Optimal rendering for animation (for youtube)

[myrevoside]

Hello everybody! I am new to Fractal Forum and still a messing around player with Mandelbulb.

Here is my problem, just done 2 animations and the size are enormous for the amount of time they are.

First animation is 30 sec in the size is 830 000 KB.
The other is about 1 min and it's 1.44 GB

Can you send me a screenshot of you're animation window so I can check your settings. I am looking for the optimal rendering setting for youtube quality video.

PS: I currently use BMP as output format, what do you guys suggest for youtube animations?

Come see my deviant art page (mostly apophisis work): http://greg700.deviantart.com/gallery/

[cKleinhuis]

output format png
if you really need the space, use jpg
after rendering use virtualdub for creating an avi/mpg/whatever with the codec of your liking

bmp just throws away space, because it is uncompressed
jpg is destructive
only png is compressing without modifiying the underlying data

[0Encrypted0]

An example from my limited experience

2600 png files @1280x720 = 3.55 GB

Doubled the frames in virtualdub (5200 frames @40 fps = 2:09 m:s) & output to uncompressed avi = 13.3 GB

Compressed with Handbrake to High Profile mp4 (H.264, Constant Frame Rate, Avg bitrate 50000) = 771 MB .mp4

1 .5 hour upload to YouTube which converted 771 MB to:
720p = 50.1 MB
480p = 19.9 MB
360p = 11.4 MB

[myrevoside]

Thx for your tips I'm gonna go check this virtual dub. I was using a free primitive bmp 2 avi converter.