Hi, I'm trying to create some simple animations in RAVE 3 and post them on YouTube.  My problem is that it seems like no matter what format (avi or mov) I export the animation in, when I upload it to YouTube it looks blurry.  I've also tried converting the exported files into other different formats (mp4, flv) and have the same problem.  Has anyone uploaded a RAVE animation to YouTube with success?  Other animations on YouTube look clear, so I'm not sure why there's a problem here.

Thanks!

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> Hi, I'm trying to create some simple animations in RAVE 3 and post them on
> YouTube. My problem is that it seems like no matter what format (avi or
> mov) I export the animation in, when I upload it to YouTube it looks
> blurry. I've also tried converting the exported files into other
> different formats (mp4, flv) and have the same problem. Has anyone
> uploaded a RAVE animation to YouTube with success? Other animations on
> YouTube look clear, so I'm not sure why there's a problem here.
>

it might be due to the physical size/layout of the project. I.e., you may
not be doing something things in a proportional size. Is your canvas a
320x240 size (or multiple thereof)?

No, its nothing to do with what you are doing, its the compression that Youtube applies to any uploaded content. it makes everything blurry.

If you are looking for a site that allows higher quality video uploads, try http://www.divshare.com/

Thanks for the replies.

I know youtube has bad compression, but my videos seem to be more blurry than other people's animations.  Here is a work in progress I posted as a test:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSSEUQmmi2Y

In RAVE, I've been creating the animations at 1280 x 960, 300 resolution.  When I export them as an AVI or quicktime movie, for some reason they come out at 408 x 304.  Is there a way to change that?

Scott the Poet:

for some reason they come out at 408 x 304.  Is there a way to change that?

Is this the resolution of the video shown on youtube, or the actual export size of Rave? Note: the dpi resolution has no effect on the size or resolution of your video, it is only neccessary for printing. 72dpi is OK.

If I may suggest, export your avi video at 720x486 (That's the D1 NTSC Format) if it is only for youtube. If you have to make a high quality video for professional editing and publishing, choose the HDTV format (1280x720) or HDVS (1920x1080). To get clear and sharp videos for youtube, you should disable the bitmap-and grafics-compression you'll find it in Rave3 under menu "options/document/save". In Video processing it is important, to maintain the best(not highest) and uncompressed resolution you can get till the final converting/exporting.

When you export your movie as .avi, the best compression codecs at the moment are XviD Mpeg4 Codec and if you have a dual core, the DivX 6.8.3 Codec is even better. Youtube handles movies the best if you export in those comressions.

Try out and good luck!

The 408 x 304 is the size of the exported RAVE file according to file properties shown in Windows Explorer.  It comes out this way regardless of what format I export it as and whether it's compressed or uncompressed.

Thanks for the tip on the bitmap and graphics compression.  I unchecked the boxes.

I'm a bit confused though about the file formats.  When I export the RAVE file in AVI format it gives me the choice of uncompressed or compressed.  If I choose compressed, it only lets me choose from the following:  Cinepak Codek by Radius, Intel Indeo Video R3.2, Intel IYUV codec, Microsoft Video 1, and Microsoft Windows Media 9.  Are one of these the same as D1 NTSC format? 

Also, I have a program called MediaCoder.  I could use that to convert the file to Xvid Mpeg 4.  Any recommendations on what settings I should use (if you're familiar with the program).

Scott the Poet:

I'm a bit confused though about the file formats.  When I export the RAVE file in AVI format it gives me the choice of uncompressed or compressed.  If I choose compressed, it only lets me choose from the following:  Cinepak Codek by Radius, Intel Indeo Video R3.2, Intel IYUV codec, Microsoft Video 1, and Microsoft Windows Media 9.  Are one of these the same as D1 NTSC format? 

Also, I have a program called MediaCoder.  I could use that to convert the file to Xvid Mpeg 4.  Any recommendations on what settings I should use (if you're familiar with the program).

 

If you choose "compressed", the codecs which are shown, are those installed on your system, but Rave doesn't(or can't) use all. If you're going to install the DivX codecs, they are also shown in the export menu of Rave (after you've restarted your computer, of course). Cinepak Codek by Radius, Intel Indeo Video R3.2, Microsoft Video 1, and Microsoft Windows Media 9: these Codecs are usually supplied with the preinstalled Windows Media Player.

You have to make a distinction between format and codec: the format is the resolution of your video (in height x width, not dpi), and the codec is the type of compression with which the pixels of your video are interpolated. The NTSC Format is a format which describes a digital resolution 720x480px with 29,97 images per second and a ratio of 4:3. It does not matter with which codec you compress, if you choose the resolution of 720x480px it is the NTSC format.

I am wondering that your MediaCoder support XviD Mpeg4, but Rave doesn't. Maybe it is only accessable with MediaCoder (I have the same with VideoSpin: if I don't buy the codecs within 14 days, they "expire"...).

I would suggest to use MediaCoder, if the output is proper for your needs, AND if it doesn't compress the video at import (some apps do that for faster editing...what a nonsence!).

Another Tipp for uploading videos on YouTube: don't use any software, which supports it automatically, say as a nice buit-in feature! Upload the videos directly from youtube and use the advanced settings.

Mo,

Thanks for the great explanation.  Actually, I didn't know that codecs could be installed separately from Rave.  I downloaded the Xvid codec from www.xvid.org, which is a completely free codec.  It shows up in my export dialog box, but when I try to export the file I get an I/O error saying it has a problem sharing.  Thoughts?

FYI, MediaCoder is simply a file format converter.  I had been trying to export from RAVE in AVI and then use MediaCoder to convert to MP4/Xvid, but didn't get any better results.

Thanks again.