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rdsii64 · rdsii64 #1 (**permalink**)

12-16-2009, 12:40 AM

since I have had my new 24 inch imac I have been playing with imovie and my camcorder making short videos of my favorite hobby and posting them on youtube. the videos look ok once uploaded as long as you don't view them full screen. I would like to increase the quality of my videos to such that they look nice when viewed full screen. So my question is this, is the video being compressed to much or do I need a better video camera.

If the video is being compressed to much before uploading it to youtube, how do I resolve this. If I need a better video camera what model will give me what I am looking for.

cuhnool · cuhnool #2 (**permalink**)

12-16-2009, 01:44 AM

YouTube Compression Quality & iMovie

xstep · xstep #3 (**permalink**)

12-16-2009, 02:31 AM

What is the video resolution you are uploading? What is the full screen resolution you are displaying on? If you are blowing up the picture, then expect pixelizeation.

No matter how good the quality is you are uploading, remember that YouTube re-encodes your upload to their specs and will reduce the data rate substantially which will cause a lower quality result. You still want to upload the best quality that you can.

You didn't say anything about your camera, so we can't say if another one might help out. If your camera is standard def, then yes, a high def camera will help.

See my YouTube and iMovie export guides for some helpful information.

dfaWsd · dfaWsd #4 (**permalink**)

12-23-2009, 10:53 PM

but we can choose HD Video for viewing, youtube supports this.

xstep · xstep #5 (**permalink**)

12-24-2009, 01:23 AM

Yes, you can edit, export and upload HD video to the web.

rdsii64 #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Apr 16, 2007 Posts: 79	12-16-2009, 12:40 AM since I have had my new 24 inch imac I have been playing with imovie and my camcorder making short videos of my favorite hobby and posting them on youtube. the videos look ok once uploaded as long as you don't view them full screen. I would like to increase the quality of my videos to such that they look nice when viewed full screen. So my question is this, is the video being compressed to much or do I need a better video camera. If the video is being compressed to much before uploading it to youtube, how do I resolve this. If I need a better video camera what model will give me what I am looking for. Last edited by rdsii64; 12-16-2009 at 01:20 AM.
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Member Since: Jun 25, 2005 Location: On the road Posts: 3,231 Mac Specs: 2011 MBP, i7, 16GB RAM, MBP 2.16Ghz Core Duo, 2GB ram, Dual 867Mhz MDD, 1.75GB ram, ATI 9800 Pro vid	12-24-2009, 01:23 AM Yes, you can edit, export and upload HD video to the web. CameraTime - Time lapse photography for novice and advanced users. When asking questions, post the version of your software. You'll receive better answers. Please post your results to the thread as it is good feedback.
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Member Since: Nov 16, 2009 Posts: 2	12-23-2009, 10:53 PM but we can choose HD Video for viewing, youtube supports this.
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