Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

Hi Group,

I'm getting ready to shoot video with my Nikon D7000. After I edit the clips I'll up load them to YouTube. What is the best video setting to use. To me it seems like 1080p HiRes is a lot higher resolution than I need if my end game is YouTube. I appreciate your thoughts. Take care & ...

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

Al,
YouTube now shows videos in HD, so high resolution won't be wasted. The little button that looks like a gear in the lower right corner of the YouTube frame is the Settings button, and if you render your video in 1080P, people will be able to watch it at 1080P. Maybe I'm just imagining it, but the higher res video settings do seem a bit sharper to me.
I use a Nikon D3100 and shoot video in 1920x1080, 24fps, which is the highest resolution. That should also be the highest resolution on the D7000. You didn't mention what type of editor you have, but some editors allow you to zoom in on the original frame. This is the equivalent of video cropping, so the more resolution you start with, the better your cropped frames will look. Cropping can be just as handy in video as it is in still pics, as you can create a closeup sequence or simulate a different camera position where there wasn't one on the original video.
Bob

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

You can use a streaming device (like chromecast or roku) to shoot youtube to your TV. HD will not be wasted.

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

My thanks to you both for the information. It was most helpful. Take care & ...

gessman Loc: Colorado

Personally, I never shoot anything but the highest resolution I can. You can always edit the resolution down in an editor but can't go the other way. 1080p works well for blu ray should you later find a desire to burn it to disc to pass around, while DVD is 480p max. You may change your mind about your audience. I would recommend that you not box yourself into having to reshoot should you change your mind.

jimmya Loc: Phoenix

I shoot a lot of video with my Canon t3i and post a lot of pieces to my channel. I always shoot in HD at 1080 and these pieces load and run just fine. Yes You Tube, to save their space, does compress the video (how much I don't know) and that can effect the end quality. However if you send them 720, which I used to do with my t1i, that degrades the quality even more because they still compress.

Good luck

amehta Loc: Boston

Unless I have a really specific reason to do otherwise, I always use the highest resolution/quality that the equipment allows. It's much easier to reduce the resolution later than to increase it. YouTube does allow 1080p videos now, and you might find other uses for your videos where full resolution is good.

zigipha Loc: north nj

realize that the hd video files are more bigger and will take more longer to upload. the diff can be 10x. also, i believe the default quality even for uploaded hi def videos is 480, and the person will have to know to change it in the setting gear icon.

(flame off...more bigger and more longer were intentional)

gessman Loc: Colorado

Youtube is now allowing 4k video uploads and the max "p" you can view on there now is 2160p. You can find some here: http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=4k+videos+on+youtube

Here's one I downloaded and watched: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pxRHBw-k8M It is 3:34 long and the size is 15,511k but of course that is a MP4 video, highly compressed. It looks good though on my monitor. It plays well on my computer but really chugs when played even in the usual, small, window in youtube. Won't hardly play in full screen from youtube but I don't have the fasted Internet connection available.

Bobspez Loc: Southern NJ, USA

The YouTube 4k videos chug on my system as well. I have a cable modem with DL speed of 18Mbps, but once I set youtube down to 1080P they play fine in full screen (20" diagonal monitor). I guess 4K video won't be accessible unless you watch YouTube on your TV, or pay for a super fast connection.
Bob