I'm finally ready to put a video project up on YouTube. My workflow is Fraps capture 800x600 -> Cineform 800x600. I used Handbrake for the resize/render to 640x480 .mp4 following the musicvid's excellent tutorial. I am extremely happy with the quality of Handbrake's output.
I uploaded a "test" segment to YouTube. So far I'm only seeing a 480x360 version with unpleasant artifacts. I tried uploading a 800x600 render hoping the larger size might trigger YouTube to create a 640x480 version. Nope - I still get a 480x360 video. There is a 480p option for YouTube playback. It doesn't seem to matter.
I downloaded the .mp4 back to my computer and confirmed it was 480x360.
Is this is good as it gets for SD 4:3 renders?
(I know I'm behind the curve by not going HD. When I started this project 2 years ago I was using an older, slower PC. I decided I would settle for SD.)
I uploaded a "test" segment to YouTube. So far I'm only seeing a 480x360 version with unpleasant artifacts. I tried uploading a 800x600 render hoping the larger size might trigger YouTube to create a 640x480 version. Nope - I still get a 480x360 video. There is a 480p option for YouTube playback. It doesn't seem to matter.
I downloaded the .mp4 back to my computer and confirmed it was 480x360.
Is this is good as it gets for SD 4:3 renders?
(I know I'm behind the curve by not going HD. When I started this project 2 years ago I was using an older, slower PC. I decided I would settle for SD.)