HD Cam-Corder or Macbook?

cr3ativen4th · #1 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 06:18 PM

What would be the obvious choice to go for if you weren't getting good quality videos on to Youtube?

Purchase a HD (high definition) cam-corder

OR

Purchase a Macbook to see if the output settings work better for Youtube

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At the moment I have a;

Laptop (Windows XP)
and a
DCR-SR72 Sony Handycam

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Help!

Thanks.

Chapman Photography · #2 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 07:16 PM

You tube dose not have the best quilty to begin with but a higher quilty cam never hurts.

cr3ativen4th · #3 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 07:18 PM

Originally Posted by Chapman Photography

You tube dose not have the best quilty to begin with but a higher quilty cam never hurts.

What I consider great quality:
YouTube - Dear Table 23

Best quality I think I've had:
YouTube - A lot of loaf

Worst quality I think I've had:
YouTube - Trampoline: Beer

?

Chapman Photography · #4 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 07:41 PM

Bitrate also plays a roll, Theres a thread on this forum about Rendering for youtube, I would check it out, just do a search for it.

cr3ativen4th · #5 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 07:51 PM

Originally Posted by Chapman Photography

Bitrate also plays a roll, Theres a thread on this forum about Rendering for youtube, I would check it out, just do a search for it.

You on about this thread?

Tryed loads of settings to be honest (including changing the bitrate), tryed MP4, WMV etc..

I've followed loads of tutorials over the web after searching deep, and the only solution I thought, would be to buy a HD cam-corder, as it has better resolution (pixels) ?

LJR · #6 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 07:53 PM

Here's a link to some instructions on how to get the best quality video on YouTube. It's mainly FCP focused but any software has the same settings as those mentioned.

Btw Macbook Pro....deffo worth getting

uploading your movies for YOU Tube

cr3ativen4th · #7 (**permalink**) 09-10-2007, 08:01 PM

Originally Posted by LJR

Here's a link to some instructions on how to get the best quality video on YouTube. It's mainly FCP focused but any software has the same settings as those mentioned.

Btw Macbook Pro....deffo worth getting

uploading your movies for YOU Tube

How do I get "H.264" on Sony Vegas? I can't seem to find it..

(And with the Macbook Pro, I wouldn't have enough money, and probably wouldn't make a difference?)