If exporting for youtube, should I export as H 264 or export full quality pro res and let youtube encode it?

Jeff Kirkland
October 27, 2015 at 5:43 pm

I believe you might get marginally better quality from YouTube if you upload ProRes but that’s going to be a huge file vs the h.264 equivalent. I’ve never and a quality issue with Final Cut’s built in YouTube preset.

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Noam Osband
October 27, 2015 at 5:43 pm

I assume it’s marginal….but if i have the internet connection, every little bit counts!
Jeff Kirkland
October 27, 2015 at 5:54 pm

If you have the bandwidth, there’s no reason not to do it but it’ll be five times the bandwidth for maybe a 5% improvement if any. But as you say, sometimes every little bit counts.

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Jason Jenkins
October 29, 2015 at 3:43 pm

[Noam Osband] “I’m exporting something for Youtube. Youtube says to upload H264. Should I export that or should I export in Pro Res, upload that, and let youtube encode it?”

Just use the YouTube preset in the share menu. Works great!

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