Higher quality HD than Youtube

Have you ever wondered that sometimes Youtube HD is not enough. You want more quality, you want something better. Now the question is “How to get better quality than Youtube HD”. That is the point of this article.

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You guys who want the absolute best quality streaming video on internet might find this useful.

[[I.R.A]_FBi]

i thought HD was a standard?

Originally Posted by [I.R.A]_FBi

i thought HD was a standard?

Resolutions in pixels:
1280x720 - 720p or just HD

1920x1080 - 1080p or Full-HD.

Then the quality is controlled by bitrate. Less bitrate, less quality.

[El_Mayo]

so.. HD doesn't NECESSARILY mean high quality?
just high resolution

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

so.. HD doesn't NECESSARILY mean high quality?
just high resolution

exactly.

If you encode a Full-HD (1920x1080) video at 100 Kbps, it will come out blocky and probably won't be watchable. You would still call it Full-HD if you just looked at the size of the video in pixels.

[digibucc]

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

so.. HD doesn't NECESSARILY mean high quality?
just high resolution

true - HD (high definition) refers to the resolution (vertical lines specifically) and not the bit-rate. There is no standard or lowest bit-rate for HD , however putting out HD content with a super low bit-rate is senseless, and i can't think of any commercial entities that would do that.

Also - YouTube, is not always HD , even if you hit the button. They have 4 different levels of quality, that I know of. Only the highest is actual HD, and that is only 720p. It is also not very common for people to upload true, 720p video - so the chance of seeing real HD on youtube is very low.

[CrackerJack]

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

so.. HD doesn't NECESSARILY mean high quality?
just high resolution

yes, about all site consider HD by it's resolution. Which for 1080p the bitrate is 15mbps. And
720p is 10mbps. This allows for excellent quality, any higher wouldn't look any better. But for websites, like YouTube. It makes a HUGE video file. Video sites, will auto down-grade the bitrate. Not really sure what YouTubes is though. I would say 8mbps more than likely

[EastCoasthandle]

Originally Posted by El_Mayo

so.. HD doesn't NECESSARILY mean high quality?
just high resolution

It just means high definition which is a generic term now a days. Which in an of itself is moot because we've had this type of IQ since what the 1940's?

Look, all they are doing is allowing more of the movie you see onto your TV/monitor. The image quality was already good from the get go. The problem was in the delivery system. Now that the delivery system has improved it's now a big marketing push "HD" and "BR" all of which only means you can now watch those programs/movies in better IQ then you could in the past.

In hindsight it's like someone turned up the dial on IQ allowing you to have better access of the same movie, show, etc. The movie, show, etc didn't change at all. It's your ability to actually see it as it was intended.

Originally Posted by CrackerJack

yes, about all site consider HD by it's resolution. Which for 1080p the bitrate is 15mbps. And
720p is 10mbps. This allows for excellent quality, any higher wouldn't look any better. But for websites, like YouTube. It makes a HUGE video file. Video sites, will auto down-grade the bitrate. Not really sure what YouTubes is though. I would say 8mbps more than likely

Their 720p bitrate will lie somewhere between 2mbps and 4mbps.

[EastCoasthandle]

Prime example:
I watched a movie called Bicentennial Man on ABC (1999 movie well before HD and BR was known about) about 2+ years ago at 1080i over the air. The IQ was absolutely stunning! I've never seen that movie marketed as "HD" or "BR" exclusive which furthers to prove my point.

[imperialreign]

TBH, from my experiences - it's a PITA to get either the HQ or HD link for your youtube vids. For some reason, their processing is picky as almighty hell . . . some vids will post up with HD, and others (at the same bitrates) won't.

Originally Posted by CrackerJack

Not really sure what YouTubes is though. I would say 8mbps more than likely

its 2 mbps

Originally Posted by imperialreign

TBH, from my experiences - it's a PITA to get either the HQ or HD link for your youtube vids. For some reason, their processing is picky as almighty hell . . . some vids will post up with HD, and others (at the same bitrates) won't.

is the resolution at least 1280x720 ? and bitrate at least 1000 kbps ?

[imperialreign]

Originally Posted by wolf2009

its 2 mbps



is the resolution at least 1280x720 ? and bitrate at least 1000 kbps ?

yep . . . my final processed res is 1280x720, witrh a bitrate typically between 7k and 8k.


I've been able to create a WIN MovieMaker profile that will always get the 1280x720 HD link - I use it as a final processing pass on the vid before uploading (I run VirtualDub for all my filters and effects . . . if anyone wants it, i can upload it later.


Only vids I've done are for STALKER:SoC - either gameplay or mod demonstrations, you can check them out here: http://www.youtube.com/user/THEimperialreign

Originally Posted by imperialreign

yep . . . my final processed res is 1280x720, witrh a bitrate typically between 7k and 8k.


I've been able to create a WIN MovieMaker profile that will always get the 1280x720 HD link - I use it as a final processing pass on the vid before uploading (I run VirtualDub for all my filters and effects . . . if anyone wants it, i can upload it later.

so even with that profile, 1280x720 and 7-8 mbps bitrate, you still get HQ instead of HD sometimes ?

[angelkiller]

Ok, maybe I missed the point of the article.

To me, all it proves is that Youtube has a higher compression rate than blip.tv.

I didn't get why he encoded the video as h.264 in the flv container. Doesn't all video sharing sites re-encode your videos after you upload them? Surely you're not watching the same video as you uploaded in your browser...?

What am I missing?

Originally Posted by angelkiller

Ok, maybe I missed the point of the article.

To me, all it proves is that Youtube has a higher compression rate than blip.tv.

I didn't get why he encoded the video as h.264 in the flv container. Doesn't all video sharing sites re-encode your videos after you upload them? Surely you're not watching the same video as you uploaded in your browser...?

Yes with Blip, you are watching the video you uploaded in your browser. Youtube re-encodes everything to 2mbps and you cannot go higher. With blip you can watch at the quality you uploaded.

[imperialreign]

Originally Posted by wolf2009

so even with that profile, 1280x720 and 7-8 mbps bitrate, you still get HQ instead of HD sometimes ?

with the profile I have - not anymore . . . at least, it continues to currently work. The older profile I had was hit-or-miss . . . youtube seems to change this processing requirements occasionally, and doesn't let the community know . . . then everyone goes through a trial and error process to figure out what works again.

But, my current MovieMaker profile does work for HD links.

Originally Posted by angelkiller

Ok, maybe I missed the point of the article.

To me, all it proves is that Youtube has a higher compression rate than blip.tv.

I didn't get why he encoded the video as h.264 in the flv container. Doesn't all video sharing sites re-encode your videos after you upload them? Surely you're not watching the same video as you uploaded in your browser...?

What am I missing?

youtube has a decen compression rating . . . but only with HD/HQ vids . . . standard vids are still tripe.

The only thing that youtube has over other sites - one, no limitations on subject matter (for the most part), meaning gaming vids and machinima can be posted . . . other sites don't allow certain types of vids . . . also, youtube doesn't have as strict of processing restrictions, or vid length (other sites can be quite strict with their upload limitations).

Sadly, youtube is the most flexible vid hosting site available . . . it's just a PITA occasionally.

[Kantastic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEyuntpNvzM

720P

Originally Posted by Kantastic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEyuntpNvzM

720P

damn! nice review. yours ?

[Kantastic]

Unfortunately no. :P I'm not rich enough for a Mamba, although my Sphex did arrive today.

BEST SURFACE EVER! It's so smooth yet has this give to it that gives me total control. Completely flat and feels good on my wrist. I had some issues with billing info so my original purchase was delayed and cancelled. Waited for the refund to appear on my Visa, ordered Thursday night, let the Razer support guy know I reordered and he expedited my order and it arrived the next day. Razer support is amazing!

If your going to encode to flash, super is not the way to do it. I encode a lot of flash videos and for quality there only 2 ways to do it. On with Adobe Media/Flash Encoder and the other a secret. Unless your using vp6 vbr 2 pass encode, your going to loose quality regardless.

[mrw1986]

Originally Posted by EastCoasthandle

Prime example:
I watched a movie called Bicentennial Man on ABC (1999 movie well before HD and BR was known about) about 2+ years ago at 1080i over the air. The IQ was absolutely stunning! I've never seen that movie marketed as "HD" or "BR" exclusive which furthers to prove my point.

While it may be true that "HD" wasn't exactly "known about" in 1999, the idea of HD has been around for a long time...scour the internet and you'll see what I mean. Pure film source (even stuff from many, many years ago) is technically HD which is why you will see very old films converted to bluray. I don't want to get in the exact details of it, but I heavily researched this a couple years ago. Some quick google searches will tell you what I'm talking about.

And yes, EastCoasthandle I know you already know this from reading your previous post, but maybe it could be helpful to others