format help

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jeeyof

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hey guys,

can anybody help me in choosing the best compressing format for apple compressor to get the most out of my film to post it online? ive seen a lot of really clear films in youtube and such and i would like to know what kind of compression were used. all help will be greatly appreciated. thank you
 
I always use the Quicktime 7 >> Download >> LAN settings that will export your clips using the H.264 codec.
 
There are a lot of discussions out there about posting to YouTube. Most I've seen say ignore what YouTube says in its own literature about good settings to use; I believe they say MPEG-4. I imagine its worked out okay for some folks, but I've not talked to anyone I know that has had luck using that.

Mostly what I've heard and read is that you have to experiment each time. Some codecs will work out well for you on some given project but not on others. I've liked Photo JPEG actually myself for YouTube specifically. But when they finally start allowing higher quality files (or have they started that already?) then maybe other codecs (like the suggested H.264) will do the trick better. Anyway, I think in the end you need to try at few different options on your own and see how it turns out for you and your specific project in question.

Cheers.
 
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