How to Upload YouTube Videos in Real 16:9

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"I've uploaded lots of videos to YouTube in the past, but now I have a new HF100 HD camcorder and uploaded my first video to YouTube, However, when I went to view the video on YouTube, it showed black bars around the uploaded video. So, I made the video private while I try and figure this out. Can someone please tell me the proper settings to get perfect 16:9 widescreen video for YouTube?"

Content Creators tend to have pride in getting the format and presentation layer correct. Now YouTube has apparently changed all videos on its site to play in widescreen format. Most videos are playing with horizontal black bars on the side. This is probably because letterboxing is added to create 4:3 video from 16:9, meanwhile, pillarboxing is also added by the widescreen player. So you are recommended to upload original 16:9 video to YouTube.



As you could see in the above figure, the black bars around the video (windowboxing) ruin the view experience completely.

The key for YouTube to display your video the best possible way is to make 16:9 widescreen video for YouTube and upload the best possible quality 16:9 widescreen video that meets or exceeds their requirements. That is by encoding videos the right way. Here I'll show you how to encode, compress or optimize your videos before uploading them to YouTube with iFunia Video Converter for Mac.



YouTube (newest) recommended settings are:

H.264, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 format
640x480 (SD) or 1280x720 (HD) for 4:3 & 16:9 aspect ratios.
Frame rate should be the same as original video
Sampling rate: 44.1KHz for MP3/AAC audio

Step 1: Adding video to Video Converter for Mac

First you need to download and install iFunia Video Converter for Mac, after that click on the "Add Files" button to add the videos which you want to upload to YouTube. You may add as many videos as you want for batch conversion.


Step 2: Edit to output videos in real 16:9 widescreen

It's very important that you keep an aspect ratio of 4:3 or 16:9, otherwise the quality of your video will be degraded. If you want to output videos in real 16:9 widescreen, you can use the edit option of this program to customize the frame size (16:9, 4:3 or Keep Original) and cut off black margins. To personalize your video, you can also try to add picture or text watermark with customized transparency, size and position in your videos.


Step 3: Set output format to get perfect16:9 widescreen video for YouTube

YouTube supports almost any video format for upload, but for most users we have found that H.264, WebM, MPEG-2 or MPEG-4 video format give the best uploading results on YouTube. Also, If you want to fit the player perfectly, encode at these 16:9 resolutions: 1080p: 1920x1080, 720p: 1280x720, 480p: 854x480, 360p: 640x360, 240p: 426x240.


Step 4: Upload videos in Real 16:9 to YouTube?

Finally, you can convert you videos for YouTube by hitting the "Start" button. The convert progress bar shows you how much of the encoding is completed. To upload your video in Real 16:9 to YouTube?, follow the instructions on the YouTube? site. iFunia Video Converter for Mac guarantees that your video is now in a compatible format and proper settings for uploading and sharing on YouTube?

How to Play Christmas DVDs on iPad and iPhone 4S

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The holidays are supposed to be the happiest time of the year, but let's be realistic for a moment here: You haven't started shopping. You have a 12-hour car ride ahead of you to visit your cousins and you're stuck in the middle seat between your snoring grandmother and crying younger sibling.

To reduce your trip boredom, what about enjoy your new bought Christmas DVD movies on your iPad and iPhone 4S? Rip DVD videos to digital ones is your only choice. But the problem is: how to do it? Here I will show you how to rip Christmas DVDs to iPad and iPhone 4S compatible video files on Mac OS X with iFunia DVD Ripper for Mac.

Step 1: Download iFunia DVD Ripper for Mac and Run it

iFunia DVD Ripper for Mac is an easy use DVD converter, Which convert DVD to iPad and iPhone 4S compatible videos with extremely fast conversion speed and superior output quality. To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want).


Step 2: Load Christmas movies to the Mac DVD Ripper

Now get your Christmas DVD disc and insert it. Then run iFunia DVD Ripper on your Mac and click the big button "Add DVD ..." to load your DVD disk, you may see the name of DVD Movie disk if you insert DVD disk before running this DVD ripper tool (see the image below to have an idea). This may take up to a minute or two depending on the contents of the DVD and the speed of your optical drive.


Step 3: Select output format for watching Christmas movies on iPad and iPhone 4S

In "Destination Setup" you can use the "Output Format" drop-down menu to control the output format. Here you can find all of the iPad and iPhone 4S supported format in the output format drop-down list. What you should know is that the video quality mostly depends on the bitrate of the video you set. The larger bitrate you set, much more clear the output video is, but the larger file size you will get.


Step 4: Hit Start to convert Christmas DVD movies for iPad and iPhone 4S

Bingo! That's it! When the conversion is done you can copy the output DVD movies to your iPad or iPhone 4S and enjoy it on your holiday trip! That's all. When the conversion finished, you can click "Open" to locate the file in your hard drive.

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Picture Resolution
It is important to select a digital camcorder that has a decent picture resolution. Having a higher resolution or a higher amount of mega pixels has several advantages. It will allow you to capture photographs with better clarity. Generally speaking, it is great to have a digital camcorder with 3+ mega pixels because you can find a camcorder of this caliber without breaking your wallet!


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It is very important to consider the screen size of your digital camcorder. If you are recording video, you may want to review your video by playing it back in the screen. Having a larger screen size will allow you to preview your recording before you decide to upload it to your computer. You may have missed what you initially intended to record so it is important that you playback your video.

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How to make videos play in HD on YouTube automatically?

Youtube is now supporting HD video format in many videos so that viewers can have better video playback and watching experience. My preferred method of viewing YouTube vids is full-screen. However, when I click the player’s Full Screen button, I’m treated to rather grainy video. That’s because YouTube doesn’t automatically bump the resolution to its highest available setting. I have to click the resolution selector and choose it myself.Ithink it would be enabled by default.


For viewer with YouTube account and high speed Internet connection, and want to always watch all YouTube clips available in higher resolution in high quality mode, YouTube has provided an option in user account setting to set higher quality as default mode of playback when viewing YouTube video stream.You can follow the below step to force YouTube to always play video in high quality if available.


Step by step guide to make videos play in HD on YouTube automatically
1.Go to YouTube Account page.
2.Under “Account” section, click the Video Playback Quality link.
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4.Click the Save Settings button to make the change effective immediately.
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How to download and converter YouTube HD Videos?
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The Royal Wedding Live Stream
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