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Old 20th August 2012   #1
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Hey,

Ok so I've made a track in FL studio using 44,100Khz - 16bit setting since it's going to be published in a CD, but I want to upload it to YouTube too.

I want maximum audio quality for the YT video, so I'm a bit confused here.

The standard audio sample rate for any video (even for a video song with just a picture in it) is 48Khz, and YouTube recommends 384kbps for the audio bitrate.

In FL I can only export in either 320, 350 or 450Kbps (the ones close to 384kbps) and in these formats: Wav, OGG and MP3.

Well I know that I should export the final song in Wav for max quality, but should I choose 350kbps (which is closer to 384kbps and thus less convertion) or 450kbps (higher quality but more convertion needed to reach 384kbps).

And now that the track is complete, should I set the track to 48Khz and then export it (to match YouTube's recommended settings)? I personnaly think It's better to export the track at 44Khz and use a SRC like r8brain to convert it to 48Khz since both FL studio SRC and Sony Vegas SRC (where I'll be making the video) are crap, compared to r8brain.

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there is a way a lot easier..
Youtube support only video files (ex..mov, mpeg4, wmv etc..)
All you need is to create the "right" video file according to youtube specifications, in this way you will don't lose quality.
You will need a video editing software to do the job.


Here are the settings (I use Sony Vegas Pro to do this):

Export from "Fruity Loop" a .wav file 44.1 kHz 16 bit.
Import the audio in Sony Vegas or other video editing software.
Create your video with slides, video files, all what you want.

Go to "export video" or "render as" and change settings:

- the file format should be a ".mp4" or "Sony AVC"
- audio settings should be AAC - 48 kHz - 128 or 384 kbps
- video framerate 25 fps or better 30 fps
- video resolution 640 x 480 (if you want you can set in HD)

thats it ! Your video software will make the audio conversion from original .wav to the AAC according to Youtube settings..

So the resulting file will be a .mp4 ready to upload on youtube, but the audio inside is decoded in AAC format..No audible quality loss !


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there is a way a lot easier..
Youtube support only video files (ex..mov, mpeg4, wmv etc..)
All you need is to create the "right" video file according to youtube specifications, in this way you will don't lose quality.
You will need a video editing software to do the job.


Here are the settings (I use Sony Vegas Pro to do this):

Export from "Fruity Loop" a .wav file 44.1 kHz 16 bit.
Import the audio in Sony Vegas or other video editing software.
Create your video with slides, video files, all what you want.

Go to "export video" or "render as" and change settings:

- the file format should be a ".mp4" or "Sony AVC"
- audio settings should be AAC - 48 kHz - 128 or 384 kbps
- video framerate 25 fps or better 30 fps
- video resolution 640 x 480 (if you want you can set in HD)

thats it ! Your video software will make the audio conversion from original .wav to the AAC according to Youtube settings..

So the resulting file will be a .mp4 ready to upload on youtube, but the audio inside is decoded in AAC format..No audible quality loss !


-Francis-
Hey, thanks for the response!

I understand what you say, but as i've mentioned Sony Vegas has a low quality SRC. So isn't it better to first convert the track from 44Khz to 48Khz using a better software like r8brain then insert the converted 48khz track into vegas so that no low quality convertion take place?

Thanks.
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Hey, thanks for the response!

I understand what you say, but as i've mentioned Sony Vegas has a low quality SRC. So isn't it better to first convert the track from 44Khz to 48Khz using a better software like r8brain then insert the converted 48khz track into vegas so that no low quality convertion take place?

Thanks.
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