We all know YouTube is the most popular destinations on the Internet for video watching and they does their own flash conversion using complex video handling. So why are they videos that simply display better quality than the rest of the tom and harry videos? This is because they came from other better sources. This guide is going to teach you how to optimized your videos for YouTube.

Firstly, choose a format of video you are going to start with. Most digital cameras can  shoot video, and cell phones, is the cheapest way to begin with. Most of the video editing software are now available on any latest computers along with basic video guide on how to start creating a story board.

When using a cell phone video source, try not to use Windows Movie Maker for video editing. You'll have a hard time editing and getting no results. I would recommend using QuickTime. Also you need to be aware that YouTube only supports certain formats for input. It is better for you make a .mov or .mp4, make sure your editor has the capability to handle that format.

Next, videos on YouTube are recommended to be of size 320×240 QVGA. Your camera video shot could be of different aspect ratio. Be prepared for some editing but do not stretch or pull the frames. Use a bit rate around 1000 kbps. And around 1200kbps it would overkill and take longer to process.

700kbps and 1000kbps should be your ideal range. Once you are ready with size, codec, and quality set up, selection your audio format. It is always better to use the MP3 audio codec. Your final output video file should be .mov or .mp4. Preview your video file and when you 're happy with the result, upload your video.

Your upload videos could take up to 10 minutes to be actually published on the site. Taking note that YouTube formats your file and encodes for flash streaming. Luck that this process is automatic and your efforts would produce a optimized video better than the rest of the video submitters.