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Mar 12, 2023 6:35 PM UTC
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How can I render my videos with the VP9 codec?

While rendering my videos, I output as MP4 and when uploading them to youtube, the codec comes out as avc1. I see some youtubers, from the moment they upload the videos, the codec comes out as vp09, but when I do it and upload it, it comes out as avc1. How can I instantly extract my videos with the VP9 codec?

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Participant
Feb 29, 2024 11:02 AM UTC

any type of video  Rendering in vp9  then use free of codec FFMPEG  

https://trac.ffmpeg.org/wiki/Encode/VP9

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R Neil Haugen
Legend
Feb 7, 2024 5:00 PM UTC

Vp9 is a delivery/streaming codec. Not a typical "editing" codec. 

 

No NLE supports all codecs. For instance, Premiere can do ProRes RAW, but from staffer comments on the BM forums, looks like it will be a cold day "down below" before that ever comes to Resolve. But of course, Resolve does some Premiere doesn't. 

 

Avid is the same way ... different codec support from either Premiere or Resolve. It's a pick your poison thing as I tend to put it. With any NLE, for some codecs, you'll need to transcode or proxy.

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Participant
Feb 7, 2024 2:35 PM UTC

keep waiting.. Its been years and they same issue... they don't seem to care to give full codecs support... specially with one so much commonly used on youtube.. everytime I want to edit 4k videos extracted from it, its a hassle as premiere does not support it... to be honest sometimes I consider changing video editor.

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Participant
Oct 29, 2023 3:33 PM UTC

Hello, guys, I fond a similar issue but to import videos on Premiere 2023. The codec VP09 is not supported. Will Adobe correct this problem? Do you know how to install this codec on premire?

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Participating Frequently
May 28, 2023 12:00 AM UTC

if the Quality is above 1080p youtube will automatically convert it to Vp9,
but if its below 1080p then youtube will use avc1,
the solution is to render your video on 2k or 4k even if its originally only 1080p

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Community Expert
Mar 12, 2023 8:01 PM UTC

The same in case you want to upload it directly to YouTube from the Export tab of Premiere Pro. Just log in with your YouTube account and add the necessary information of your video, then export it. It will be uploaded with very good quality parameters.

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Byron.
Community Expert
Mar 12, 2023 7:57 PM UTC

Go to the Export tab and choose HEVC (H.265) in the format. If you don't know much about video output parameters, my suggestion is that you don't touch anything because by default you will have good settings. Give it a file name and a location in a directory on your computer and voila, export it.

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Byron.
Community Expert
Mar 12, 2023 7:12 PM UTC

You could use a HEVC (H.265), it is also a very good option and it is at the level of VP9.

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Byron.
xMXDxAuthor
Participant
Mar 12, 2023 7:14 PM UTC

So can you write me the output settings?

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Ann Bens
Community Expert
Community Expert
Mar 12, 2023 6:53 PM UTC

Premiere does not support vp6.

Use e.g. Shutter encoder to convert.

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