Is YouTube affecting the quality of your gaming videos?
Is YouTube affecting the quality of your gaming videos?
Gpu: 1650 super
Cpu: ryzen 7 2700x
Display resolution: 1366*786
I enabled the dsr factor and recorded my screen at 1080p, resulting in a 14 GB file. However, after processing the HD, uploading to YouTube still shows 1080p @ 60Hz, but the video quality is noticeably reduced. It sometimes appears blurry too. Are there any settings I should adjust for this?
DSR doesn’t enhance your capture quality, which means it can’t boost the quality of your uploaded YouTube videos either. Your captures remain constrained to the native resolution of your screen. Nonetheless, DSR offers a fairly accurate preview of how a game would appear and function at higher resolutions than your display supports.
Keep in mind that YouTube’s processing will reduce the visual quality of any video at 1080p or lower, unless your channel accumulates enough views to justify using VP9 for 1440p and 4K uploads. For this reason, I adjust all my 1080p videos to 1440p while compressing them, ensuring they receive VP9 processing.
When resizing to 1440p, a bitrate of 30,000 is recommended. There may be minor blur during the process, but the added VP9 processing more than compensates. Although it takes longer than standard 1080p handling—sometimes even days if maintenance is suspected—it’s a worthwhile step.
Uploading large capture clips without compression is not advised. It doesn’t need to be costly or complicated; I often use a free tool called Avidemux. Uncompressed files can lead to frequent buffering in YouTube, which significantly impacts view counts.
Yes avidemix is the video editor i have but haven't used it because i dont know how to. So you're saying that i need to convert my 1080p vids to 1440p at the bit rate of 30,000 right? Okay then what would be the the best video output format to set the bitrate that high? I was using Mpeg4 avc but couldn't find how to increase the bitrate. I can go to "filters" and then change the resolution.
And if you have a video to explaining the 3rd and 4th para that would be great. And yes my uploaded vid was indeed 1080p but it was way way blurry that the original. The chromatic effects of the gold skin effect is completely gone which is absolutely unacceptable.
But what about those videos i see on YouTube they post, is exactly the same quality how the GPU produces the picture quality.
I condensed the earlier version and uploaded it on YouTube, but the quality was lower than the compressed file.
Use Mpeg4 AVC (x264) as your encoding method, then in the Configure section adjust the Encoding mode to Average Bitrate (two pass). Assign the Average bitrate field to 30,000. Since I record using ShadowPlay (typically around 20 minutes on Instant Replay), I simply leave Audio set to Copy. Then configure Output Format to Mp4 Muxer.
Within the video output category, click the Filters tab, scroll toward the bottom, and double-click swsResize. In the Resize Dimensions area, enter a Height of 1440. Previously it would automatically set the Width to 2560 when the Aspect Ratio was locked to its default value; now you must adjust it manually. A single click on the width field will apply the change. For the Resize Method, choose Lanczos-3 for the sharpest output. Although it works best with Lanczos-3, avoid using any Nvidia Sharpening in NCP's Scaling options to prevent ringing. If you prefer a softer appearance, opt for the default Bicubic method.
Proceed to File>Save in Avidemux to store the compressed file under your desired name. If Avidemux becomes unresponsive or starts playing out of sync, it often indicates the cache is full. Clear recent items from the top toolbar to resolve this. Another suggestion: when opening a video file, click Cancel in the Encoding frame type window and then select Yes to load clips faster.
I chose to compare two videos from the same mission in Ghost Recon Wildlands. After further review, I observed clearer differences when one was uploaded at 1080p and the other at 1440p. YouTube sometimes applies VP9 processing to 1800p videos, possibly for resizing when uploading 1400p clips—though this isn’t certain.
To see the sharpness differences clearly, watch both videos in fullscreen on a larger screen (my monitor is 32 inches). Set one to 1080p and the other to 1440p, without Auto. The contrast becomes most apparent during the latter half of the mission while escaping on a road. You’ll also notice reduced discrepancies compared to the compression method you were using; Avidemux’s Average Bitrate at 30,000 bps with Mpeg4 AVC produces excellent results.
1080p Upload
1440p Upload