grrr another youtube question

[David Roth weiss]

Since everything on Youtube is ultimately encoded to pixel dimensions of 320×240, why would you give them anythng other than 320×240???

As for which codec you encode to, 4.5 was limited by comparison to ver. 6 and so I’m not sure what to tell you there.

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[Andy Shnikes]

didnt youtube just undergo a change in specs? thats why you can now upload files up to 1024 mbs instead of the silly 100mb limit before, therefore if i can give them a bigger file size why would i want to compress my video to the older spec size? does anyone know if there is any truth to this upgrade or am i just seeing things when i go to upload my videos these days?

some people suggested giving them a slightly bigger aspect ratio than they ask for because they compress it down to 320×280(?) then the viewer can expand that tiny aspect ration to full screen, which we all know pixilates the image.

if my 720×480 8.21min video didnt take half a century to export on my titanium powerbook g4 i could play with the specs all day long to tweek my youqube quality, but ive got other things on my plate that need to get done in fcp4.5 in the meantime, which is why i come to the web for soultions from people with faster computers and more experiance.

[David Roth weiss]

[andy shnikes] “some people suggested giving them a slightly bigger aspect ratio than they ask for because they compress it down to 320×280”

Some people also jump off of bridges and others drink Yaegermeister, that doesn’t mean you need to listen to them.

By delivering anything other than a 320×240 video to Youtube you are simply wasting bandwidth. As I said, I’m not certain what codec your archaic ver. of FCP can deliver, but you clearly can’t deliver 8-mins of DV, as that is going to be approximately 1.5 times the new 1gb file size limitation, which BTW requires the Youtube Uploader and which is unfortunately only available for Windows presently.

Anything else the others have told you that I can address?

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[Paul Dickin]

Hi
This page has just been updated:
https://www.kenstone.net/fcp_homepage/you_tube_redux_gary.html

[Andy Shnikes]

wow that was a great article!

thanks for the info.
i hope he gets paid for al this work on the youtube forefront.

[Rennie Klymyk]

I recently uploaded a 137Mb file using those settings with no probs and I used youtubes basic uploader.

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[Andy Shnikes]

i would love to buy imovie 08, but i cant run it on my os (os 10.4.3) and i cant update my mac to a new os, because the cd drive is busted, i cant even reinstall any programs i have on it, i cant install anything, period, im stuck with fcp4.5 no compressor, and a bum os untill i can scrounge up the cash to either a fix my cd drive, or b buy a whole new powerbook.

anyone know where i can get a superdrive for my titanium powerbook g4 for cheep?

[Zane Barker]

[andy shnikes] “i would love to buy imovie 08, but i cant run it on my os (os 10.4.3) and i cant update my mac to a new os, because the cd drive is busted, i cant even reinstall any programs i have on it, i cant install anything, period, im stuck with fcp4.5 no compressor, and a bum os untill i can scrounge up the cash to either a fix my cd drive, or b buy a whole new powerbook. “

Save the money for a new computer. With the age of your computer Apple may not even be able to get parts for it. Plus your even if the drive did work your computer wont even run the new iMovie, that requires a G5 or newer computer anyway.

There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!

[Andy Shnikes]

wow, why does apple push its clientel forward so hard? this computer works just fine for the most part and i dont have the 2 grand to buy a new one.

[Zane Barker]

[andy shnikes] “why does apple push its clientel forward so hard?”

its NOT really Apple. It is technology in general. Think about it if Apple or anyone else was to only crate software that would still run on a 6 year old computer like yours, then we could NEVER be able to use the full potential of the newer hardware that is available. For the new iMovie to do what it is able to do it needs some power behind it.

This is why most professionals budget in new machines about every 3 years. Personally I get a computer with Apple Care and once the Apple Care ends it is time to look for a new computer.

There are no “technical solutions” to your “artistic problems”.
Don’t let technology get in the way of your creativity!