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FCE to YouTube (File too large)

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I am trying to upload a 4 minute (HD) video via Final Cut Express to YouTube.

The file seems awfully large at 600+ MB. It was saved as 1280 x 960 16:9 ratio.

Does this seem normal? (if not, is there anyway to get the file size down either when export or in the Quicktime settings?)

Thanks!

Doug
 
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It seems large to me, but you didn't specify the settings you used (container, compression, etc.). I've exported to 1280x720 @ 10 minutes and my file is only ~220 megs (mp4, H.264).

First, I'd take a look at:
Getting Started : File formats - YouTube Help

If you want to generate an MKV of your video file, check out handbrake as it will generate mkv files. I'm sure there are others out there, but I can't think of any all of a sudden off the top of my head... (mpegstreamclip is a really nice converter, but I don't think it outputs mkv files.)
 
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First, 1280x960 is 4:3, not 16:9.

Second, is YouTube giving you an error for the upload?

Third, as Nethfel indicated, for any judgements, we need to know about the codecs used. Open the file in QuickTime and do a Command-I on the file and tell us the encoding specs.

See my YouTube and iMovie guides. They may give you some clues.
 

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