Youtube Upload, increase quality/control (HQ hack obsolete)

[si_edgey]

- The -b 100 command, with that you set the video-bitrate to 100 kbit/s, which is quite low.
- The time duration extension is a way to fool the average bitrate;

Thanks a lot for that man, that cleared up the purpose of the extension of the time. For me 350kbps is actually enough - I would like 160kbps MP3 stereo audio and around 150kbps video, I might change my settings a bit to sort that out.

typo?

Hehe yes it was, oops. Technically then, all I should need to do is run hexalter and it should bypass encoding? For some reason it's not working for me, perhaps because I am encoding video too rather than just the picture you are putting on your vids?

I am finding that after encoding with FFMPEG, Mediainfo is only showing an audio bitrate and not a video bitrate...I see someone else has experienced this above. This doesn't happen with Moyea Flash MX so I tried HexAltering the res on one of it's output files...it still gets encoded to LQ after ~10 mins. Poocakes.

Any thoughts are hugely appreciated, thanks.

[NiGHTsC]

it takes some time for "&fmt=18" version to be available... give it 1hr or so and then check back

cool, I saw it, but I just noticed that HQ version isn't any better, guess I have to learn how to hack the bitrate too:P

EXAMPLE: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_S0-mhiTd9I

frifox, can you tell us what's the command you use in FFMPEG to encore this EVE video?
My video is only 23secs long, so all I need is encore it to FLV with high bitrates and bypass the YT re-encore step.

Thanx again.

[rajman]

google for "hexalter" and go to first link... there you'll find a download link for "hexalter" program. download it and put it in the same folder as your FLV video produced by FFMPEG

open a command prompt and browse to that folder. then simply execute the command:

hexalter uTubeVideo.flv 0x120=0x08,0x06,0x11,0x1F

*** of course replace "uTubeVideo.flv" with the your FLV's file name

what the command above does is, it goes to offset 0x120 (228th hex-pair), and replaces the next 4 hex pairs with "08 06 11 1F".


why offset 0x120? because i've noticed that in all of my FLV's produced with FFMPEG, the first video packet's resolution is located at the same exact place - starting at 228th hex-pair.

PS: i use values "08 06 11 1F" (16x12) because currently it worked 100% of times for me

Thanks for that command Frifox, Ive just uploaded a video using that and its been HQ even after 20 mins....I just hope it stays that way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LllVc6JIMlw

EDIT: Ive noticed that the thumbnail is black (has to be the padded frames) is there any way to get the thumbnail as the frame that is half way through the video as normally youtube does?

Hmmmmm I thought the thumbnail was black beacuse it must have been loacted somewhere in the padded frames, But it isnt! I just uploaded a video that has no padding or fake time duration (as it is under 350kbps) and the thumbnail previews for all 3 possible were still black =( Does anyone know why this is? or is it just beacuse command 'hexalter uTubeVideo.flv 0x120=0x08,0x06,0x11,0x1F' does this and theres no thumbnail possible using this method?
Heres the video btw: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKGm6PT_Zvc

[ThePapaX]

when you encode with Vmutube, the resolution's hex location is at 0x120 but, when you use ffmpeg only it is not at 0x120... I'm I right?... would it be because of metadata?, in that case the hexalter won't work. i suposse.

[mikejf]

[quote="NiGHTsC"]

... but I just noticed that HQ version isn't any better, guess I have to learn how to hack the bitrate too:P
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I'm getting good results using frifox's original VMuTube tool method. I'm using it just as before- 1. use Vegas to create a padded 10:59 video (original is 3-5 minutes or so), 2. render as avi H.264, 3. run VMuTube.bat to create flv. Mediainfo reports it has a 345 Kbps rate but it does play at a faster rate when using &fmt=18 on YT. Until the thumbnail problem is fixed, I'm going to use the old method and &fmt=18 with playback

[rajman]

Ohh I cant believe how n00by I was on my last comment the thumbnail will appear, only when a picture is exactly in the middle of the video BUT it must be in the top left corner at dimensions 16x12...so I guess thats why Frifox's vids have the pixelated thumbnail!

[mikejf]

by the way YT did 'maintenance' last night, June 16. Anything can change after these maintenance things

[Golgota]

HQ is still alive, even though YouTube did some Maintenance IMtube 2.1 still goes into superb HQ production. Great!!

watch : http://youtube.com/watch?v=1kP0gNYmDCI

[mikejf]

not only that I uploaded a vid using VMuTube 1.1 about 3 hours ago and it's still untouched

[Golgota]

not only that I uploaded a vid using VMuTube 1.1 about 3 hours ago and it's still untouched

using VMuTube 1.1? okay, but did u hack it maybe just like the 2nd ver of VMuTube which implies some hacking tools..
mmm.. now i understand, untouched means u add the &fmt=18 right, it same goes to my previous Vid : http://youtube.com/watch?v=-6Nc_A6vIuI (VMuTube 1.1) but if u notice, the sound encoded into MONO... huhh!! i'm sick of this..

can u show me ur video mikejf?

[NicksVideo]

I just uploaded two videos using VMuTube 1.1 as well, and both are still untouched.

Golgota, you don't have to do anything except follow the VMuTube instructions to get it to work right now. However, chances are it won't last long. And untouched means it bypasses the YouTube re-encoding, and has nothing to do with adding '&fmt=18'

[harmster]

Thanks All especially to the "Expert". .information here are "MORE THAN ENOUGH" for me to alter the old version IMUTUBE and VMUTUBE...and it works... my videos and still videos + STEREO audio track are still intact for more than 12 hrs now...hopefully still the same after 24 hrs .. (I noticed ppl unable to "search" youtube for this "hack" type video even i try myself after 12hrs upload time and still can find my videos-anybody experience the same problem???)

[frifox]

frifox, can you tell us what's the command you use in FFMPEG to encore this EVE video?

more or less, i use same command for pretty much all of my uploads:


Encode Video

ffmpeg -i video.avs -pass 1 -an -vcodec flv -b 250k -g 150 -cmp 2 -subcmp 2 -mbd 2 -flags aic+cbp+mv0+mv4+trell+umv+gmc+obmc video.flv

ffmpeg -i video.avs -pass 2 -an -vcodec flv -b 250k -g 150 -cmp 2 -subcmp 2 -mbd 2 -flags aic+cbp+mv0+mv4+trell+umv+gmc+obmc video.flv

Encode Audio:

ffmpeg -i video.avs -vn audio.wav

lame audio.wav audio.mp3 --abr 100 -q0 --resample 44.1 --lowpass 18

Mux Audio+Video:

ffmpeg -i audio.mp3 -acodec copy -i video.flv -vcodec copy uTubeVideo.flv

to make PNG+MP3 combo, i use different command:

ffmpeg -i audio.mp3 -acodec copy -loop_input -f image2 -i video.png -vcodec flv -r 1 -g 10 -qscale 2 -shortest uTubeVideo.flv

[mikejf]

just reporting that I have uploaded three vids now with old VMuTube 1.1 method and last two got quickly re-encoded, however the first one still untouched (7 hours now). Nothing different about it as far as I can tell. I think some just slip through sometimes.

[harmster]

just reporting that I have uploaded three vids now with old VMuTube 1.1 method and last two got quickly re-encoded, however the first one still untouched (7 hours now). Nothing different about it as far as I can tell. I think some just slip through sometimes.

Use Hexalter after processing with VMuTuve ... I notices there's a slight changes on video quality after 14hrs I uploaded the video but audio still untouched (in STEREO-not sure if my footage already being process by YOUTUBE but definitely there's changes on video quality)

Will wait for the video to pass 24hrs test..

For still test image using IMUTUBE with hexalter also in "great shape"....till now.

[Golgota]

Hi guys, my uploaded video report:

VMuTube 1.1 Production

Death Race Trailer. I resize it into 480x360 & do the same thing (VMuTube 1.1)
Got encoded after 2mins Uploaded.. :'(((

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pB8PrgcXq2Q

[bayme]

VMuTube 1.1 Production

Got encoded after 2mins Uploaded.. :'(((

Why are you all trying this still? It has been known for ages now.
There's another method that bypasses the re-encoding of your upload:
https://forum.videohelp.com/topic336882-630.html

[frifox]

note to everyone:
plz dont report your video here as HQ unless it stayed HQ for more than 24hrs! patience my friends, patience


going back to topic, i think hex-editing the resolution is not required anymore. there is a better way
but before i start blabbering about this "better" way, first i'll see if the videos uploaded with that "new" way stay HQ for more than 24hrs... so far they stayed HQ for 7hrs, but i'm pretty confident that it will work in the long run too...

[FoxLocked]

VMuTube 1.1 Production

Got encoded after 2mins Uploaded.. :'(((

Why are you all trying this still? It has been known for ages now.
There's another method that bypasses the re-encoding of your upload:
https://forum.videohelp.com/topic336882-630.html

I dont see any method

[frifox]

I dont see any method

Thanks All especially to the "Expert". .information here are "MORE THAN ENOUGH" for me to alter the old version IMUTUBE and VMUTUBE...and it works...

if you dont see it, then you didnt read the topic close enough

[FoxLocked]

I dont see any method

Thanks All especially to the "Expert". .information here are "MORE THAN ENOUGH" for me to alter the old version IMUTUBE and VMUTUBE...and it works...

if you dont see it, then you didnt read the topic close enough

Is it this???

it seems that youtube leaves FLV's with resolution less than 16x16 in original format without converting to LQ... so far all of my 16x12 uploads stayed HQ

that got me thinking, how does youtube check for resolution? after some experimenting i found that youtube apparently checks first video packet's resolution and takes that as your video's resolution.

by simply faking first video packet's resolution to something like 16x12, youtube will leave your uploads in HQ... which is pretty much what babymammoth's w16 method is all about =D

EXAMPLE: http://youtube.com/watch?v=_S0-mhiTd9I


PS: video packet's resolution is a set of 4 hex-pairs, if format "WW WW HH HH"... its the 16th hex pair after the 09 (start of the video packet)....

PS: 16x12 would be "08 06 11 1F"

[frifox]

give it a shot and try it experimenting is the best way to lean

[FoxLocked]

Ok So umm... im a noob here and i don't understand this. What program are you guys using to convert your video to flv??

[rajman]

Frifox how u get the thumbnail correct on this video of yours?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqYOcUzhfVk

[frifox]

luck during experiments?

[rajman]

Ohh ok, but what did you do if you do mind saying? Cant still be the 16x12 thumbnail can it? If not what did you do?

[frifox]

something along the lines of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR6WvJNlKQ8

[bayme]

Ok So umm... im a noob here and i don't understand this. What program are you guys using to convert your video to flv??

This has already been discussed extensively in these threads:
https://forum.videohelp.com/topic336882.html
https://forum.videohelp.com/topic345987.html
https://forum.videohelp.com/topic346256.html
https://forum.videohelp.com/topic351166.html
I highly recommend reading these before repeating questions that have been answered time and again by many others before you.

[FoxLocked]

Im downloading Super and the free converter.

EDITED: Super Doesn't convert videos to FLV. The free Converter Doesn't Work

[rajman]

something along the lines of:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR6WvJNlKQ8

That was awesome, never knew you can merge different frame rate FLV's together XD Can you provide any help on how to get the thumbnail right? Ive got the HQ vids working fine but the thumbail is a pain in the backside and I cant get around it! I know about the 16x12 in the top-left corner but we just get pixelated thumbnails =( And this vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VqYOcUzhfVk Has a normal thumbnail, how did you do that one so right?