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mrtheatre2011
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November 1, 2011
Question

Best export settings for online video

  • November 1, 2011
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Hi there,

Im looking for some advice on the best way of exporting a sequence, keeping very high quality of the sequence, but not taking an age to upload them.

i have tried various settings but i seem to be having problems with either the file size being two big or the quality of my titles and logos in the video are grainy and low quality.

please advise as soon as possible!

Thank you!

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    sal6ado
    sal6ado
    Participant
    September 13, 2020

    For web videos you should use H.264. Depending on which platform you want to publish your videos (Vimeo or YouTube) the optimal export settings might change.

     

    You could use a plugin like AfterCodecs that gives you tons of presets to chose from. That way you will always have the best possible settings for your videos.

     

    https://www.autokroma.com/AfterCodecs

     

    AfterCodecs gives you all the codecs you might need - like ProRes 422 / 4444 / XQ, all 4 HAP codecs and many more - in .MP4 and .MOV containers. It also gives you the best and fastest compression for H264 / H265 with a lot of customization like the ability to render in 8K, FileSize targeting, custom Framerate, custom Resolutions and youTube profiles. Plus it has some cool features like MultiRender Markers to batch export clips in PP and the ability to export all Audio tracks separately. I hope this was helpful

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    simonsvideo1
    Participant
    November 1, 2011

    I use the vimeo compression guidelines.

    http://vimeo.com/help/compression

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    0to60tv
    Participating Frequently
    November 28, 2012

    Sorry to dig this old thread up, Ive read a lot online today, but each time I upload my video it looks rubbish on youtube!

    I ended up (after much trial and error) going for cs6 h264 Youtube HD preset...

    It looks perfect on my pc, but after uploading It looks shocking!?

    I assume youtube is reenciding it for some reason...is it possible to stop this happening?

    I would post a link, but its for a music video supposed to be released tomorrow morning...please HELP!

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    0to60tv
    Participating Frequently
    November 29, 2012

    It is certainly possible to get beautiful videos on YouTube. I believe that YouTube accepts 1080p and encodes it as 1080p or they would not provide that playback option.

    I will admit that this one is professionally compressed, but this is a good example I think. Some of it loks great, some not so much.

    You should be encoding at 8Mb/s for YouTube.


    Maybe I'm expecting too much...as that video looks similair to mine from a quality point if view, on the opening fade up, you see blurry/pixels etc, and txt looks a bit dodgy...

    I'm sure I've watched some recently that look 'properley' crisp...like TV...

    Maybe I'm in a dream land again...

    Ill try a couple of other things and then maybe just accept that bandwidth isn't up to my wishes just yet!

    Todd_Kopriva
    Todd_Kopriva
    Inspiring
    November 1, 2011

    There are presets for the common online video services. See this:

    FAQ: How do I export a movie for YouTube, Vimeo...?

    Harm_Millaard
    Harm_Millaard
    Inspiring
    November 1, 2011

    Try the H.264 codec, but keep in mind that:

    You have to find a balance between Quality and Size that is good for you. Increasing the size means higher quality. Lowering the size means lower quality.

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      mrtheatre2011Author
      Participant
      November 1, 2011

      Thank you!

      I am very new to all of this, so just to be sure, when i select the output as H.264 how do i then adjust the balance of quality and size?

      Harm_Millaard
      Harm_Millaard
      Inspiring
      November 1, 2011

      When you select H.264, you can adjust the parameters under the video tab, things like resolution, bitrate and framerate.

      The determinants for size and thus quality, are duration, bitrate and framerate. Size = duration x bitrate x framerate.

      If you don't mind the encoding time, use Maximum Render Quality and possibly 2-pass VBR, that will give you the best quality within the size indicated but will take much more time.

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