The not nearly good enough for gaming or high quality video. A working approach is to give YT the best quality version possible. YT will re-encode, and like you mention it changes from time to time. Many people ask me how I achieve such high quality looking videos, thats why I made this guide, to show the secret. Encoding YouTube Videos at the Highest Quality

They YT preset doesn't match YT's preferred settings which do change from time to time. Check out my tuts for inspiration or just to learn more! I also live stream while I edit so all can interact. I learned everything I know about editing and special effects from watching YT, so I made it my goal to give back. I want to bring my experience and practice to the table to help others out. Here is a link to the video tutorial on my Website, there are additional resources there for you, and I will post some screen shots soon. I apologize if this is not the correct thread to post this information. It's a multi-step process, so video is the best way to show it. Many people are asking me what settings I use to compress videos for YT, so I want to share here. Create a tutorial? Pro editor? If you're editing for yourself, and it's a hobby? If you want to post a job, we expect you to quote some sort of pay - hourly, daily, weekly etc. We expect everyone to be civil and generally not act like a jerk.

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