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Quality loss exporting from FCP using QT converter for upload to Youtube
Hi, I’m using a Hauppauge HD PVR to capture video game footage for uploading to Youtube. I use Eye TV for recording, and when I export a video from there, the quality looks pretty good in quicktime. Then, I import it into Final Cut Pro, render, voice over, then export it using quicktime conversion. I make the size 1280×720, I choose MPEG-4 video, quality is set to best, and fps at current. After I export it, I notice the quality is diminished slightly, but it is noticeable. I’ve experimented with many different settings, but I come up with the same result or worse. Under capture settings, I have it to DV NTSC 48 kHz Anamorphic. I had changed this to anamorphic because before, I was getting letterboxing, and switching to anamorphic seemed to fix that. Under sequence>settings, the frame size is at 720×480, NTSC DV (3:2). Pixel aspect ratio is set to NTSC – CCIR 601 DV (720×480). Compressor is set to DV/DVCPRO – NTSC. I tried changing the frame size to 1280×720 HDTV 720p (16:9), but that shrunk the video in my canvas window, and after exporting, it looked even worse. I know this is a lot of info, but I figure I’d have to give it eventually, haha. Any help on how to keep the original quality would be appreciated.
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I don’t recommend you export from Final Cut using Quicktime conversion. I suggest two options:
1. If your video is short (under 15 minutes), export a Self-contained Reference Movie. That way you are uploading the video with no quality loss. Keep in mind that YouTube transcodes the video on upload, so there will be some quality loss at that point, so starting with the most pristine source file is key. The limits for YouTube uploads are 15minutes running time and 2GB file size. If your self-contained reference movie meets this, then use this option.
2. Encode a H264 Quicktime file in Compressor. I posted a tutorial on my blog a while back about the best way to do this. Check it out here: https://blog.screenlight.tv/2010/11/25/encoding-h-264-quicktime-for-the-web-with-compressor
Good luck.
Richard Keating
Editor, Co-Creator of ScreenLight
“Centralized Video Project Collaboration”
http://www.screenlight.tv
Blog: blog.screenlight.tv
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