How to Optimize Your YouTube Videos
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How to Optimize Your YouTube Videos
If you take a look on YouTube, you’ll notice that some videos simply look much better and professional compared to others. In fact, everyone can prepare a good enough video for YouTube with just a little know-how. This article explains how you can optimize your YouTube videos through different methods from different aspects.
Method 1: Choose the Right Equipment
It tends to help a lot if you have the proper or right equipment before recording a video. Most digital cameras and mobile phones today can shoot videos, which is a more affordable way to get started. However, if you can, it’ll be nice to invest in a digital camcorder as it truly helps toward recording better and higher quality footage.
Method 2: Pay Attention to Lighting and Sound
Don’t under-estimate the impact of light. You have to get enough light in order to produce a high quality video (i.e. start off with some research into ISO). Put some time into experimenting the effect of different lighting until you're satisfied with the result; especially if you’ll be shooting your videos indoors.
Better quality video also comes with enhanced quality of sound. If you’re planning to narrate your videos; an external microphone is needed to make sure that your voice is crystal clear. That’s because the built-in microphones can only filter the surrounding noise up to a certain level.
Better quality video also comes with enhanced quality of sound. If you’re planning to narrate your videos; an external microphone is needed to make sure that your voice is crystal clear. That’s because the built-in microphones can only filter the surrounding noise up to a certain level.
Method 3: Use Video Editing Software
Video editing software gives you a lot more control over how your video looks when you are done recording. Most computers offer basic video editing features with their pre-installed software such as Windows Movie Maker or Apple’s iMovie.
However, you might want to consider the Wondershare Video Editor if you need extra editing. It’s an easy-to-use yet powerful video editing tool. With just a few clicks, you can stitch video clips together; cut out unwanted parts; delete noise and add text; insert intro/credit; apply transitions; mosaic or PIP effects if desired. If you prefer an online video editor; YouTube’s Video Editor is on the top of the recommended list.
However, you might want to consider the Wondershare Video Editor if you need extra editing. It’s an easy-to-use yet powerful video editing tool. With just a few clicks, you can stitch video clips together; cut out unwanted parts; delete noise and add text; insert intro/credit; apply transitions; mosaic or PIP effects if desired. If you prefer an online video editor; YouTube’s Video Editor is on the top of the recommended list.
Method 4: Get the Right Settings for YouTube
Even though YouTube will automatically optimize your video for online playback, some settings done beforehand would certainly help to bring it up a notch. For example, maintain your video in the aspect ratio of 16:9 because your uploaded video of 4:3 will have the annoying black bars added once it’s playback on full-screen. Other than that, ensure your audio codec is either an MP3 or AAC with 44.1kHz sampling rate paired with the higher bitrate possible (no less than 192 kbps).