Hi Pekka,

Youtube went through a HQ version and then added an HD version.

For HD the following post might help, although it does use the 2 stage process.

http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/5455.page

There are a few other posts on members differing approaches to youtube uploads - for example
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/5400.page
http://forum.cyberlink.com/forum/posts/list/5183.page

Have a search through the forum for further info.

Cheers
Adrian


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According to YouTube, this is the specification:

All you need to do is continue uploading the highest quality video you have available. The quality of the uploaded video combined with individual viewers' bandwidth will determine if the video is displayed at "Higher Quality."

Not satisfied with that answer? Still need specific information? YouTube accepts a wide range of video file formats such as .WMV, .AVI, .MOV, and .MPG. Here are a few things that may work well for you:

MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format
MP3 audio
Video resolution: 480x360 or higher
Frame Rate: 24fps or higher

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Hi everyone,

Realizing that everyone has had different experiences...
And employ different methods for uploading to Youtube...
And have different ISP's and amounts of bandwidth...
And upload different types of media...
From different source media (e.g. HD camera, SD media/photos, etc.)

For what it's worth (and everyone knows that I'm not a tech guy and just the average PD7 user), here are the settings I have recently been using, that have resulted in consistently getting me the HD option on my goofy uploads.

I produce my projects to Mpeg 2 - DVD HQ - 1280x72(720p) - Mpeg audio. And I upload manually from my YT channel. So far, this has consistently resulted in an HD option tab being placed on my uploads.
Now, as I have yet to upload what I understand to be true HD source media/content, the quality of the of my productions aren't really a true HD presentation. However, they do look better than when just displayed in High Quality.

And just as a side note. I recently did a test upload of a production (that has been on my YT channel for a long time), to a my new "Vimeo" account, just to check out how that video would display there.
It's an older 4:3 (640x480) Mpeg2 production that played in High Quality on Youtube. But when I saw it now on Vimeo, I was blown away by how much better it looked on Vimeo than how it does on YT. Even at YT's HQ playback. I don't know why that is, but evidently Vimeo does something different over there. ??? Click here PDtoots for a collection of PowerDirector Tutorials and Tips

It's an older 4:3 (640x480) Mpeg2 production that played in High Quality on Youtube. But when I saw it now on Vimeo, I was blown away by how much better it looked on Vimeo than how it does on YT. Even at YT's HQ playback. I don't know why that is, but evidently Vimeo does something different over there. ???

Yes, Vimeo treats lower to medium resolution stuff with more respect than YT does. As far as the HD/FullHD stuff the native's are still arguing over which is better, YT or Vimeo. Vimeo caps off at 24fps for HD stuff (though they said they are upgrading soon to better compete with YT.)

Vimeo is sometimes a little jerky when viewed full screen on my PC. I like that you can download the original source file for most videos as long as you are logged in. Pretty clean interface and very user friendly. I use both.

Its unfortunate that both sites won't lift the curtain a bit on some of the technical details so people don't have to guess or use trial and error to determine, "What's the best format", "What's the best bitrate", "Should I convert to Flash first", etc. Win8 64-bit Pro Retail
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OnTheWeb wrote:

Its unfortunate they that both sites won't lift the curtain a bit on some of the technical details so people don't have to guess or use trial and error to determine, "What's the best format", "What's the best bitrate", "Should I convert to Flash first", etc.

I totally agree OnTheWeb!
And by the way, great posts OTW. I've benefited greatly from the knowledge they've contained. Click here PDtoots for a collection of PowerDirector Tutorials and Tips

I loved that old thing without the hassle of extra downloads and wonders of what will it be... During Super Bowl I started to upload HD in normal quality and I was still uploading after the whole thing was over.
My production was/is 10 minutes every week. At the end stage of it I realized that I already had that same thing uploaded in a lower quality and the upload just vanished... Well spend 4 hrs

Anyway - after getting all this service from direct uploading it still just seems so old age to start to download other programs in order to get your stuff out there in better quality option. Is there possibly a solution that comes out soon that solves this hassle?