Encoding Videos for Youtube Uploading (adapted from Media Monkey)

Attention all Students,

So you want to upload your vids? Firstly you have to do a process called 'encoding' this turns the digial video format into something that YouTube can understand; .MPG .MOV, or .AVI files are acceptable. However, the best quality videos are the following:

• MPEG4 (Divx, Xvid) format
• 320x240 resolution
• MP3 audio
• 30 Frames Per Second (FPS)

To do this open your video in iMovie,then follow these instructions:

1. File>Export
2. Select 'Expert Settings' from the 'Compress To' drop-down list
3. Click 'Share'
4. Select 'Export Movie to MPEG-4
5. Click 'Options'
6. Select: Video Format 'MPEG-4 improved'
7. Select: Image Size '320 x 240 QVGA'
8. Select: Frame Rate '30'
9. Click 'Audio' Tab
10. Select: Audio Format 'AAC-LC (Music)
11. Select: Data Rate '128 kbps'
12. Click 'OK'
13. Confirm where your encoded file will be saved to and the file name.
14. Click 'Save'

Once you have followed these instructions it can take a long time depending on the length and number of effects in your movie to encode. I suggest that you set an encode to start at the end of the school day. I can check on them before I go home, and if they are still going they will be done by the morning. When they are done either you or I can take them home and upload them to Youtube.