YouTube upload problem

9bred4

To keep this short. My camera records 1080p and 60FPS. However when I upload to YouTube it defaults to 720p. Any advice? Link to video is https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGPMrcP3n7U&feature=youtu.be (I'm new don't judge)

ScumLord

It looks like processing into 1080 can take some time to get uploaded. I'd give it another day or two to see if it happens automatically. It may also be how you encoded the video, what format you used.

Check with youtube uploading help to make sure you're not uploading in some unrecognised format, that you're actually uploading in genuine 1080 and maybe see if there's a format like H.264 that might work better due to less processing on youtube side.

9bred4

No have a vid from 3 days ago still on 720p. And yeah I used just Windows Movie Maker which has YouTube settings on it. Hmm..

frozenfrozen

you rendered the video out in 720 not 1080.. i'd say don't use windows movie maker

9bred4

Don't want to be paying for a video editing thing just yet. Any good free ones?

frozenfrozen

Davinci resolve lite is free and has great editing features compared to any other free software. it's for colour grading but has fully blown editing functionality which is streets ahead of windows movie maker.

then use 'Avid media composer | First' when it comes out later this year, it's just a stripped down version of the very powerful full version. Resolve should tide you over until then.

Watch a lot of youtube tutorials on what's actually happening when you're rendering video just to get an idea of why you're doing it and why stuff may not work like your issue on this thread

colossus-x

1. Check the cam is see if its set to record in 1080. They can be set record in lower resolutions.
2. Double check the file on your pc by checking the properties of the file. Find the resoution property.
3. Upload a very short 1080 clip on youtube. Set it private. Check back later to see what it's res is at.

GoingBonkers

Try adobe premiere pro?