YouTube Compression Experiments

[morten]

I've wondered what makes for good quality YouTube videos so I uploaded a bunch of different file versions of the same clip to see what the real difference is. I experimented with WMV, QuickTime (H.264) and FLVs. Now I need your honest oppinion on which one is the better one. you can view the videos here:

http://webisthenewtv.com/video-sharing-sites/youtube-compression-experiment-part-i-20071204/

or find them on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/WebIsTheNewTV

I'd really like to hear your two cents before I write a full expose on the issue

mor10

 

[The Evil Mariachi]

Just from parking them all on the same frame, and visually inspecting the clips, the 640x480 wmv looked the best to my eyes. It looked a bit sharper and had better contrast--the quicktimes and flvs all looked a bit washed out to me. The one that stood out as the worst was the 320x240 wmv--it was noticeably softer than the all the others.

Looking forward to your analysis.