What Frame Rate To Shoot with Delivery to YouTube

[David Saraceno]

I'm not conversant in youtube encodes, and would appreciate a quick tip.

We need to do an interview and eventually take it to youtube.

Would shooting 720/30 pN make the most sense?

Thanks. BTW - only two minutes long.

 

[mozingopj]

I can't say for sure, but I do know that YouTube will "re-encode" the video once you submit it. I'd go with Vimeo.com and shoot 720p 60p and keep the final shot as close to 500MBs as possible (as that is your weekly upload allowance). If it is uploaded with a resolution of 1280x720 or more, they keep it to a higher quality (not sure exactly how they work that out). Just check out the footage shots most members upload. They look great and will far surpass YouTube with the "high quality" setting IMO.
BTW....I just shot a 5 min interview @ 720p 60p and outputting to Quicktime in FCP. I'll let you know how it goes and post the link to the finished shot. Should be within the next week.