Uploading videos to youtube....

[Rokins]

Why is it that when I render a video it can look flawless on my computer, meaning that you can read the text perfectly and the resolution is great, but the second I upload it to youtube you cant even make out what the text says anymore and it looks 10x shittier?

[MiRai]

Why is it that when I render a video it can look flawless on my computer, meaning that you can read the text perfectly and the resolution is great, but the second I upload it to youtube you cant even make out what the text says anymore and it looks 10x shittier?

Doesn't YouTube re-encode it for their site? Hence the reason it takes time to "process" videos that you just uploaded. I always try to offer a 720p or 1080p direct download from FileFront or MegaUpload. I like MegaUpload myself because you can create a free account there and keep track of your videos.

But, don't make your videos 7GB in size and then wonder why no one wants to download them.

[Rokins]

Doesn't YouTube re-encode it for their site? Hence the reason it takes time to "process" videos that you just uploaded. I always try to offer a 720p or 1080p direct download from FileFront or MegaUpload. I like MegaUpload myself because you can create a free account there and keep track of your videos.

I mean I suppose thats true. If that is the case then I need to figure out what codec to use that will result in the best quality YOUTUBE videos =/

[DLoweinc]

I just watched your stockades vid and everything was clear to me. i was reading your guild chat while watching you kill lame mobs that run when low on health.

[Rokins]

I just watched your stockades vid and everything was clear to me. i was reading your guild chat while watching you kill lame mobs that run when low on health.

True, but what I am saying is on my video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL6DmY_v22I it looks ok in 720p, but when I try to encode it in 1080 the text on the screen becomes almost unreadable. Its almost as if its being squished and distorted.

[Maxion]

True, but what I am saying is on my video here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL6DmY_v22I it looks ok in 720p, but when I try to encode it in 1080 the text on the screen becomes almost unreadable. Its almost as if its being squished and distorted.

Sounds almost like your screen isn't 1080p.

[Rokins]

My screen is 1920x1080, and I have no problem recording 1080p on fraps for my wow videos. Hell it even says in camtasia that my native resolution and default recording resolution is 1920x1080. Maybe I need to lower the bit rate?

[Maxion]

Or increase it. I know you're able to set your ingame resolution to anything to want regardless of what your monitor resolution or window size is, so it may be a combination of that and window size.
My 1080p videos look okay right?
I get black bars on mine cause my window is only 1680x1050, but i can still encode in 1080p and it looks fine, just with some black bars in some places.

[Rokins]

Ill try maxing out the bitrate first, just to see if I notice a difference because its already pretty high at 40. I use the h264 or whatever codec which is recommended.

[Maxion]

I use what ever the highest setting in WMM is.