Using Compressor to Make HD Videos for YouTube or Vimeo (Revised Instructions)

This is the second version I've made on how to use Apple Compressor for making HD video. It has answered a lot of people's questions and made some modifications to the process. Enjoy!

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Howto & Style

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• apple
• compressor
• h.264
• hd
• vimeo
• youtube
• encoding
• prores
• tips & tricks
• editing
• tutorial
• instructions

[scullyb11]

@Raushmedia I love the quality of your music video. What camera and lens did you use to shoot?

[RauschMedia]

@scullyb11 Which video are you referring to? The cider one? I used a Canon XHA1, but I did a lot of color grading in Apple Color. Higher frame rates and even lighting go a long way on cheaper cameras. :)

[eivissa1946]

This does not count for Compressor 4, right?

[RauschMedia]

@eivissa1946 yes, this is only for compressor 3.

[iDmusic1]

im having problems. ive copied exactly what was said but it keeps failing. im using final cut x and have used this method with a previous video and it worked fine but with my latest video it fails after about 5 minutes. anyone have any idea why? thanks

[RauschMedia]

@iDmusic1 i don't know final cut x.

[ninoscool97]

hey my video says it needs a folder that set as read only

[iOSXthings]

Is this for 4? If not can you make an updated video or at least a comment or pm?

[HorrorMovieExtras]

Fantastic tutorial... thanks a lot!

[scullyb11]

@RauschMedia The apple cider video looks great, I love the detail and how sharp it looks. I'm using a Canon 7D with a Tokina 11-16mm f2.8. Most of my recordings is 1920x1080 24fps (I'm going for the film look) but I don't know if it's post or when I'm filming that takes away fro my quality. To get a cleaner more sharper look should I record in 1080 or 720?

[nate171]

Thank you for taking the time to make & post this. Helped me out a lot.

Regards

[eivissa1946]

Thank you!