Canon G9 onto a 16GB SD card. I filled up 11GB of it with videos shot in .AVI format.
Im confused as to how I need to process them before uploading to my account and have some questions, could you guys please help? Thanks loads!
1. The videos are in .AVI format. What format should I convert them to for the best viewing-quality on YT?
2. What free software can I use for the above conversion process?
3. Does the conversion adversly affect the sound quality? I ask because my videos are of a dance event and I dont want the soundtrack messed up or somethin!
4. The current size of the videos ranges from 1.5 to 2GB in size, this is way too massive, what conversion process squishes them down to size ready for upload?
If you have any other tips do feel free to suggest. Thanks again

Im a total n00b at uploading YouTube videos and have finally decided to jump into it. I went to a dance event last weekend and shot some video on my Canon G9 onto a 16GB SD card. I filled up 11GB of it with videos shot in .AVI format.
Im confused as to how I need to process them before uploading to my account and have some questions, could you guys please help? Thanks loads!
1. The videos are in .AVI format. What format should I convert them to for the best viewing-quality on YT?
2. What free software can I use for the above conversion process?
3. Does the conversion adversly affect the sound quality? I ask because my videos are of a dance event and I dont want the soundtrack messed up or somethin!
4. The current size of the videos ranges from 1.5 to 2GB in size, this is way too massive, what conversion process squishes them down to size ready for upload?
If you have any other tips do feel free to suggest. Thanks again
