which Quicktime movie format for Youtube?

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which Quicktime movie format for Youtube?

Hi,

Could anyone please tell me which Quicktime movie format I should be using to post a video I've made in iMovie Hd to YouTube? I noticed there were 2 options.
One was quicktime 'web' and the other was simply 'quiktime.' I used the
'web' option and noticed unsatisfactory results at the start of the video.

Thanks for any help.

G5, Mac OS X (10.4.8)

Posted on Feb 7, 2007 10:05 AM

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Karsten Schlüter

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Feb 7, 2007 10:42 AM in response to Ramana

I made a few dozends tests, my "best" results method is discribed here:

http://karsten.schluter.googlepages.com/youtubeuploadsettings
I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.

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Ramana Author

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Feb 7, 2007 10:55 AM in response to Karsten Schlüter

thanks so much! Looks like that can really help me.

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Ramana Author

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Feb 9, 2007 1:43 PM in response to Karsten Schlüter

I used the cd-rom option and it worked!

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Feb 9, 2007 9:46 PM in response to Ramana

I used the cd-rom option and it worked!

... ALL iM's preset do work for youtube uploads... 😉

but...:
youtube videos have a certain size, allow certain framerates, and get converted into flash-video format.. therefore, the input-format should fullfill some minimum quality ...

e.g. this video (a filmschool project with some REALLY sad story... ehm, well, film-school... 😉 )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvdiQrddZ7o
was uploaded with "my" settings .. done with a 3ccd miniDV camcorder and edited in iMovie...
movements are smooth, details crystal clear...

thanks for The Big Green One 🙂

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