Continuing our series on video marketing, several people have asked about how to produce clearer videos for YouTube. Afterall, if you have tried uploading your beautiful vids to YouTube, you might get the surprise of your life when the final result looks quite blurred.

Anyway, here are the settings to use to ensure you have great-looking videos in YouTube...

First of all, let's turn to Google which provides answers on What's the best format to upload for high quality? -- MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format, mono MP3 audio, 30 frames per second"

Upload your videos in 640 x 480 resolution, with a bit rate about at least 700 kbps.

(But if you are planning to upload an FLV video and you don't want YouTube to "make adjustments", use a maximum bit rate of 350 kbps, and a resolution of 320 x 240. For more details, please see How To Make YouTube Videos Look Great at Squidoo. Found out about that Squidoo page thanks to the Videobloggers 80+ Resource Guide.)

Over at FreeVlog.org, they give a series of video tutorials on compression. Since your videos tend to be huge, compressing them will speed up uploading and viewing. The info there will serve as good background info for you, especially if you're using iMovie or Windows Media Maker.

What's the impact of clearer YT vids? If you're using these in your internet marketing projects, your prospects will respond more positively to a vivid video, than to the same-but-blurred version. Afterall, if you're trying to make money online with the help of videos, then go and produce quality videos that are a joy to behold.

I hope, however, that all these settings and configurations don't freeze you in your tracks. Go ahead and upload blurry videos, if only to get yourself started. You don't have to make things too perfect.

Later on, after you've gained more experience and confidence, revisit this page and learn how to create better-looking videos in YouTube.

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"Produce Clearer YouTube Videos"
First Posted: March 20, 2008 | Filed in: Keyword Research

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