From my experience posting your iMovie video to YouTube requires the following settings to get the best quality you can. You want to send YouTube the highest quality you can while still staying within their video and audio limitations.

Of course the settings I’m providing can be used with any video editing application, but since iMovie is used by so many novice videographers I felt some specific instructions would be useful. If you aren’t using iMovie 6 for this, be sure that your application can export to a .mp4 with H.264 video. Quicktime Player Pro version can also do this.

Since YouTube upload limitations will scale the video to 320 x 240 pixels there is no point to export it at a larger size. Better to apply higher quality settings to your file size limit, which is 100 megabytes set by Youtube.

I am assuming your video has been edited and is ready for export. Follow these steps to have a video that you can upload with confidence to YouTube.

Choosing the best settings for iMovie when exporting for YouTube:

1. Under the main menu click the Share menu option.
2. Choose the Share option at the bottom of the drop down menu.
3. The next window will allow you select from a popup menu. It is labeled “Compress movie for:”. You will chose Expert Settings. Click the share Share button in the bottom right. (see image #1)
4. The next window will allow you to choose where to save the video and what to name it. At the bottom of the window you will see a popup menu labeled Export. Choose the “Movie to MPEG-4″ option.
5. Click the Options… button to the right to choose specific video and audio settings.
6. In this window choose the following setting under the video choices. (see image #2)
   • Video Format: H.264
   • Data Rate: 2000 kbits/sec
   • Optimized for: Download
   • Image Size: 320 x 240 QVGA
   • Check Preserve aspect ration using: Fit within size
   • Frame Rate: 30
   • Key Frame: Automatic
   • Click the Video Options… button and then select the Main checkbox and the Best Quality radio button. Click OK.
7. Next choose the following Audio Settings:
   • Audio Format AAC-LC
   • Data Rate: 64kbs
   • Channels: Mono
   • Output Sample Rate: Recommended
   • Encoding Quality: Best
8. Click the OK button and in the next window click the Save button and wait for your high quality video to export.

You can see the latest video I have posted using these settings by viewing my family’s Zip Line in Hawaii.

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Some of the things to try are:

• Windsurfing
• Mudbugging (dune buggies in the mud) See Mudbugging in Hawaii picture.
  
• Kaui Zip Line tours (oh yeah, hundreds of feet ABOVE the trees) See my video footage below.
• SNUBA diving (Kinda link Snorkeling and SCUBA mixed)
• Snorkeling
• Biking down a Volcano with the Maui Downhill (my favorite activitiy)

I’ll post a slide show soon to give you a taste, but you should visit at least once in your life, I promise you will not be disappointed. Unless you stay in your room all the time.

You should visit The island of Oahu even if you’ve no experience in diving to undergo some lessons. Moreover, it’s not going to require much time to be able to learn the vital things. Within the very same day, it is possible to already set off under the ocean and discover Hawaii’s magic.

If you want to look at the shipwrecks, Oahu certainly is the ideal spot to go diving. Though you will not be witnessing marine life that are as beautiful as the ones found on the reefs, it’s still a great chance to get a glimpse of those colossal ships being dragged downwards towards the bottom of the sea and see the sea creatures live with these unusual things.

In the big island, Ka’awaloa Cove supplies a wonderful chance for scuba diving. The cove is located on the western part of Hawaii. The location is reachable only by boat, but there are many businesses that run attractions daily. There are also several diving sites around Kona on the major island. They offer many packages from novice dives to the much harder dives, such as evening dives. One popular evening dive is near Kailua-Kona. The divers carry lamps that entice plankton, which is the primary food source for large manta rays.

In fact, there are numerous tour companies offering leisure during the night. One dependable dive spot is Red Hill that’s situated near Kona. With the aid of the sun’s rays, it can help viewers experience the impressive lava clusters which happens to be the fundamental basis why the place is known as ‘Red Hill’. There are so many diving sites in the Kona coast. In order to see a plane wreck, you can’t forget the wreck found near Keahole Point.

Then again, probably the most breathtaking dive location in Hawaii is the isle of Maui. A volcanic crater dubbed Molokini features stunning walls and ledges. Moreover, you will get to look at numerous animals around it such as the varieties of tropical fishes, manta rays as well as reef sharks. However, if you would like a spot that’s visited by fewer people, you can try Black Rock or the Makena State park.

Hawaii provides extensive snorkeling sites. Even if you vacation in Hawaii for as much as a whole year, you couldn’t get to explore them all due to their numbers.

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