Uploading in HD with Sony Vegas
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Are you using the "Upload To YouTube" feature Sony Vegas has? If yes then you are getting the correct quality... you can also just check it out with your edited video against your unedited video.. side by side comparison... I did that while I was wrapping my head around the whole "mp4" and ".flv" thing... I never decrease the quality of my video which is probably why a minute is worth 100mb+ and I usually upload upwards to 5+ minutes which somehow turns into 700mb+ because of intros, endings and music inserted...
And also being able to do 720p is good and all but it varies greatly in quality depending on the camera you are using... The 8mp I have on my Samsung for example is crap as you can see on my first Vlog ever which was in 1080p... there are so many factors that tie together to produce a quality video, frame rate is even important! I record at 25fps because I know YouTube can handle it, sure I could go higher but that would only mean issues with uploading and compatibility issues...
Jonathan
And also being able to do 720p is good and all but it varies greatly in quality depending on the camera you are using... The 8mp I have on my Samsung for example is crap as you can see on my first Vlog ever which was in 1080p... there are so many factors that tie together to produce a quality video, frame rate is even important! I record at 25fps because I know YouTube can handle it, sure I could go higher but that would only mean issues with uploading and compatibility issues...
Jonathan
Stef
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I save it as mp4 then upload it to YouTube directly. The quality of the non-edited video is a lot better than the version you see on YouTube. Also, when you click 'watch in 720p' it gives you the true quality. Is there a way to upload it so you get that quality?
The thing that frustrates me about all of this is I own a DSLR but it's not able to do videos *facepalm*. Granted I did not have a real use for video until now and it's a good camera for what I use it for, but still. Oh well.
The thing that frustrates me about all of this is I own a DSLR but it's not able to do videos *facepalm*. Granted I did not have a real use for video until now and it's a good camera for what I use it for, but still. Oh well.
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YouTube automatically converts the uploads to flv I think for the flash player so it depends fully on how much quality you upload for the conversion to come out well (someone correct me if I am wrong lol)
I upload in 1080p at all times but I get better quality in the end because of the Canon 60D... You have a DSLR but it can´t record video? That sucks man!
I myself am pretty new to editing so I might be off on this subject but this is my working theory hehe
If I remember correctly the Creator Playbook has a section in it about this very matter!
Jonathan
I upload in 1080p at all times but I get better quality in the end because of the Canon 60D... You have a DSLR but it can´t record video? That sucks man!
I myself am pretty new to editing so I might be off on this subject but this is my working theory hehe
If I remember correctly the Creator Playbook has a section in it about this very matter!
Jonathan
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Okay jareds tech talk of the day coming up, hope you can wrap your mind around this because this is HIGHLY advanced editing talk (not the words but the concept) but here goes:
.mp4 is a simple conversion rate. What does that nonsense mean? well it means that it takes your video and force compresses it into a reasonable size without "sacrificing" quality. Now, you might read that and be like YES! thats what i want, but read on because the word "sacrifice" is used very lightly in the definition. The .mp4 creates keyframes of the video between certain points. A key frame is the data that makes the video move and let you see what you see. Basically it says at this moment in time you were there then 5 seconds later you were there. Now your camera makes keyframes every single frame, otherwise it would be choppy and blocky and wouldn't hold the quality of the video.
BUT, .mp4 recreates the original video and puts keyframes in predetermined locations. This means that the in the middle of the keyframes is a little worse quality (bear with me now) so this file extension says, okay every few seconds the quality gets even better for that key frame moment so in order to keep a constant bitrate in your movie, it synchs the entire quality into a lower quality. ( so don't go into yuor video and try to find where it "put" the keyframes lol)
So the quality of your original definitely is better than the end result. To better understand your problem, take a warm homemade cookie, really good right? now crush it in your hands and as the warm drippy chocolate drops to the floor, you have your .mp4 file because it is now "compressed" and you lost some of the quality (the appearance and the chocolate that fell to the floor)
As of right now there is no way to convert a file from .mp4 or mpeg4 to anything else and get your quality back, because new formats are gonna take what .mp4 has and change that. So my recommendation is to either use to share to youtube feature and click on the highest settings possible or you can try exporting using a complex format, but please be warned, the export times will be much more than what your most likely used to.
Well guys that wraps up Jareds Tech Talk, stay tuned for more episodes
.mp4 is a simple conversion rate. What does that nonsense mean? well it means that it takes your video and force compresses it into a reasonable size without "sacrificing" quality. Now, you might read that and be like YES! thats what i want, but read on because the word "sacrifice" is used very lightly in the definition. The .mp4 creates keyframes of the video between certain points. A key frame is the data that makes the video move and let you see what you see. Basically it says at this moment in time you were there then 5 seconds later you were there. Now your camera makes keyframes every single frame, otherwise it would be choppy and blocky and wouldn't hold the quality of the video.
BUT, .mp4 recreates the original video and puts keyframes in predetermined locations. This means that the in the middle of the keyframes is a little worse quality (bear with me now) so this file extension says, okay every few seconds the quality gets even better for that key frame moment so in order to keep a constant bitrate in your movie, it synchs the entire quality into a lower quality. ( so don't go into yuor video and try to find where it "put" the keyframes lol)
So the quality of your original definitely is better than the end result. To better understand your problem, take a warm homemade cookie, really good right? now crush it in your hands and as the warm drippy chocolate drops to the floor, you have your .mp4 file because it is now "compressed" and you lost some of the quality (the appearance and the chocolate that fell to the floor)
As of right now there is no way to convert a file from .mp4 or mpeg4 to anything else and get your quality back, because new formats are gonna take what .mp4 has and change that. So my recommendation is to either use to share to youtube feature and click on the highest settings possible or you can try exporting using a complex format, but please be warned, the export times will be much more than what your most likely used to.
Well guys that wraps up Jareds Tech Talk, stay tuned for more episodes
Stef
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Bosco
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sorry, but for all my purposes i deal with the .mp4 quality i was simply giving you an explanation... umm i believe theres a format called lossless just look up this on google
Video formats without the h.264 codec , and all of them are good ones to use hope this helps
Video formats without the h.264 codec , and all of them are good ones to use hope this helps
I guess I just need a better camera or just tell people to watch my vids in 720p.
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I do lossless at all times... if my video gets messed up I kill cute kittens!..
that is all
Jonathan
that is all
Jonathan