Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Supported Vedio Formats for Youtuve/Facebook

Videos are usually large files, so they can take more than few minutes to fully upload. Here are some tips:
  • Make sure your video is in a supported format. You'll have the best luck with the MP4 format.
  • Make sure your video doesn't exceed the size or time limits you see on the upload page.
  • Check that you're using the latest version of a supported browser are: 
    Mozilla Firefox
    Safari
    Google Chrome
    Internet Explorer and Opera
  • Remember: Trying to upload the same video multiple times won't speed up the process. While you wait, you can open up another tab.

Uploading a video shouldn't take more than a few hours.

Generally, the best format to upload is H.264 video with AAC audio in MOV or MP4 format. H.264 currently offers the best video compression available, and due to file size limitations, this format is the optimal choice for Facebook Video.

To avoid the rescaling of your video by Facebook's encoder, use a file with the larger edge of the video not exceeding 1280px. If your video is less than 1280px in size on the larger edge, try to keep your dimensions to multiples of 16px for best compression.

Keep the frame rate of your video at or below 30fps.

Use stereo audio with a sample rate of 44,100hz. 

 

What formats of video files can we upload? 

We support almost all video file types, but you'll have the best luck with the MP4 format. Here's the complete list:

  • 3g2 (Mobile Video)
  • 3gp (Mobile Video)
  • 3gpp (Mobile Video)
  • asf (Windows Media Video)
  • avi (AVI Video)
  • dat (MPEG Video)
  • divx (DIVX Video)
  • dv (DV Video)
  • f4v (Flash Video)
  • flv (Flash Video)
  • m2ts (M2TS Video)
  • m4v (MPEG-4 Video)
  • mkv (Matroska Format)
  • mod (MOD Video)
  • mov (QuickTime Movie)
  • mp4 (MPEG-4 Video)
  • mpe (MPEG Video)
  • mpeg (MPEG Video)
  • mpeg4 (MPEG-4 Video)
  • mpg (MPEG Video)
  • mts (AVCHD Video)
  • nsv (Nullsoft Video)
  • ogm (Ogg Media Format)
  • ogv (Ogg Video Format)
  • qt (QuickTime Movie)
  • tod (TOD Video)
  • ts (MPEG Transport Stream)
  • vob (DVD Video)
  • wmv (Windows Media Video)

The aspect ratio of the video has to be between 9x16 and 16x9, and the video cannot exceed the file size or length that the upload page suggests.

YOUTUBE VEDIO:

YouTube can support many different video formats, however in most cases you may need to compress the videos before uploading to YouTube website, and the output quality may vary greatly by the different video formats. So it does help to understand a few basics and create videos in the best YouTube video format that will work for uploading to YouTube.

YouTube supported video format

YouTube supports a wide range of video formats. The video files below are all supported by YouTube. Some are the best format for YouTube and are most compatible with certain computers, software or devices.

  • Windows Media Video (.WMV)
  • 3GP (Cell Phones)
  • AVI (Windows)
  • MOV (mac)
  • MP4 (iPod/PSP)
  • MPEG
  • FLV (Adobe Flash)
  • SWF (Shockwave Flash)
  • MKV (h.264)

What is the best format for YouTube video uploading

YouTube supports almost any video format for upload, but for most users we have found the following settings give the best uploading results on YouTube. Here's a summary of the audio and video specifications you will need if you want to learn the best format for YouTube uploading.

  • Best format for YouTube: H.264, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4
  • Aspect Ratio: Native aspect ratio without letterboxing (examples: 4:3, 16:9)
  • Resolution: 640x360 (16:9) or 480x360 (4:3) recommended
  • Audio format: MP3 or AAC preferred
  • Frames per second: 30
  • Maximum length: 10 minutes (we recommend 2-3 minutes)
  • Maximum file size: 1 GB

For further details about the best YouTube video file format, please read the information listed directly below this summary.
Best YouTube Video Format
Resolution Recommended: 1280 x 720 (16x9 HD) and 640 x 480 (4:3 SD)
There is no required minimum resolution - in general the higher resolution the better and HD resolution is preferred. For older content, lower resolution is unavoidable.
Bit rate Because bit-rate is highly dependent on codec there is no recommended or minimum value. Videos should be optimized for resolution, aspect ratio and frame rate rather than bit rate.
Frame rate The frame rate of the original video should be maintained without re-sampling. In particular pulldown and other frame rate re-sampling techniques are strongly discouraged.
Codec H.264, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 preferred.
Best YouTube Audio Format
Codec MP3 or AAC preferred
Sampling rate 44.1kHz
Channels 2 (stereo)

Other YouTube Video Format Options

If you do not think your current video file format is supported by YouTube, you may get the best uploading results from converting your file to the best format for YouTube(say MPEG4 video with MP3 audio) with iFunia Video Converter for Mac.

Click here to free download the best Video Converter for mac

Keep in mind that each time you convert or "transcode" a video from one type of compression to another, there will be some loss in quality, similar to making a photocopy of a photocopy.

Avoid transcoding a highly compressed video into a format that is accepted as this produces poor results. You'll get better results by going back to your original video editing software (where you initially edited the video), and re-exporting in a format such as MPEG4 with MP3 audio.

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