How much internet usage does Uploading a youtube video takes?

[T,R Raffles Group]

Hello i like to start doing youtube vids on my other acc but i rly wanna know this,per video how much internet Gb do i waste? Lets say the video is around 10 mins each? How much? Thanks all!

[76561193857876471]

It depends on the resolution, quality, codec, and file type. A very rough estimate would be somewhere between 3 to 10 megabytes per minute.

[Hi-Torque]

Protip: Right click the video file, select properties and that will tell you precisely how much data uploading it will consume.

[T,R Raffles Group]

Originally posted by torvuseremita:

It depends on the resolution, quality, codec, and file type. A very rough estimate would be somewhere between 3 to 10 megabytes per minute.

Quality: 720p HD, and what do you mean by file type?

[T,R Raffles Group]

Originally posted by Hi-Torque:

Protip: Right click the video file, select properties and that will tell you precisely how much data uploading it will consume.

I would love the answer beforei start to record :P

[Hi-Torque]

Originally posted by ThePailest:

Originally posted by Hi-Torque:

Protip: Right click the video file, select properties and that will tell you precisely how much data uploading it will consume.

I would love the answer beforei start to record :P

You would only have the most general idea. So many variables, encoder settings, container, etc. You would almost have to make a few dry runs.

[76561193857876471]

So this post here:
http://video.stackexchange.com/a/8852

Suggests Youtube uses 2 megabits per second for 720p video. That would be 15 megabytes per minute.

[T,R Raffles Group]

Originally posted by torvuseremita:

So this post here:
http://video.stackexchange.com/a/8852

Suggests Youtube uses 2 megabits per second for 720p video. That would be 15 megabytes per minute.

Thats prety sweet.. Not wasting that much usage if its rly 15 MB per min,Thanks!

[T,R Raffles Group]

Originally posted by Hi-Torque:

Protip: Right click the video file, select properties and that will tell you precisely how much data uploading it will consume.

I got to properties now what i do? wich word i need to find?

[76561193857876471]

You are looking for file size.

[T,R Raffles Group]

Originally posted by torvuseremita:

You are looking for file size.

111 MB for just a 5 seconds vid..? ( i jus tested it) Am i looking at the wrong one? i Saw the Size one

[76561193857876471]

Sounds like the video is most likely uncompressed. You may want to encode it with a different codec, YouTube recoomends H.264:

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1722171?hl=en

[T,R Raffles Group]

Originally posted by torvuseremita:

Sounds like the video is most likely uncompressed. You may want to encode it with a different codec, YouTube recoomends H.264:

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1722171?hl=en

Tho i dint uploade it or anything to youtube, i just pressed F9 to start recording waiting for 5 secs then stoped the record then the video appeared in my desktop and i checked from that,dint upload it or anything

[T,R Raffles Group]

Also i used FRAPS

[76561193857876471]

I understand, but you are recording in uncompressed video. Even a minute of that can be gigabytes large. You want to encode it with a lossy codec, which will reduce the quality but significantly reduce the file size.

[T,R Raffles Group]

Originally posted by torvuseremita:

I understand, but you are recording in uncompressed video. Even a minute of that can be gigabytes large. You want to encode it with a lossy codec, which will reduce the quality but significantly reduce the file size.

Do you know how i can do that?