For YouTube I've been using 2 - 4mbps for ages, but recently I've upped myself to 10-20mpbs on short clips and it really does improve things.
If one can afford the bandwidth there's no reason not to go even higher - there's a 20GB limit, right? j > For my talking head blog I generate 1280x720 MP4 at either 2000Kbps or > 2500Kbps average sample rate using Handbrake, using 2 pass encoding if > I'm not in a hurry. Uploaded to Youtube. > Sometimes I'll use 3000Kbps or a bit higher for slightly higher > quality if I think my content deserves it or has more motion content > than normal. > > Dave. > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > -- --------------------------------------------------------------- Joly MacFie 218 565 9365 Skype:punkcast WWWhatsup NYC - http://wwwhatsup.com http://pinstand.com - http://punkcast.com Secretary - ISOC-NY - http://isoc-ny.org ---------------------------------------------------------------