Howto: iMovie - Get sound working in YouTube

I have had a few people email me telling me that when they make a movie with iMovie it looks fine on their computer with sound and everything, but when they upload it there is no sound or the sound is garbled. This video tells you how to save the video in iMovie so that the sound will work in YouTube and why you are having the problem.

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Howto & Style

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• iMovie
• YouTube
• videos
• sound
• not
• working

[TheConsiderateOne]

Thanks for the video but there is one thing I'd like to know. How do you record a video from you screen. Did you use a video camera or is there any program to do that.

[michaeln1978]

Hi, I use a program called snapz pro.. :)

[Gimmeabreakman]

I got another way. Expert export at highest quality (.mov file) and then use isquint to convert it into a mp4 file. Quality is great. isquint is a free download for mac. Google it.

My way means you don't have to change anything and frame rate is preserved at 29. I have made over 180 videos my way.

[michaeln1978]

Thanks for the advice. I chose 15fps to help keep the file size down, but you could choose a higher fps if you really wanted to. :) My friend does something similar as you though, but he uses DivX. Swears DivX gives you the biggest bang for a smaller file size, but his way isn't free so you got him there. :)

[twistednederland8]

For sound skip to 5:10

[LoveDaim]

Thank You a lot!

[XxCEWGxProductionsxX]

hey my problem is that, i cant even here the sound on my computer, but i can here the sound when i am watching over my film on imovie can you please help me.

[jordaniangamer]

The problem is I'm unfamiliar with anything on this tutorial. A majority of people who have purchased a MacBook Pro are using iMovie '09. I guess I'm going to have to imitate this by using iMovie "HD". I'll attach a vid of my youtube vid I just uploaded, which had sound problems midway.

[RelaxationMeditation]

Hi

the sound of your video is garbled, is it a youtube problem or something with my computer? until 3 days ago everything was okay and now all youtube videos sound as if someone blows water bubbles trough it. other files played from my HD sound okay? its only with youtube movies, Can you advice please?

[blondemomenter21]

i don't have imovie hd!

[junghwakm]

i have the opposite problem, my videos from youtube wont play sound in my imovie. can you help me with that?

[TheTyler0953]

ok there is no sounds comeing out in any you tube video i cilcik on it does this some times it pisses me off how do i stop it from doing this HELP ME!!!

[Windofthestar]

Thanks for posting this as it would have taken me forever to figure this out.