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

[zappa_engine]

It's not perfect yet! I can't seem to get it to work without the 3 second pad. Maybe I'll have to resign and create that customized 3 second loading screen instead.

With regular H263, you can start it fine without any of these 3 seconds of pad. I'm guessing it is failing to encode because it's not finding at least 3 seconds of "stuff" to encode.

I'm tired from trying to get H264 to work without that header time.

[frifox]

look at it from a good perspective... now you have full and easy control of your thumbnail!

[FreeOurTube]

Hey whats all over?

HQ

now its youtube's turn. we'll see how long this lasts hahaha

No, I meant it's all over:

YouTube re-encodes everything now (or reports an error).

[rajman]

Heres my test video of using H264: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWMLmiNZDc

The total bitrate is <350kbps so no messing with the timestamp.
PS. Ignore the thumbnail at the start, it was for a previous test video that I just used on this XD

[FreeOurTube]

Heres my test video of using H264: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWMLmiNZDc

The total bitrate is <350kbps so no messing with the timestamp.
PS. Ignore the thumbnail at the start, it was for a previous test video that I just used on this XD

Give it an hour and you'll be crying like a baby. It will be re-encoded.

[frifox]

Give it an hour and you'll be crying like a baby. It will be re-encoded.

how long ago did that start happening?

[rajman]

Heres my test video of using H264: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWMLmiNZDc

The total bitrate is <350kbps so no messing with the timestamp.
PS. Ignore the thumbnail at the start, it was for a previous test video that I just used on this XD

Give it an hour and you'll be crying like a baby. It will be re-encoded.

So its all blocked yeh? H264 and VP6?

[FreeOurTube]

how long ago did that start happening?

Not long ago.

So its all blocked yeh? H264 and VP6?

Yes, and H.263. I made a test with one video after the first reports.

And I don't believe in coincidences.

[frifox]

yes, hex editing to 4x3 doesnt work anymore (c243 method)...

[FreeOurTube]

This was meant to be by the higher powers... of YouTube. Just listen to your last HQ video ever on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIDLGi60r08

It's time for mourning.

[frifox]

if thats true, then the soundtrack of that video is RIGHT SPOT ON...

[virtualgamesco]

I suppose YouTube gave us something extra along with the 'My Account' format upgrade.

[rajman]

I suppose YouTube gave us something extra along with the 'My Account' format upgrade.

Yehh they now made 'my_videos2' as default now under 'My Account'....which I dont like

[FreeOurTube]

if thats true, then the soundtrack of that video is RIGHT SPOT ON...

Consider renaming the video "HQ Funeral".

[Assault]

Uhh, FreeOurTube, it's still HD as far as I can see.

[FreeOurTube]

Uhh, FreeOurTube, it's still HD as far as I can see.

...last HQ video ever on YouTube

[Assault]

My bad, but Rajman and zappa have uploaded a few HQ just recently, lets see if they hold. Hoping they do.

[zappa_engine]

I'll say there are some issues with the flv tool I released, and I'm using different methods at the moment.
If you're basing anything off the results of that tool, it is very picky with codecs, and audio formats.

With that said, FreeOurTube has done some amazing work and if he says video's are getting re-encoded I wouldn't doubt it. My last video upload was before that report so I'll try to test again with another upload.

[zappa_engine]

I work with FLV tags, and not by hex, nor by any other tool besides maybe ffmpeg. Here's an explanation of my current method by code. I think the code is easy to read but if you have questions about how that method works, just let me know.

        static void youtube_patch()
        {
            int time_stamp_interval = 1; // 52 for H264
            int pad_multiplier = 1; // 20 for H264
            Console.WriteLine("\n\n\n[RUNNING YOUTUBE PATCH SCRIPT]\n");
            create_flv_stub(output_flv_file, 5);

            generate_custom_video_flv_tag_with_ffmpeg(0, 640, 272);
            append_flv_tag("custom.ffmpeg.flv.tag", output_flv_file);

            generate_custom_audio_flv_tag("audio.flv.tag", 0, 128);
            append_flv_tag("audio.flv.tag", output_flv_file);

            generate_custom_video_flv_tag("rejector.flv.tag", pad_multiplier * time_stamp_interval, 0, 4, 3);
            append_flv_tag("rejector.flv.tag", output_flv_file);

            for (int i=(pad_multiplier*1); i<(pad_multiplier*2); i++) {
            generate_custom_audio_flv_tag("audio.flv.tag", i * time_stamp_interval, 128);
            append_flv_tag("audio.flv.tag", output_flv_file);
            }

            generate_custom_video_flv_tag_with_ffmpeg((pad_multiplier*2) * time_stamp_interval, 640, 272);
            append_flv_tag("custom.ffmpeg.flv.tag", output_flv_file);

            for (int i = (pad_multiplier*2); i < (pad_multiplier * 3); i++)
            {
            generate_custom_audio_flv_tag("audio.flv.tag", i * time_stamp_interval, 128);
            append_flv_tag("audio.flv.tag", output_flv_file);
            }

            if (padding_needed)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Padding needed");
                generate_custom_audio_flv_tag("audio.flv.tag", (long)Math.Ceiling(expected_duration / 1000) * 1000, 128);
                append_flv_tag("audio.flv.tag", output_flv_file);
            }
            else
            {
                Console.WriteLine("Final padding is not needed");
            }

            append_flv_file(input_flv_file, output_flv_file, (pad_multiplier * 3) * time_stamp_interval);

            File.Delete("audio.flv.tag");
            File.Delete("thumbnail.flv.tag");
            File.Delete("rejector.flv.tag");
            File.Delete("aspect.flv.tag");
            File.Delete("custom.ffmpeg.flv.tag");

        }

Nevermind, my fault Previous code had bad reject frame! That's what I get for not testing
Blah.

[FreeOurTube]

I'll say there are some issues with the flv tool I released, and I'm using different methods at the moment.
If you're basing anything off the results of that tool, it is very picky with codecs, and audio formats.

With that said, FreeOurTube has done some amazing work and if he says video's are getting re-encoded I wouldn't doubt it. My last video upload was before that report so I'll try to test again with another upload.

Thank you for your kind words; I wouldn't trust me too much, though. I tested with only one video.

[rajman]

Heres my test video of using H264: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWMLmiNZDc

The total bitrate is <350kbps so no messing with the timestamp.
PS. Ignore the thumbnail at the start, it was for a previous test video that I just used on this XD

Give it an hour and you'll be crying like a baby. It will be re-encoded.

The H264 video I uploaded didnt get reconverted and its stayed HQ overnight (12 hours): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBWMLmiNZDc
And the C243 also still works as my latest video has remained HQ after 7 hours

[FoxLocked]

zappa's flv reader doesn't work anymore

It does work.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BR7OVsQsZwY

[calikokat]

Speaking as a musician with 1000 subscribers and over 150 videos on youtube...I'm about to pack it in with youtube and go to www.vimeo.com. I can upload my music in stereo and HD ..without any hassles .As a musician u reach a point where youtube...sound is crap and better options lie elsewhere.I may not get as many viewers at vimeo but I'll spend more time on the piano and less time trying to get stereo.. As a musician I dont want to spend hours searching the Internet trying to find a way to upload better audio to Youtube..Vimeo gives me the stereo audio without the hassles... ...Hello vimeo...goodbye Youtube. RIP

[Spritemoney]

zappa's flv reader doesn't work anymore

It does work.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=BR7OVsQsZwY

ok the strangest thing happened to me, with "certain" videos zappa's program work's for me, which is weird, like i was doing some tests, and "certain" videos work.

[Spritemoney]

I'm currently doing some tests, with FLV reader, and some other stuff, i'll say if they get reencoded or not
i'll say in one hr, cuz i g2g.

update: 1:22 Eastern USA time
FLV reader doesn't work but "FIG" does!!!

[frifox]

"FIG" what the heck is that?
(in russian FIG = "the middle finger", hahaha)

[cjwcorp]

Hey Frifox and members of VideoHelp Forums.

I rendered the video in Sony Vegas using
480x360 Resolution
20 Frame Rate
1.0 Square
None Field Order

Then I rendered in my special encoder O_o (I made a special script based off your VMuTube scripts.

128 bitrate
20 frame rate


If you want to try the method, you should make the entire video stretch to 10:57 and have the ThumbNail picture in 5:27

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Please reply to this and check out the video to see if it is HD or Not.
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[frifox]

post some more tech details about this method of yours, and then we'll tell you if this method has been or hasnt been covered....

[frifox]

kaourantin.net[/url]]# AAC SBR offers demonstrable advantages over plain MP3, think 5.1 channel surround sound f.ex. While the Flash Player does only support 2 channels output at this time, there is opportunity to go beyond that.

You have to wait until Flash Player 10 at least.

that article is from last year....

Adobe® Flash® technologies support the next-generation AAC audio codecs defined by the ISO/IEC 14496-3 (MPEG-4 part 3) standard, including Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) Main, AAC Low Complexity (LC), and High Efficiency AAC v2 Profile (HE-AAC v2, also known as HE-AAC+, eAAC, and aacPlus v2).

AAC Main adds perceptual noise shaping to the MPEG-2 version of AAC, improving quality at lower bitrates. AAC Main can handle up to five channels plus one subwoofer channel (5.1) in a single audio object. AAC LC is slightly less efficient than AAC Main and requires less CPU power to encode and decode. AAC LC is optimized for low-bitrate applications such as streaming. HE-AAC v2 is a superset of the AAC core codec that couples spectral band replication (SBR) and parametric stereo (PS) techniques to enhance frequency domain coding efficiency and improve the efficiency of low-bitrate stereo signals. HE-AAC v2 supports up to 48 audio channels and enables 5.1 and 7.1 surround sound experiences.

Source: Adobe

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[cjwcorp]

Frifox Wrote:
post some more tech details about this method of yours, and then we'll tell you if this method has been or hasnt been covered....

I saved a video as 480x360 Resolution. Frame Rate = 20. Set field order to "None (progressive scan)" and set the pixel aspect ratio to "1"

I rendered it as AVI and ran the script. (VmuTube V2)

VmuTube Settings: 128 Bitrate/ 100 KeyFrameRate

After I got the output file, I got the "default.flv" file from the C243 method.

I used the FLVBind command: FLVBind youtube-complete.flv default.flv utubevideo.flv

Finally, I uploaded my youtube-complete.flv file onto YouTube and VOILA! HD IT IS!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=43h2JbQHeCQ

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