How To Get "Watch in HD" on Your YT Uploads

Don't waste upload time. Know your videos will get the "Watch in HD" option when they go live.

If you're not sure what the bitrate of your video is, find out how to get it on my blog:
http://nerdwithnolife.blogspot.com/2008/12/how-heck-do-i-find-bitrate-of-my-v...

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• upload
• HD
• high
• quality
• YouTube
• Videos
• 720p

[Geardoodle]

I just started using the windows live movie maker editor.I have been recording vids with a kodak zi8 camera.When I edit movies on wlmm,it gives me the option to customize the vid size.So,I choose 1280x720.But it also asks me what bit rate would I like to use.

I was wondering,as a general rule of thumb,what bit rate should I choose? I want the best quality without the excess strorage space.Right now I'm thinking somewhere betwwen 10 and 14 thosands kbps...does that sound about right?

[DerekForPresident]

@Geardoodle Great question. I'd say with a modern codec like H.264 (you'd often find it in an MP4) multiply the resolution (1280 * 720) and divide by 300 for good quality, 100 for great quality, and 50 for insane.

[PuffyCAReports]

whats the screen size for 1080p

[DerekForPresident]

@PuffyCAReports 1920x1080 for widescreen, and 1440x1080 for 4:3.

[molotiv]

How do u get HD and no lag?

[DerekForPresident]

@molotiv a faster PC, probably. HD is more pixels and therefor more thinking for your computer.

[jamlaw]

You're awesome. But I still dont' really understand how you could get HD from a non-HD camera. Can someone explain more?

[finnbich]

its peter parker lol

[sweetcakegurl]

@EGateshillmakeup I use Cyerlink YouCam to record and to edit I use WMV

[EGateshillmakeup]

@sweetcakegurl oh ok :) do you still use wmv? if not what do you use now xx

[sweetcakegurl]

@EGateshillmakeup i use wmv and a webcam and my videos are always 240p but then i got a new camera system and new laptop and now my videos are all 480p

[EGateshillmakeup]

hey, my videos always play in the 240p setting and i dont have the options of changing it to a better setting? does anyone know why, because i am getting a new camera and there is not much point if my videos will still be rubbish quality, i want the default setting to be 360p, which everyone but me seems to have :( i thought it might be because i record from a webcam, or that the files i upload are wmv. (windows movie maker) but i know nothing about techonology. thanks:)

[richard4047]

@DerekForPresident um im not good with math, so can you make a video about that and show us how the "formula" works to get your video's resolution/kbps

[TheRedHatHD]

/watch?v=Vy5WLGZHwAU

[Cadmar0129]

Nice tie. :)

[meatisdeliciouse]

YT needs a botton that says RANDOM witch takes you to a completely random video on the whole of YT, it would make brousing more fun.