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Exporting Video for Youtube
Hi. I’m trying to export a 10 minute movie so that it is small enough to post on youtube (or split in 2 parts). But every time I’ve tried it’s either too large a file, horrible quality, or stutters. I don’t have the Final Cut manual with me. Can anyone recommend a format and compression that will work?
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[Emily Fine] “I don’t have the Final Cut manual with me.”
Yes you do. It’s under the Help menu in Final Cut Pro.
Use Compressor and limit the file size to 100MB. That’s about all you can do.
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If you have iMovie 08, then just export your video out of FCP using the current settings of the timeline, then pull that file into iMovie 08 and use the send to YouTube option.
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If you export an FLV1 (Flash) format video, YouTube will accept your video without transcoding and causing the quality problems that you see. This article explains how you can “trick” YouTube into accepting a video that is longer than its length restrictions:
https://forum.videohelp.com/topic336882.html
If you have Adobe Flash CS3 Professional installed, you will have the option to export FLV via FCP –> QuickTime:
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You might want to check this out, then follow the post on the YouTube link. This dude got incredible quality by YouTube standards.
https://www.lafcpug.org/phorum/read.php?1,198547,198547#msg-198547
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Hi there,
I read this thread and am having a similar problem. I am overseas basically in the jungle and need to decrease the size of my video (800 MB) for uploading to youtube. I shot 16:9 and am having trouble keeping the format. I have never used compressor, so what settings and destination would I use, of course I would like the best quality possible. I am using FCP 6 but only have imovie HD, and need the final product to be less than 100 MB because the bandwidth is low.
Thanks
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[Kristen Korns] “I have never used compressor, so what settings and destination would I use, of course I would like the best quality possible.”
Just set the file size to be a maximum 100MB like I suggested above. “High Qualty” and “YouTube” don’t go together. Even when you get your file under 100MB, YouTube will add another terrible layer of compression to your video turning it to mud. I have given up on trying to anything with quality on there.
The videos that you see that ARE high quality, are those that YouTube has deals with to promote the show/movie/band/series, etc… They are allowed to post without that added layer of compression.
Used to be if you kept your file under 100MB it would upload with no further compression. No more.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
Biscardi Creative Media
HD and SD Production for Broadcast and Independent Productions.STOP STARING AND START GRADING WITH APPLE COLOR
The new Color Training DVD now available from the Creative Cow! -
H.264
FROM AFTER EFFECTS
PAL WIDESCREEN SQUARE PIX 16:9
25fps
202.1mb
Duration 00:01:56Really pleased with the results. It’s my best quality youtube upload so far!
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where is the setting to put a 100mb cap on the output?
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