Is 60 fps ok for youtube video?

[Seagull7]

I shot drone footage at 59.94 and my sequence contains mostly GoPo MP4 at 59.94fps. I have added still shots used SET TO and applied ken burns effect and I have 3 very short (seconds) MOV files at 29.97 .  The video on timeline appears to look fine. Will I have a problem when exporting to YouTube?

Should I redo the timeline to a 29.97 sequence? If so would I need to use frame blending for the dropped frames?

I shot at 59.94 setting for sharper footage and possible slo motion use (which I did not utilize in video). I am not sure if the faster fps actually made any difference in sharpness. Thanks for any help you may offer.

[John T Smith]

Ask you tube what they allow

[Carlos Ziade]

They even accept 60fps but most importantly everything should be 'Progressive' scan or deinterlaced

Sharpness is also related to Shutter Speed or Shutter Angle settings on the camera while shooting and not just frame rates and bit rates

[Carlos Ziade · Accepted solution]

Recommended upload encoding settings - YouTube Help

[Seagull7]

Thank you for your reply. Youtube states: Content should be encoded and uploaded in the same frame rate it was recorded.

So I think I will be ok they do accept 60fps and it is not interlaced. I will do a test video privately on youtube to make sure the 30 fps is also ok.

In regards to the sharpness, the camera was a GoPro and the shutter speed is not adjustable. Not sure if I should shoot in the future with 60 fps as I think the 30 fps is closer to the standard. Tried to shoot specs the same but then I had the need to add MOV files.

[Carlos Ziade]

yeah for non-adjustable shutter, the higher the fps the better is the sharpness