Export HD Quality 1280x720 Widescreen Settings for YouTube HD 4Mbps

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By default, YouTube will show you the Normal version. If you encode your videos using the specs below, YouTube will give you the "watch in HD" option at the bottom-right of the video display.

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Adobe Premiere Pro CS3 Export Settings
(Use "Adobe Media Encoder" not "Export Movie")

Format: QuickTime
Range: ~
Preset: YouTube HD (this is the name of MY preset)

Summary: 1280x720, 29.97 [fps], Progressive, 24-bit - Color
Apple Lossless, 32 kHz, Stereo
Alternates: 0

Video Codec: H.264
Quality: 100
Frame Width [pixels]: 1,280
Frame Height [pixes]: 720
Frame Rate [fps]: 29.97
Field Order: None (Progressive)
Pixel Aspect Ratio: Square Pixels (1.0)

Set Bitrate [kbps]: 4,000 kbps

Uncheck everything else in Filters, Alternates, and Others

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• widescreen
• wide screen player
• youtube
• letterbox
• 4:3
• 16:9
• 4x3
• 16x9
• hd
• high definition
• pixels aspect ratio
• tutorial

[2darkdog2]

i need fast tip i have done work on premier on some avi clips they are uncompressed quality now i wana export them in the maximum quality possible with sound too ,,

my work area was pal 720 x 576 ,so wat format to export ! for nice quaity with nice size not over like 4 giga?

[hermogino]

Try the same codec. Keep everything the same except the frame width and height, and fps (I think PAL is 25 right?). See what you get.

[pkmninja0271]

One small thing: Don't put a fixed frame rate like '29.97'. Find the average rate by looking at the frame rate of each of the clips in your video. NEVER put a frame rate different than the original's. That's what makes HD videos so slow.

[hermogino]

Good point! +1

[darktownstudio]

Every tutorial on YouTube lists different settings... I've been having som serious trouble finding one that works..

[DdeathspotT]

... almost perfect but still not the best ... I hate encoding hahahaha

[DdeathspotT]

I m encoding right now I hope it wroks it's been three days messing with the settings and none of the tutorials helped so far except for one but the file was over 500 M for 2 minutes of video ><

[SheedsEnterprises]

@Yelnuts71 thanks!

[Yelnuts71]

@SheedsEnterprises Its 1280x720 not 1080x720

[SheedsEnterprises]

when I upload to youtube it has a black border... followed instructions... 1080x720... why?

[mission250]

NICE! Thanks for the detailed listing! I'm wearing professional studio headphones, and the audio still holds up!

[regalbryant35]

is the file size supposed to be very small? i used your codec settings and the file is tiny... is it supposed to be that small?

[WUJUJerkSquad]

thanks for the tutorial. it took me a few tries but i finally got it :D

[ktxys]

what about cs5?

[xexodusx]

@mainmenu895 how do you get the file size that low?