My preference is for H264 / AVC files. They tend to be on the large size, but in my opinion worth the YouTube upload wait Trevor . . My YouTube site . . (Bristol, UK) . . My JVC GZ-HM1 Camcorder

Hey:

I've only dealt with this briefly and someone may have a better answer.

It seems to me that no preset profile outputs the same format as when using the YouTube upload feature. I trust the most convenient format is WMV as you may have figured. One simple way is starting the YouTube upload process and stopping it when it starts the actual upload. This, however, requires your attendance.

I think that selecting WMV 9 FULL HD should work too but I haven't tested this as I only recently updated my PowerDirector whereas before the update I got an error message about insufficient memory just for this profile. It appears to be working now, so I could try it but it will take a while...

Jirka

Nirgal, not sure I'm following you here. No one is having a technical issue. My question may be technical but not an issue.

May I ask what this forum should be about?

Please ignore nirgal he has a bee in his bonet.

I have over over 140 videos on youtube and I agree with Trevor. If you want the best quality for youtube produce the video to H264 / AVC and manually update to youtube. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

Robert, thanks for the reply.

I hear you.

However, since I'm being charged an amount/gb of transfer, I'm looking for an acceptable tradeoff between quality and weight...

If it were to watch at home I'd go with Full HD of course.

I hear what you are saying. If you need a small video (Mb) but still physically large (720 or 1080) the bit rate is a major controlling issue along with a great compression (H.264).

You may have to play with a 5-10 second video varying the bit rate of your produced video to find the balance that works for you. My youtube channel====> http://www.youtube.com/user/relate2?feature=mhsn

A video has been posted on the YouTube 'PD Toots' channel re creating custom WMV profiles that ensure a more superior quality of video when uploaded to YouTube.
http://www.youtube.com/user/PDtoots#p/u/23/vw2RlzIt9EM
I created one while using PD8 but have been able to use it with PD9 also and have been pleased with the resulting quality.
I would then cancel the YouTube upload and load it independently as I found this was the most successful method for me.
Additionally, as I only have access to a relatively unpredictable wireless connection, the video file would not produce when I could not connect to the YouTube site so I also had to rename it so it would appear in the WMV drop down menu.
Terry

NB: Like you mamethot I am also restricted with DL/UP limits

This is great information, I shall thank you very much