I'm brand new to YT and just looked at a video I put up there. When I view it on YT, it's crappy. When I view the file on my laptop, it looks fine. Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong? I went to YT because I just wanted an easy place to pop videos to share with friends/family, but I'd like them to look good! Thanks
https://youtu.be/hyr6ihGUlJs

Hi Kristin. Your clips look better than your buddy’s. My take is that you benefit from being closer to your subject and that one sequence of the two fish looks to have some artificial light, both of which are very helpful. Is most of the video straight out of camera without grading and processing? That could be part of it, with differences in what each camera puts out in terms of contrast and color balance. Fun stuff though!

Craig

2 hours ago, Kristin said:

I'm brand new to YT and just looked at a video I put up there. When I view it on YT, it's crappy. When I view the file on my laptop, it looks fine. Can anyone tell me what I've done wrong? I went to YT because I just wanted an easy place to pop videos to share with friends/family, but I'd like them to look good! Thanks
https://youtu.be/hyr6ihGUlJs

You Tube does auto bit rate and sizing it seems, On my big screen the video is often obviously stretched but looks a lot better on a smaller screen.

The biggest thing is it will degrade the quality if the connection is not great. I just watched at home on a decent connection on my big screen and your footage looks pretty good. Smaller screens need a lower bitrate to look good.

The footage under the overhang looks a bit familiar - quite like a shot I got from the Labyrinth divesite a few years back now.

Vimeo is a good alternative, where you can ensure quality is not modified by provider.