Beat the Compression – How to Get Better YouTube Uploads
One thing that not a lot of people seem to be aware of is that when you upload a video file to YouTube, they will immediately re-encode and re-compress that file.
Your video will be converted to a new set of files using their own codec, at their own bitrates and subject to their own compression settings.
Even if you upload at the exact parameters and file type they recommend, it will still be re-encoded.
They do this for two reasons.
The first is so that they are operating on a universal codec for decoding and streaming all across the platform which in turn simplifies and adds consistency to the process for them.
The second reason is based on the fact that YouTube is a streaming service at its heart so it is designed to provide the best possible quality BUT!
The stream itself must be deliverable and ideally, operate on a smooth, uninterrupted basis.
In other words they are not going to attempt a 4K stream to a smartphone connected to a 3G network based on steam driven infrastructure!
That’s why when you upload they create a copy at the highest resolution you uploaded at and then they create lower resolution copies with even heavier compression.
So that’s the basic nuts and bolts of what it is and how it works but having said all of that there are still things you can control to improve how your videos look even after their compression.
How To Add Effects To Objects – PowerDirector
This is an A.I. driven feature in PowerDirector (and a few others to be honest) that I can actually get behind.
Motion tracking has been a feature in most advanced video editing programs for a while now and has really opened up a whole world of possibilities for effects and adjustments.
Before that you had to be kind of insane enough to sit in front of a computer and manually keyframe a motion path or mask frame by frame.
Automatic motion tracking arrived and this was a total game changer.
The problem with that version of motion tracking was that regardless of the software being used, unless there was a clear and distinct object or feature in a video to track, there was a tendency for the process to fail.
This meant a lot of time spent going back and correcting the track to get it accurate when it had lost whatever it was it was supposed to be tracking.
Of course that was always better than manual keyframing so most of us were OK with it.
Move to today and it is a whole new world where we can now use the traditional motion tracking features but at the same time have an A.I. model watching and correcting as it runs.
This is a way better solution and the results are very accurate.
Here’s a demo in PowerDirector.
How to Create an Effect Mask to Make one Person Black and White
This is a follow on from the previous post displaying the A.I based masking and tracking feature in CyberLink PowerDirector.
There is nothing much more to add as far the procedure goes I just wanted to add it to show another way you can use it.
How to Compress Video Without Losing Quality
Most video editing software can handle reducing file size quite competently by allowing you to reduce the resolution or bitrate of any file.
However it is not necessarily a task it is specifically designed to do.
If you really want to compress a file and maintain absolutely the best quality then a purpose built tool is your best option.
Here are a few alternatives.
What’s New in Filmora 14.8: Full VEO3 Tutorial + Game-Changing AI Video Tools
One of the more recent and frankly quite impressive A.I. tools that has come online is VEO3.AI (https://veo3.ai/)
This is an A.I. model that creates very impressive looking videos based on whatever information you provide in the form of a prompt.
Accessing it directly will run you at about U.S. $30 per month which is fine if you are going to be generating that amount of content with it.
If not then another way to use it is through an existing software that has it integrated through their own API.
In the video below you can see how to do that using Filmora so that you can enter a prompt and have the results pulled back into your editing software in one go.
Filmora 14 Hidden Cost Revealed – Paid Effects and AI Credits
While we are on the subject of Filmora and its integration with various external A.I. platforms, here’s a good one from Jacky on the subject of costs.
In the article above I mentioned that access to VEO3.ai through Filmora is probably a better deal if your use of the software is not that high.
In fact there are a number of external services you can use from within Filmora so here’s a breakdown on the costs.
How to Use the New Instagram Edits App (Step-by-Step)
So, Instagram have just come out with a separate App for editing videos and posting directly to Instagram (obviously!).
Will I ever use it? No, I never edit on mobile devices but there are lots of people who do!
Here’s a run through of all the features of the App from the guys at Primal Video.
See How to Make Your Videos More Fun With These 5 Transitions
These are a few simple but very effective transition suggestions from the people at GoPro.
In line with the action cam style of shooting these ones are basically “in-camera” transitions rather than anything depending on too much intervention at the editing stage.
Create a Cinematic Blast Impact Concussion Effect in DaVinci Resolve
This is a demonstration of creating a reasonably complex effect in DaVinci Resolve.
Having said that there is nothing really in the creation of the effect that absolutely requires that you do it in Resolve.
Most other reasonably well equipped video editors can pull this off with no problem.
The main reason I have added it other than the fact that it is a cool effect is this.
In order to create sequences like this you have to have a plan and pretty clear idea of what it is that you want to achieve BEFORE you start doodling around in your software.
Trying to do it any other way always ends up in a kind of half baked attempt or an entirely failed attempt altogether.
Introduction to DaVinci Resolve – [Full Course] for Beginners (2025)
So the deal is that about once per year Casey Faris comes out with a full introduction to DaVinci Resolve course.
This is a course for absolute beginners and used to be one that he sold for what I always thought was a reasonable price.
This year he has done the same thing with the difference being that the course is totally free!
Clearly if you have ever wanted to use Resolve or switch to it then this is definitely the course for you.
Having said that let be be clear, I will be doing this course even though I am not a beginner with Resolve at all.
This course is based on the latest version of Resolve 20 so there’s that but I mainly do the course every year because I always learn something new.
The other advantage I gain is that there are so many knobs and dials and buttons and choices in Resolve that I often forget things completely.
Highly recommended.
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