YouTube video conversion

humax · 10 Jul 2008 at 08:11

Hi Guys
i have just made some home videos that i would like to put on youtube. but i want to get the best quality from them when i upload them to youtube. now should i just upload them as they are or should i convert them to another format. i do have (total video converter) so i could use that to convert it to just about anything.
Thanks Guys

jbloggs · 10 Jul 2008 at 10:17

If YouTube automatically resizes them anyway, I would just upload them as they are....

humax · 10 Jul 2008 at 17:15

ok. thank you

asim18 · 10 Jul 2008 at 17:45

To get a "Watch in high quality" link, the video you upload should be bigger than 640*480.

humax · 10 Jul 2008 at 18:02

Thanks asim18. so i should just upload it as it is. after windows movie maker has converted it

muzzler · 10 Jul 2008 at 18:17

does youtube have a size limit on videos?
might be something to look into just in case.

asim18 · 10 Jul 2008 at 18:20

muzzler said:
does youtube have a size limit on videos?
might be something to look into just in case.

Yes, 10 minutes and 1GB Max

humax said:
Thanks asim18. so i should just upload it as it is. after windows movie maker has converted it

Yeah go for it. Personally, if i had a good source, i would make sure i upload the best resolution and highest bitrate.

humax · 10 Jul 2008 at 19:09

are there any other sites better than youtube. that give better quality

Columbo · 10 Jul 2008 at 21:28

humax said:
are there any other sites better than youtube. that give better quality

www.vimeo.com

you can upload hd content to there.

humax · 11 Jul 2008 at 05:32

ManCuBuS what a star you are. that site is so much better than YouTube. the quality is out of this world. the videos i uploaded look just the same as they do on my desk top. i wont be using YouTube anymore.
Cheers Mate